SNW Festival Submission
SUBMISIONS NOW OPEN VIA FILMFREEWAY / Submissions are now open for the SNW XIX.
Each October, the Science New Wave presents a slate of 64 visionary films from around the world that push the boundaries of scientific storytelling. Celebrating its 19th edition, this annual festival will stream on the Labocine platform from October 16-23, 2026.
The annual festival now takes place on Labocine as a curated viewing season, making the selected works accessible to a broader international audience and to the filmmakers, scientists, scholars, artists, curators, educators, festivals, museums, and galleries that make up the Science New Wave ecosystem.
In-person screenings are still very much part of this ecosystem. Many members of our community and PRO network are curators, programmers, and organizations connected to festivals, museums, galleries, universities, and cultural spaces. When opportunities arise and after the Science New Wave premiere, we help facilitate the circulation of selected works through these networks, creating possibilities for future screenings, programs, and collaborations.
This shift involves tradeoffs, but our community is made up of scholars, artists, scientists, filmmakers, and viewers from around the world, and we want them to be able to discover and engage with these works wherever they are.
19 YEARS OF THE SCIENCE NEW WAVE
The Science New Wave Festival is a crossbreeding experiment bringing together filmmakers, scientists, and audiences in a vibrant celebration of the convergence of science and cinema. Check out Past Editions of the Science New Wave Festival.
Science New Wave submissions open each January and close at the end of August. Our lineup is unveiled in September.
All film entries are automatically granted a film page on our LABOCINE platform, ensuring future consideration in our year-round programming, regardless of selection outcome. As part of the submission process, we invite everyone to join HABITAT—a networking and ecosystem tool on LABOCINE designed for scientists, artists, and educators. To join, visit labocine.com/habitat.
ARE YOU A SNW LUMINARY?
Science New Wave Luminaries receive a waiver to submit one or more films to our festival. Luminaries also become voting members for for the Luminary Awards. Become a Yearly Member on Labocine by August 31 to vote for films in this year’s festival.
Are you not sure if you are a Luminary? To check, log in to your Habitat profile on Labocine. Next to your photo, you'll see your Science New Wave status (Member or Luminary) and your unique genetic code just below it.
If you're a SNW Luminary, email us at sciencenewwave@labocine.com to request your submission waiver.
