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Our panel of illustrious judges was blown away by the quality of the shortlisted films. Ben Bowie, twice Emmy-nominated producer of Discovery Channel’s Stephen Hawking’s Universe, declared himself amazed. “I’m very impressed by the variety, and the effort people put into this,” said Bowie, who is Creative Director at Darlow Smithson Productions. “I think it’s safe to say each and every film has something special.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jeremy Webb, editor-in-chief of New Scientist called the quality of the story-telling superb. “I am really impressed that quantum theory can inspire such creativity,” he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
CQT’s director, quantum physicist Artur Ekert, said the constraints of the competition made it a real challenge. “Given that the subject matter is difficult I thought it was an interesting collection to watch.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We asked the judges to rate their top three films, and from this we sought a winner and runner-up. In addition, we asked people to vote for their favourite: the People’s Choice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
First prize of 2000 Singapore dollars (just over \u00a31000) goes to the animation Quantum Daughter, an astonishing snapshot of life in a future where we can travel between different universes. Lisa Randall, Harvard University professor of theoretical physics and author of Knocking on Heaven’s Door, acclaimed it as easily her favourite. “It’s clever, creative, had some of the physics and is funny,” she said. Ariane Koek, who leads the arts-science programme at CERN in Geneva, also marked it as a favourite, calling it “original, quirky and funny, as well as technically good.” Read an interview with the team that made the film\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFirst Prize<\/h3>\n\n\n\n