Science Fair (film)

Science Fair is a 2018 National Geographic[1] documentary film that premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, winning the first ever Festival Favorite Award.[2] It covers the lives of 9 teenagers as they prepare for the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. Characters followed in the film include Anjali Chadha, a student from Kentucky who designed a project to test for arsenic, Ivo Zell, a German student who designed a new method of airplane propulsion, and two Brazilian students who innovate a way to treat the Zika virus.[3] It was described as "so engaging and inspiring that we felt it would delight audiences and be a strong contender for this award"[2] by the director of the Sundance Film Festival, and as "an ode to the teenage science geeks on whom our future depends"[4] The movie also received the Festival Favorite award from the 2018 South by Southwest Film Festival[5] and the Best Documentary Award from the 2018 Portland International Film Festival.[6] It was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Science and Technology Documentary at the 40th News and Documentary Emmy Award.[7]

Science Fair
Directed byCristina Costantini, Darren Foster
Produced byCristina Costantini, Darren Foster, Jeffrey Plunkett
Written byJeffrey Plunkett, Darren Foster, Cristina Costantini
Music byJeff Morrow
Edited byTom Maroney, Alejandro Valdes-Rochin
Release date
  • January 20, 2018 (2018-01-20) (Sundance Film Festival)
  • October 19, 2018 (2018-10-19)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

References
  1. "Science Fair, a National Geographic Movie". National Geographic. Retrieved 2019-07-04.
  2. Wednesday; January 31st; 2018. "2018 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL: SCIENCE FAIR WINS FIRST-EVER FESTIVAL FAVORITE AWARD". www.sundance.org.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. Bugbee, Teo (2018-09-13). "Review: In 'Science Fair,' High School Students Are World-Class Scholars". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-07-04.
  4. Debruge, Peter; Debruge, Peter (31 January 2018). "Film Review: 'Science Fair'".
  5. "2018 SXSW Film Festival Announces Audience Awards Winners". SXSW. 2018-03-18. Retrieved 2019-07-04.
  6. "41st Portland International Film Festival". NW Film Center. 2017-06-13. Retrieved 2019-07-04.
  7. "NOMINEES FOR THE 40th ANNUAL NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMY® AWARDS ANNOUNCED – The Emmys". Retrieved 2019-08-10.
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