CineSpace Short Film Competition

CineSpace is a short film competition run by NASA and the Houston Cinema Arts Society. Filmmakers anywhere can enter works of 10 minutes or less in any genre, as long as at least 10 percent of the running time is NASA archival imagery. Entry is free and open to adults, with parents able to submit for younger filmmakers. A selection committee picks finalists, NASA judges award $18,000 in prizes, and the finalists screen at the Houston Cinema Arts Festival, held in October in 2026, with encore screenings during the year. The site lists finalists from 2015 through 2024, and FilmFreeway lists the competition as running 11 years. No deadline for the next round was posted as of October 18, 2026.

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