The 5th Tsiolkovsky International Space Film Festival will traditionally take place in Kaluga from April 12th to April 16th.
The selection committee worked hard and went through more than 1700 entries. From the total amount, about 100 films were selected to be a part of the festival.
Most contest entries came from Iran, India, Russia, USA, Italy, Brazil, Spain, France, Turkiye, China and Argentina. The full list of selected entries is as follows:
FULL-DOME FILMS:
1. Supermassive Black Holes: Uncovering the Invisible, Greece;
2. Planets of the Solar System, Russia, The Moscow Planetarium;
3. The Galaxy and Its Inhabitants, Russia, The Russian Planetariums Association;
4. Stars of the Great Victory, Russia;
5. Eve, Russia, The Large Novosibirsk Planetarium;
6. The Earth Above: A Deep Time View of Australia's Epic History, Australia;
7. Sida Tsoatsoas - Our Beginning, South African Republic;
8. LIMBOTOPIA in DOME, Taiwan
ANIMATION:
1. La Astronauta Félicette, USA;
2. Seed Cycle, Peru;
3. Magic Words, Brazil;
4. The eternal question, Russia;
5. Nessun Dorma, Russia;
6. Chandra 3, India;
7. Is the Moon Lonely, China;
8. Balance, Poland;
9. The Jupiter Boy, Portugal;
10. Space jar, Russia;
11. The Pyramid, Egypt;
12. Dark Side, Russia;
13. Firmaman, France;
14. Lotus, Brazil;
15. Proto, India;
16. A little closer to the stars, Russia;
17. Triune, Russia;
18. Rocket Journey, Argentina;
19. MON ELECTRO MAGNETISME: AN OPERA ON ATTRACTION -OVERTURE: EXISTENCE, USA;
20. LAST BEACON, Australia;
21. Flight to Jupiter, Russia;
22. Pinea, Norway;
23. A Passenger From Ganora, Iran;
24. Dialog, Russia;
25. OVO, France;
26. Hibernation, Taiwan;
27. Bereavement, Guatemala;
28. Acqua di Luna, Italy;
29. KAJO, USA;
30. Socks for the Star, Russia;
31. Star catch, Russia;
32. RADIO INTERFERENCE, Russia;
33. Reliance, Great Britain;
34. Astronomy Gastronomy, France;
35. The Last Astro, Greece;
36. Dream Sandwich, India;
37. Enjoy your meal, Germany;
38. BackSpace, USA;
39. A tree once grew here, USA;
40. Out of Sin’s Way, Russia;
41. Nemesis Battlefield Volume 16, France;
42. Solar, Brazil;
43. The leopard wants to catch the Moon, Iran;
44. The miracle of my creator, Russia.
DOCUMENTARIES:
1. WEIGHTLESS: THE STORY AND DREAMS OF COSMONAUT ELENA KONDAKOVA, Russia;
2. Meteorite Hunter, Russia;
3. The UFO's of Soesterberg, Netherlands;
4. Stars over Bukovo, Russia;
5. AVDEEV. OPEN SPACE, Russia;
6. Indian Space Dreams, Great Britain;
7. Mission Asclepios, Switzerland;
8. How I Became a Cosmonaut, Russia;
9. Mom, I want to be an astronaut, Russia;
10. PEOPLE, ОF ТНЕ SKY, Russia;
11. Valentina Tereshkova. The fire of my soul, Russia;
12. Vladimir Utkin. Governor of the rocket world, Russia;
13. Unknown pages of Soviet history. Sergey Korolev, Russia;
14. THE ZNAMYA PROJECT, France;
15. Searching for supernovas, Great Britain;
16. The 50th Anniversary of Skylab: America's First Space Station, USA;
17. Mom, I'm going to Space! Russia;
18. Dark Zone, Turkiye;
19. The Lost Fleet, Russia;
20. Dream trajectory, Russia;
21. The Instruments of Light, Greece;
22. Tsiolkovsky, Russia;
23. The Giant Silence of the Universe. The SAO RAS story, Russia.
FICTION FILMS:
1. NOA, Turkiye;
2. To fly, Chile;
3. Everything Looks Simple from a Distance, Great Britain;
4. Who is Matthew? Russia;
5. QB 521, Spain;
6. Oi, Austria;
7. An Unofficial Space Mission, China;
8. The Contactees, Russia;
9. CONSCIOUSNESS, Russia;
10. SHINE, Russia;
11. The Ship, Germany;
12. The power of concentration, Russia;
13. Chronodark, Greece;
14. Life Reborn, Venezuela;
15. Silly asses, Russia;
16. Four seasons, Italy;
17. Astronaut, Brazil;
18. Pygmalion_2030, Russia;
19. Black Sky, Blue Soul, Germany;
20. LOVE CODE, France;
21. The Moon Trip, India;
22. Earth, Iran;
23. MEDEIA, France;
24. The Observers, Russia;
25. Word of Honor, Russia;
26. And They Lived Happily Ever After, Russia;
27. The One Who Conquered Space, Russia
28. The Uncertainty Principle, Romania;
29. ALIEN FOOD, Italy.
Festival contest categories include fiction films, documentaries, animated and full-dome films. The guests of Tsiolkovsky ISFF will be able to see them for free in April. Ticket reservation rules are going to be defined and published closer to the start of the festival, after the program has been approved.
In the near future, there will be more information about contest entries (including trailers, posters and screenshots) available on the festival’s website and social media pages.
The Tsiolkovsky International Film Festival in 2024 is held with the support of the Presidential Fund for Cultural Initiatives, the Roscosmos State Corporation and the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center, the Government and the Ministry of Culture of the Kaluga Region, the Tsiolkovsky State Museum of the History of Cosmonautics, the Association of Planetariums of Russia, the Nika TV Company and other public and commercial organizations.
TASS is the main media partner of the festival.
The selection committee worked hard and went through more than 1700 entries. From the total amount, about 100 films were selected to be a part of the festival.
Most contest entries came from Iran, India, Russia, USA, Italy, Brazil, Spain, France, Turkiye, China and Argentina. The full list of selected entries is as follows:
FULL-DOME FILMS:
1. Supermassive Black Holes: Uncovering the Invisible, Greece;
2. Planets of the Solar System, Russia, The Moscow Planetarium;
3. The Galaxy and Its Inhabitants, Russia, The Russian Planetariums Association;
4. Stars of the Great Victory, Russia;
5. Eve, Russia, The Large Novosibirsk Planetarium;
6. The Earth Above: A Deep Time View of Australia's Epic History, Australia;
7. Sida Tsoatsoas - Our Beginning, South African Republic;
8. LIMBOTOPIA in DOME, Taiwan
ANIMATION:
1. La Astronauta Félicette, USA;
2. Seed Cycle, Peru;
3. Magic Words, Brazil;
4. The eternal question, Russia;
5. Nessun Dorma, Russia;
6. Chandra 3, India;
7. Is the Moon Lonely, China;
8. Balance, Poland;
9. The Jupiter Boy, Portugal;
10. Space jar, Russia;
11. The Pyramid, Egypt;
12. Dark Side, Russia;
13. Firmaman, France;
14. Lotus, Brazil;
15. Proto, India;
16. A little closer to the stars, Russia;
17. Triune, Russia;
18. Rocket Journey, Argentina;
19. MON ELECTRO MAGNETISME: AN OPERA ON ATTRACTION -OVERTURE: EXISTENCE, USA;
20. LAST BEACON, Australia;
21. Flight to Jupiter, Russia;
22. Pinea, Norway;
23. A Passenger From Ganora, Iran;
24. Dialog, Russia;
25. OVO, France;
26. Hibernation, Taiwan;
27. Bereavement, Guatemala;
28. Acqua di Luna, Italy;
29. KAJO, USA;
30. Socks for the Star, Russia;
31. Star catch, Russia;
32. RADIO INTERFERENCE, Russia;
33. Reliance, Great Britain;
34. Astronomy Gastronomy, France;
35. The Last Astro, Greece;
36. Dream Sandwich, India;
37. Enjoy your meal, Germany;
38. BackSpace, USA;
39. A tree once grew here, USA;
40. Out of Sin’s Way, Russia;
41. Nemesis Battlefield Volume 16, France;
42. Solar, Brazil;
43. The leopard wants to catch the Moon, Iran;
44. The miracle of my creator, Russia.
DOCUMENTARIES:
1. WEIGHTLESS: THE STORY AND DREAMS OF COSMONAUT ELENA KONDAKOVA, Russia;
2. Meteorite Hunter, Russia;
3. The UFO's of Soesterberg, Netherlands;
4. Stars over Bukovo, Russia;
5. AVDEEV. OPEN SPACE, Russia;
6. Indian Space Dreams, Great Britain;
7. Mission Asclepios, Switzerland;
8. How I Became a Cosmonaut, Russia;
9. Mom, I want to be an astronaut, Russia;
10. PEOPLE, ОF ТНЕ SKY, Russia;
11. Valentina Tereshkova. The fire of my soul, Russia;
12. Vladimir Utkin. Governor of the rocket world, Russia;
13. Unknown pages of Soviet history. Sergey Korolev, Russia;
14. THE ZNAMYA PROJECT, France;
15. Searching for supernovas, Great Britain;
16. The 50th Anniversary of Skylab: America's First Space Station, USA;
17. Mom, I'm going to Space! Russia;
18. Dark Zone, Turkiye;
19. The Lost Fleet, Russia;
20. Dream trajectory, Russia;
21. The Instruments of Light, Greece;
22. Tsiolkovsky, Russia;
23. The Giant Silence of the Universe. The SAO RAS story, Russia.
FICTION FILMS:
1. NOA, Turkiye;
2. To fly, Chile;
3. Everything Looks Simple from a Distance, Great Britain;
4. Who is Matthew? Russia;
5. QB 521, Spain;
6. Oi, Austria;
7. An Unofficial Space Mission, China;
8. The Contactees, Russia;
9. CONSCIOUSNESS, Russia;
10. SHINE, Russia;
11. The Ship, Germany;
12. The power of concentration, Russia;
13. Chronodark, Greece;
14. Life Reborn, Venezuela;
15. Silly asses, Russia;
16. Four seasons, Italy;
17. Astronaut, Brazil;
18. Pygmalion_2030, Russia;
19. Black Sky, Blue Soul, Germany;
20. LOVE CODE, France;
21. The Moon Trip, India;
22. Earth, Iran;
23. MEDEIA, France;
24. The Observers, Russia;
25. Word of Honor, Russia;
26. And They Lived Happily Ever After, Russia;
27. The One Who Conquered Space, Russia
28. The Uncertainty Principle, Romania;
29. ALIEN FOOD, Italy.
Festival contest categories include fiction films, documentaries, animated and full-dome films. The guests of Tsiolkovsky ISFF will be able to see them for free in April. Ticket reservation rules are going to be defined and published closer to the start of the festival, after the program has been approved.
In the near future, there will be more information about contest entries (including trailers, posters and screenshots) available on the festival’s website and social media pages.
The Tsiolkovsky International Film Festival in 2024 is held with the support of the Presidential Fund for Cultural Initiatives, the Roscosmos State Corporation and the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center, the Government and the Ministry of Culture of the Kaluga Region, the Tsiolkovsky State Museum of the History of Cosmonautics, the Association of Planetariums of Russia, the Nika TV Company and other public and commercial organizations.
TASS is the main media partner of the festival.