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Welcome to SCINEMA International Science Film Festival 2023! Only registered users can watch the films. Registered users have been emailed the password. If you didn’t receive the password please contact us on scinema@riaus.org.au Registration is free and easy. Sign up now and we will send you the password so you can start watching the films. SCINEMA runs from August 1 to 31 and you can watch the films as many times as you like, whenever you like.

17 February, 2023

Welcome to SCINEMA International Science Film Festival 2023! Only registered users can watch the films. Registered users have been emailed the password. If you didn’t receive the password please contact us on scinema@riaus.org.au Registration is free and easy. Sign up now and we will send you the password so you can start watching the films. SCINEMA runs from August 1 to 31 and you can watch the films as many times as you like, whenever you like.

12 October, 2022

The 2022 SCINEMA International Science Film festival entry, Animated GIFS: Celebrating Scientific Genius, explored the science of the phenakistoscope (and instructions on how to make one). The following article by Cosmos journalist Petra Stock appeared on cosmosmagazine.com and looked closely at the history of animated...

05 October, 2022

The 2022 SCINEMA International Science Film festival entry, A Duck’s Life – A Duckumentary by the Rogers Family, explored a family’s journey to investigate the process of incubating, hatching, and raising ducklings, and the factors that influence the success rate. The following article by Cosmos...

05 October, 2022

The 2022 SCINEMA International Science Film festival entry, The weird physics of upside-down buoyancy, explored boats floating upside down on a liquid suspended on a bed of air. The following article by Cosmos journalist Clare Kenyon appeared on cosmosmagazine.com and looked closely at a related...

05 October, 2022

The 2022 SCINEMA International Science Film festival entry, Bird’s Eye View, explored interspecies relationships. The following article by Cosmos journalist Petra Stock appeared on cosmosmagazine.com and looked closely at a related aspect - why dogs cry - that we thought you would find interesting.   Dogs cry...

05 October, 2022

Hear from SCINEMA Junior 2020 Winner, Caitlin Vass, on why you should make videos.     Last year South Australian student, Caitlin Vass, entered her short film Animal Therapy for the inaugural SCINEMA Junior award category - and she won! The film explored how animals affect mental health in...

26 October, 2020

#NatureNow is a passionate call to action to protect our environment. When the COVID-19 pandemic first hit and people were forced inside, we sat back and watched as nature began to bounce back with our skies becoming clearer and wildlife venturing out into urban cities. Slowly, the...

12 August, 2020

Animal Therapy is a short film exploring how animals affect mental health. They say that dogs are our best friends (and cats think they’re our masters). But beyond being loyal companions, our animal friends may be a powerful part of our recovery from physical and mental...

30 July, 2020