Congratulations to this year’s winning films, and all of the SYMBIOSIS films are available to view by subscription on the science-film network Labocine.
The Science/AAAS Scientist Award
The Science/AAAS Scientist Award is presented by Science/AAAS to a film that portrays in an accurate and inventive way the life of a scientist. The goal of this award is to encourage more scientists to create films that let us into their minds, labs, and lifestyle.
Winner
Feats of Modest Valour, dir. Mia Mullarkey & Alice McDowell
Some Notes on Your Health (Program)
Runner Up
The Smell Test, dir. Nguyen Nguyen
Some Notes on Your Health (Program)
The Scientific Merit Award
The Scientific Merit Award is given by a jury to the film that exemplifies science in storytelling and narrative filmmaking in a compelling, credible and inspiring manner.
Winner
The Great Silence, dir. Jennifer Allora & Guillermo Calzadilla
(IM)MIGRATIONS (Program)
Runner Up
Squid: Coming to Life, dir. Nipam H. Patel
Reimagining Biology (Program)
Nautilus Visual Science Award
The Nautilus Visual Science Award is an award presented by Nautilus to the film that best depicts science in a visually-engaging manner.
Winner
Kaltes Tal, dir. Johannes Krell & Florian Fischer
Analytical Landforms (Program)
Runner Up
The Diver, dir. Esteban Arrangoiz
Planet of Consumption (Program)
Labocine People’s Choice Award
The Labocine People’s Choice Award is presented by Labocine to the short film that receives the most audience votes during the festival.
Winner
The Great Silence, dir. Jennifer Allora & Guillermo Calzadilla
(IM)MIGRATIONS (Program)
Runner Up
Feats of Modest Valour, dir. Mia Mullarkey & Alice McDowell
Some Notes on Your Health (Program)
The Special Mention Science Feature Film Award
The Special Mention Science Feature Film Award is given by the jury to the feature film that is the strongest exemplar of science told through innovating and compelling storytelling.
Winner
Hibridos, dir. Vincent Moon & Priscilla Telmon
Hibridos (Program)
Winner of the 2017 SYMBIOSIS Competition
The scientist from the winning pair in this year’s Symbiosis Competition will be awarded a prize by Science Sandbox.
The filmmaker from the winning pair in this year’s Symbiosis Competition will be awarded a prize by the Tribeca Film Institute.
Winner
Optic Identity; a film by Pohjankonna Oy (Janne Pulkkinen, Hannes Vartiainen, Pekka Veikkolainen) and Huayi Wei with Nefertiti Matos Olivares
We all have a biological identity – a genetic hardware that can not be easily changed. About half of Drosophila’s brain is dedicated to vision. What they can see, is who they are. What about us?
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