Eligibility
Anyone is welcome to submit films for publication on SciCast. However, we have to restrict the Awards to entrants from the UK and the Republic of Ireland. Sorry.
Most submissions are from small teams, of up to around five members, but we’re not fussy — if you’re the creative loner type, that’s fine; if you’re an entire year group in a school making a huge animation between you, that’s fine too.
Similarly, there’s no upper or lower limit on ages, and the members of your team don’t have to be all the same age. We will ask you about your team when you submit your film, though, so the judges can take your ages into consideration.
Most of our entries come from schools, but we’re also keen on submissions from families, youth groups, professional scientists, and companies.
Apart from the ‘UK and Ireland’ thing, the only limitation is that we think entries should be from amateur film-makers only. If you’d normally describe yourself as a Producer or Director, or Visual Effect Compositor or Second Assistant Steadicam Key Grip Wrangler and Motion-Tracking Supervisor… well, you probably know more about this whole ‘making a film’ lark than is strictly fair. You’re still welcome to send in films, but please make a note that you’re a professional, and we’ll leave these particular awards to the amateurs, OK?
There’s a page all about films not intended for the competition.