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Travelling Film
Program
Design and
technology:
Robot World
+ Rodney’s Robot Revolution +
Between the folds
Human
Evolution and Biology:
The Good Heart Attack +
Darwin on the Evolution Trail +
Reading the book of life +
A lasting desire to last
A
career in science:
Science fiction Science fact + Blood, tears
and sweat + Why is science important? +
Sound Waves +
Naturally Obsessed: the making of a scientist
Space:
Dish Communication +
Alienation + The little
street called the Milky Way + Universal
Surprise + The ingredients for life +
The creation of the moon +
Big bang + Space Transportation:
ATV perspective
Look! Up in the sky!: WTF (a bad acronym for)
Woomera Test Facility + The Moving Earth
+ 400 Years of the Telescope
Health and Medicine: Blood Sample +
The Antibiotic Adventure (Pts 1 & 2)
The
Plant Earth: Planet Earth +
O as Origin + Big bang in
Tunguska + Two planets, one future +
What on earth is wrong with gravity?
The
Science of Traditional Knowledge:
Crookhat and Camphoo +
Walking Dancing Belonging + Boomerang today
+ Merrepen - Dilly bag weaving
Student Short Film
Competition 'Look! Up in the Sky!': Alienation
+ The first moon landing +
Let's talk: planets +
Black Holes + The Milky
Way + Constellations +
Life on Mars + The
little street called the Milky Way + Space
travel + The man in the moon +
Black holes and Neutron stars +
The space adventure +
Two planets, one future + The eclipse from then and now +
The first
dog in space + The creation of the moon +
Discovery of Uranus +
WTF (a bad acronym for) Woomera Test Facility
Winners of 2009 SCINEMA
announced
SCINEMA would like to
congratulate the winners of our 2009 International Film Festival
Best Film - Between the
Folds (USA) Vanessa Gould Producer & Director for Green Fuse Films.
"...for so elegantly and succinctly capturing the science of art and the
art of science"
Best Director -
Kris Kroening for 400 Years of the Telescope (USA)
Best Student Film -
Kristian Lang for WTF
with commendations for
Geoff Abeshouse for Universal Surprise
Enya Daly and Katya Simao for The Little Street Called the
Milky Way Honourable mention for
Alexander Simpson for Black Holes
Best Television Series
- Pierre Bressiant for The Antibiotic Adventure (France)
Best Narrative Film
- Martyn Park for 1 and 0nly (Australia)
Best
Animation/Experimental Film - Bobby Cerini for Robot World
(Australia)
Best Short Film -
Sasha Andrews and Jeanne Guiraud for Sound Waves (UK)
Award for Scientific
Merit - Deborah Kingsland (Producer) and Documentary Filmmakers
Group (UK) and The Wellcome Trust for the short film series
Science
on Film (UK)
SCINEMA also presented a
special award to the Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association
in recognition of their ongoing contribution to science film in
Australia.
Winners are being
presented at the launch of National Science Week 2009 at Questacon,
Canberra on 12 August 2009.
Congratulations to our
winners and to all filmmakers who entered SCINEMA 2009.
Many thanks to our judges
- Cris Kennedy, Damian Harris, Bridie Smith, Sue Faulkner
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Years of the Telescope USA. D. Kris Koening. 60mins
A visually stunning chronicle of the history of the telescope from the
time of Galileo, its profound impact upon the science of astronomy, and
how both shape the way we view ourselves in the midst of an infinite
universe. Visit the website
Voted Best Director at SCINEMA 2009
A lasting desire to last
France. D. Bernard Bloch. 52mins
A woman takes a sometimes humorous approach to investigating the reasons
behind the ageing process and the various possible ways of slowing it
down.
Alienation Australia. (Student finalist: Edward Brazier,
Nhulunbuy High School) 5mins
Aliens discover a previously inhabited planet we know as Mars. Deciding
its not worth colonising, the Earth beckons.
 Between
the folds USA. D. Vanessa Gould. 56mins
Chronicles the stories of ten fine artists and intrepid theoretical
scientists who have abandoned careers and scoffed at hard-earned
graduate degrees - all to forge unconventional lives as modern-day
paper-folders. Visit the
website
Voted Best Film at SCINEMA 2009
 Big
bang Greece. D. Helen Giokari. 4.5mins
The Big Bang - light, energy, radiate, compound, evolve, compose and
create.
Big
bang in Tunguska Germany. D. Christoph Schuch. 45mins
 On
30 June 1908, the largest explosion recorded in human history
reverberated round the planet. The force of the explosion destroyed in
the Siberian taiga a woodland area the size of Luxemburg. This
fascinating doco explores the scientific evidence of its origin.
Black Holes (Student finalist: Alexander Simpson, Woodleigh
School)
What are black holes and how do they form?
Highly Commended - Student Film at
SCINEMA 2009
Black
holes and Neutron stars (Student entry: Matthew Payor & Hugh
Taylor, The Kings School, North Parramatta) 5mins
An introduction to black holes and neutron stars
Blood Sample UK. D. Steve Jackman & Bala Sirigireddy. 5mins
When an emergency is admitted to the Homerton Hospital where he works in
the Pathology Department, Bala has three minutes to test the blood
sample and find the right match. If he makes a mistake, the patient may
die.
Blood, tears and sweat UK. Khaldoon Ahmed & James Logan. 5mins
Experiments with natural body odours that repel mosquitoes have helped
scientists make advances in the search for a cheap safe mosquito
repellent.
 Boomerang
Today Australia D. David Tranter and Allan Collins. 22mins
Boomerang today is an observational documentary about the making of a
number seven boomerang by four senior traditional men from Central
Australia. SCINEMA 09 would like to
warn viewers that this film may contain the names, images and voices of
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who may now be deceased.
Constellations
(Student entry: Kilbreda College) 3mins
What are constellations and two constellations in the southern
hemisphere.
 Crookhat
and Camphoo D. David Tranter. 22 mins.
Crookhat and Camphoo are Alyawarra elders who are master spear makers.
They share their cultural knowledge on a journey through the red sand
and Spinifex of their country, unravelling the secrets of an ancient
craft and its relationship to their heritage.
SCINEMA 09 would like to warn viewers that
this film may contain the names, images and voices of Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander people who may now be deceased.
 Darwin
on the Evolution Trail France. D. Yanick Mahe. 10mins
Curious by nature, the young Charles Darwin embarks on a voyage around
the world, unaware that he was embarking on a sensational scientific
breakthrough.
Discovery of Uranus
(Student entry: Linda Hookey, Toongabbie East Public School) 1 min
Two
people count how many planets they can find. They discover the telescope
and they look through to discover Uranus. They are happy because they
found another planet.
 Dish
Communication Australia. D.Shaun Wilson. 7mins
At a remote radio dish, Professor Quintaine searches for signals from
outer space while Rose the cleaner searches for signals from Professor
Quintaine.
Let's
talk: planets (Student finalist: Reza Sazesh & Paul Zyska ,
Marrickville Intensive English Centre) 5mins
Science can advance in a spiral, along an 'p' trend line. Old rejected
theories can be rediscovered (like the sun as the centre of the solar
system) while decisions can be changed (like Pluto). We explore the use
of science, art and computing collaboratively, for learning.
Life on Mars
(Student entry: Solinna Sieng, Kilbreda College) 2mins
The process of discovering life on Mars
 Merrepen
- Dilly bag weaving Australia D. Steve McGregor. 22mins
A group of traditional women take us into their country to gather the
precious Merrepen leaves and berries, which are intricately hand woven
to make incredibly versatile dilly bags and baskets.
SCINEMA 09 would like to warn viewers that
this film may contain the names, images and voices of Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander people who may now be deceased.
The Milky Way
(Student finalist: Alexander Simpson, Woodleigh School) 2mins
The Milky Way and things I have learned about it.
 Naturally
Obsessed: the making of a scientist USA. D. Richard & Carole
Rifkin. 60mins
Mixing humour with heartbreak to tell the story of three irrepressible
student scientists.
 O
as Origin France. D. Yanick Mahe. 8mins
Piccolina, a little water molecule, recounts the exciting story of the
formation of our planet earth and the emergence of life
Planet Earth Australia. D. Dominique Salvatore. 5mins. An
introduction to the Earth
Reading the book of life
Canada. D. Jack Micay. 30mins
The story of the race to sequence the human genome and what the sequence
first revealed.
Robot World Australia. D. Bobby Cerini. 4mins
An overview of the latest developments in robotics research today in the
format of a pop music video clip.
Voted Best Experimental Film at SCINEMA
2009
 Rodney’s
Robot Revolution Australia. D. Andrea Ulbrick. 60mins
Explores artificial intelligence as Prof. Rodney Brooks races to create
the world’s first affordable personal robot.
 Science
fiction Science fact Netherlands. D. Jim Franks. 6.5 mins
Whether it is Star Trek’s Enterprise or the iconic space station of
2001: A Space Odyssey, science fiction has always provided inspiration
and ideas for the scientists and engineers that design and build real
space craft.
Sound Waves UK. D. Sasha Andrews & Jeanne Guiraud. 5minS
Of two families with deaf children, one has decided to have a Cochlear
Implant for their son, the other has not.
Voted Best Short Film at SCINEMA 2009
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Transportation: ATV perspective Netherlands. D. M Cowan. 32mins
The European Space Agency’s Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) mission is
used to explain concepts like orbital mechanics, propulsion and
satellite navigation.
Space travel
(Student entry: Jessica Schatz, Kilbreda College) 2mins
A historical investigation into human's space exploration, from Sputnik
to Mars.
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Antibiotic Adventure (Pts 1 & 2) France. D. Pierre Bressiant.
52mins ea. With the discovery of antibiotics, man has managed to
neutralize microbes for the first time in history. Practically
overnight, life expectancy in the Western world increased by serveral
decades. We present both episodes of this visually arresting French TV
production, ‘Birth of an Empire’ and ‘The Microbes Strike Back.’
Voted Best Television Series at SCINEMA
2009
The creation of the moon Australia. D.
Lea-Roy Akaloua. 2 mins
This silent film entry from our student short film competition explains
the origin of our moon.
The eclipse from then and now
(Student entry: Tyrone Pynor, Toongabbie East Public School) 2mins
Two eclipses happen in past present and in modern days. Our
film shows how people react when eclipses happen.
The first dog in space
(Student entry: Matt Amituani, Toongabbie East Public School) 2mins
A man comes to a pet shop and chooses a dog to send into space.
The first moon landing (Student finalist: Michelene
Tyson, Northern Suburbs Christian School) 5mins
A re-enactment of the first moon landing with added humour of aliens
coming in on the scene.
The Good Heart Attack United
Kingdom. D.Uli Hesse & Sean Davidson. 7mins
The resurrection of dead dogs in Russia in the 1930s. An unstoppable
heart in the US half a century later. And now in London, a hand-made
heart attack. How a strange, paradoxical discovery is helping to save
lives.
The ingredients for life Netheralnds. D. Jim Franks. 31mins
If man is to live in space and travel to other planets, we must learn
how to survive for long periods of time out there.
The
little street called the Milky Way Australia. D. Enya & Katyja.
3mins
A fact file on the planets of the solar system.
Voted Runner-Up Student Film at SCINEMA
2009
The
man in the moon - a study of the moon and tides 5mins (Student
entry: Cheryl Fuller, Penguin Primary School) 5mins
How does the moon affect the tides? Learn all about the gravity with
experiments and diagrams.
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Moving Earth Denmark. D. Lars Becker-Larsen. 52mins
1453 - astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus challenged the prevailing view of
the world: he claimed that the Earth was not the immovable centre of the
world but a planet in orbit around the sun.
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space adventure (Student entry: Alex Oakes,
Cambridge Primary School) 6.5mins
Two boys hear about a filmmaking competition and buy a spaceship to
enter.
Two
planets, one future Australia. D. Clayton Orgles. 6mins
 From our young filmmaker’s competition, this entry visits four young
teens preparing for space exploration in their small town in country
Western Australia.
Universal Surprise Australia. D. Geoff Abeshouse. 6mins
A neurotic alien is preparing for a welcome party for the lunar Mars
mission explorers.
Voted runner up Student Film at SCINEMA
2009
 Walking
Dancing Belonging Australia. D. Mitch Torres. 22mins
Three women share their art and
their experience of being in country. They share a sense of belonging to
a place and walking in it, dancing with it as the songs of country and
culture resonate in their artistic expression.
SCINEMA 09 would like to warn viewers that
this film may contain the names, images and voices of Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander people who may now be deceased.
What
on earth is wrong with gravity? UK. D. Paul Olding. 49mins
Dr Brian Cox travels the planet in search to understand the nature of
gravity.
Why is science important? United Kingdom. D. Alom Shaha. 29mins
Science teacher Alom asks the question ‘Why is science important?’
WTF (a
bad acronym for) Woomera Test Facility Australia. D. Kristian
Lang. 5mins
Celebrating the dreams of the many scientists who launched Australia
into the space race.
Voted Best Student Film at SCINEMA 2009
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