The Science Museum of the University of Navarra selects the 35 finalist productions of the III edition of the scientific film festival.

The third edition of #LabmeCrazy! Science Film Festival -a contest organized by the Science Museum of the University of Navarra- already has the finalist productions. A total of 35 selected works from 15 different countries: United States, France, United Kingdom, Germany, Romania, Belgium, Israel, India, Costa Rica, Canada, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic, Mexico, Turkey, and Spain. Among the Spanish works in the final phase are productions from Barcelona, Castellón, Madrid, Murcia and Guipúzcoa.

The topics covered in these productions are varied, ranging from ecology, species survival, gastronomy, medicine, astronomy, virology and evolution, among others.

The finalists are eligible for the highest recognition in the following categories of the festival: Documentary and Reportage; Television Program; student production; work produced or co-produced by a university; and video for web or social media. 

The winners in each category will be chosen in the coming months by a multidisciplinary jury made up of Rebeca Fernández, sales director of Off the Fence (The Netherlands); filmmaker Jaime Jacobsen (United States); Mónica González, doctoral student at the University of Navarra; scientist and popularizer Lluís Montoliu; and Samuel Negredo, professor at the School of Communication of the University of Navarra.

The winners will be announced on Thursday, February 24, 2022, at the Festival's awards ceremony to be held in the auditorium of the University of Navarra Museum.

#LabmeCrazy! Science Film Festival is an international scientific film festival promoted by the Science Museum of the University of Navarra -with the collaboration of the Government of Navarra, Pamplona City Council, Laboral Kutxa, the Ministry of Science and Innovation and the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT)- and aims to bring science to new generations.

For more information, please visit the Festival's website.

Categories

Documentary and Reportage:

- After Antarctica. United States, 104 min, 2021. Tasha Van Zandt.

- Apollo 11. United States, 93 min, 2019. CNN Films, Neon Films, Statement Pictures.

- The Creativity Delusion. Romania, 37 min, 2020. Copy-Me.

- Jim Allison: Breakthrough. United States, 90 min, 2019. Uncommon Productions.

- My Voice Will Be With You. Belgium, 86 min, 2020. Wrong Men and Supermouche Productions.

- Nature's Fear Factor. United States, 54 min, 2020. HHMI Tangled Bank Studios.

- The Reason I Jump. UK and US, 82 min, 2020. The Ideas Room, Metfilm, Vulcan Productions, Runaway Fridge, BFI.

Television program:

- What an animal! Seafarers. Spain, 28 min, 2020. RTVE.

- Changing Seas: "Peru's Desert Penguins". United States, 27 min, 2021. South Florida PBS.

- War against resistant bacteria. Spain, 30 min, 2020. Elhuyar (Teknopolis -EiTB).

- Órbita Laika - A world beneath our feet. Spain, 53 min, 2020. RTVE and K 2000.

- World of Viruses. Germany, 29min, 2021. ZDF.

Production by Students:

- Boomerang. India, 7 min, 2020. Sanjai Chandrasekaran.

- Living on the Edge. United Kingdom, 24 min, 2021. Henry Frankel.

- Moon Landing. Costa Rica, 7 min, 2020. Melany Mora.

- My Life - Presentation. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 7 min, 2021. Esma Saric.

- Q: Ghostly Remote Effect. Germany, 20 min, 2020. Marcus Hanisch.

- Shift. Canada, 3 min, 2021. Zach Fenlon.

- Subject. Israel, 9 min, 2020. Renen Adar and Neta Zaidel.

Work produced by Universities:

- Celtiberian particles. Spain, 5 min, 2021. Luis G. Juanes.

- Cuckoo. Czech Republic, 4 min, 2020. Daniela Hýbnerová.

- Frames. Canada, 11 min, 2019. Farhad Pakdel.

- GastroScience. Spain, 10 min, 2021. University of Murcia.

- The Artificial Revolution. United States, 9 min, 2021. Elyas Masrour.

- The Cell Factory. United Kingdom, 5 min, 2021. Sean Elias and Samantha Vanderslott.

Video on web or social networks:

- Does time exist? Mexico, 8 min, 2020. Tonatiuh Moreno.

- Humpback Whale Communication and the Search for Alien Intelligence. United States, 13 min, 2020. Richard Sergay.

- In the Blink of an Eye: Space in an Instant. United States, 3 min, 2021. John Boswell.

- Without ecological footprint. Spain, 21 min, 2020. RTVE.

- The incredible (and forgotten) lymphatic system. Spain, 14 min, 2020. Sandra Ortonobes.

- The origin of the elements in the universe. Spain, 18 min, 2021. Elena Denia and Juan Miguel Aguilera.

- The Science of an Extreme Animal Athlete. United States, 11 min, 2020. Day's Edge Productions.

- The Skin Sleuth. France, 5 min, 2019. Clément Debeir.

- Water Pump. Turkey, 5 min, 2021. Caner Menemencioğlu.

- How do you see it? - Environment. Spain, 18 min, 2020. RTVE.