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  "name": "Space Faring Civilisation Film Festival",
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  "location": "Canberra, ACT",
  "venue": "Tuggeranong Arts Centre",
  "summary": "Science-grounded, optimistic narratives, documentaries and animation, with shorts up to 30 minutes and a selected feature premiere. Features require Canberra premiere status; shorts have no prior-screening restriction. The workshop-participant category is free.",
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  "festival": {
    "text": "13–14 Aug 2027",
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    "endDate": "2027-08-14"
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  "submissions": {
    "text": "Opens Sept · Closes early June",
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  "url": "https://film-festivals.au/festivals/space-faring-civilisation-film-festival"
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