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From films that made them \u201claugh out loud\u201d to those that were \u201cpainfully touching\u201d, from the \u201cslightly absurd\u201d to the \u201cbrilliantly unexpected\u201d, judges for the Quantum Shorts film festival have picked ten finalists and commended the diversity of entries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The ten shortlisted films were chosen from 224 films received from 52 different countries during the festival\u2019s call for entries in 2020. The task for filmmakers was to tell a quantum story in no more than five minutes of film. Filmmakers tackled the challenge in many thought-provoking ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere was such a variety of entries, each with their own unique twist on quantum, it was a joy to watch them all,\u201d said shortlisting judge Ruth Hardy at the UK Quantum Communications Hub.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The finalists are made in styles including live action, puppeteering and animation, across a range of genres. You can watch a comedic take on quantum superposition, immerse yourself in a suspenseful game of hide-and-seek, and solve a crime with quantum clues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Among these creative takes on quantum physics, many of the films tell a human story. Joshua Slater at QuTech said, \u201cI loved watching the films that explored the human side; how people act in a world where the weirdness of quantum physics is manifest around us,\u201d he said. \u201cWhether it is children, or beguiling young adults, or a future society, I can feel the imagination of those films opening up my own.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Want to open up your imagination, too? Now you can judge the films for yourselves. We invite you to watch the Quantum Shorts finalists and vote for your favourite.\u00a0There is an online public vote<\/a>\u00a0to decide the People\u2019s Choice Prize open until 28 February.<\/p>\n\n\n\n