Imagine Science Films (
ISF) hosts the
Science New Wave Film Festival in New York since 2008. The festival takes place in diverse venues, including cinemas, universities and museums across the five boroughs of New York.
ISF selects the latest crop of motion pictures - documentary, fiction, animation, video art, installation, VR/AR & hybrid - that aligns with the idea(l) of the
Science New Wave movement and presents them at the annual festival.
ISF extends its reach through satellite events around the world. It has organized screens and full-fledged festivals in Abu Dhabi, Singapore, Berlin, Chicago, Dublin, Quito, Bologna, Hong Kong, Athens, San Francisco, Oslo, Warsaw and Geneva.
ISF seeks to challenge and expand the role of science in the current cultural discourse by providing a forum for adventurous interdisciplinary collaboration. The
Symbiosis initiative, supported by
The Simons Foundation, pairs scientists and filmmakers who create together singular works of science cinema during the annual festival.
ISF partners with science film platform
Labocine and its
PRO feature, to connect and partner with organizations and bring its films to diverse audiences beyond the physical festival.
ISF is committed to featuring the researchers, artists scientists and educators that have built the
Science New Wave community via the growing and evolving
Habitat ecosystem.