{"id":9102,"date":"2014-10-24T14:35:25","date_gmt":"2014-10-24T18:35:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=9102"},"modified":"2014-10-24T14:35:25","modified_gmt":"2014-10-24T18:35:25","slug":"video-ambition-a-sci-fi-short-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=9102","title":{"rendered":"Video: &#8216;Ambition&#8217; a sci-fi short film"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A very impressive short film in tribute to ESA&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.esa.int\/Our_Activities\/Space_Science\/Rosetta_overview\" target=\"_blank\">Rosetta<\/a> mission to 67P\/Churyumov-Gerasimenko:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.esa.int\/Our_Activities\/Space_Science\/Rosetta\/Rosetta_the_ambition_to_turn_science_fiction_into_science_fact\" target=\"_d\">Rosetta: the ambition to turn science fiction into science fact \u00a0&#8211; ESA<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Ambition is a collaboration between Platige Image and ESA. Directed by Tomek Bagi\u0144ski and starring Aiden Gillen and Aisling Franciosi, Ambition was shot on location in Iceland, and screened on 24 October 2014 during the British Film Institute\u2019s celebration of Sci-Fi: Days of Fear and Wonder, at the Southbank, London.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/H08tGjXNHO4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a video about the making of <em>Ambition<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ud9ON2CzYYM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A very impressive short film in tribute to ESA&#8217;s Rosetta mission to 67P\/Churyumov-Gerasimenko:\u00a0Rosetta: the ambition to turn science fiction into science fact \u00a0&#8211; ESA Ambition is a collaboration between Platige Image and ESA. Directed by Tomek Bagi\u0144ski and starring Aiden Gillen and Aisling Franciosi, Ambition was shot on location in Iceland, and screened on 24 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=9102\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Video: &#8216;Ambition&#8217; a sci-fi short film<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[75,39],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9102","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-asteroids","category-space-films-and-videos"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-2mO","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":14299,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=14299","url_meta":{"origin":9102,"position":0},"title":"Videos: Four science fiction short films","author":"TopSpacer","date":"April 30, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Some sci-fi short films: **\u00a0 On Sunday\u00a0by David Lea -\u00a0DUST https:\/\/youtu.be\/eV4PIVqme44 **\u00a0Athena (Sci-Fi Action Short Film) by\u00a0Andrew Kadikian\u00a0- Rogue Division https:\/\/youtu.be\/bhyEIXxOOwQ **\u00a0Hibernation \u00a0by Jon Mikel Caballero -\u00a0DUST https:\/\/youtu.be\/V-r6MuIRaI4 **\u00a0Embers & Dust by Patrick Biesemans - DUST https:\/\/youtu.be\/w4JkOfvkh0o ====","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Solar Sci-Fi&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Solar Sci-Fi","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=38"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/eV4PIVqme44\/0.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":13338,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=13338","url_meta":{"origin":9102,"position":1},"title":"Videos: More Sci-fi short films at DUST","author":"TopSpacer","date":"October 12, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Here are some recent additions to the collection of sci-fi short films at DUST \u2013 \"sci fi videos and visions of the future\"\u00a0(see also this earlier posting): ** Wire Cutters: \"Wire Cutters\" - Writer \/ Producer \/ Director: Jack Anderson\u00a0www.jackanders.com\/ A chance encounter proves fateful for 2 robots mining on\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Solar Sci-Fi&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Solar Sci-Fi","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=38"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/CIx0a1vcYPc\/0.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":9982,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=9982","url_meta":{"origin":9102,"position":2},"title":"Video: Rosetta&#8217;s closest encounter with Comet 67P\/C-G","author":"TopSpacer","date":"February 24, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"This ESA video reports on\u00a0the recent Rosetta\u00a0fly-by of\u00a0 Comet 67P\/Churyumov-Gerasemenko:\u00a0Space in Videos - 2015 - 02 - Rosetta's closest encounter - ESA On 14 February 2015, Rosetta made its closest encounter with comet 67P\/Churyumov-Gerasemenko at just 6 km from the surface. 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