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On November 10, the Houston Cinema Arts Festival — in partnership with NASA — screened 13 finalists from 650 entries during the CineSpace short film competition at Rice Cinema. Entries were judged by Richard Linklater and awarded prizes totaling $26,000.
The top prize of $10,000 was presented to Lunar, by Christian Stangl, Austria; 2nd place ($5,000) went to Nadir, by Pedro de Filippis, Hungary; and 3rd place ($3,000) was awarded to The Invisible Border by Shannon-Leigh Reeve & Chelese Belmont, California. Guests mingled in the STELLA Lounge while interacting with telescopes provided by the Houston Astronomical Society.