CALORIE Film Commission | Call for Proposals
Science Gallery Bengaluru invites filmmakers to pitch ideas for short films as part of our exhibition-season CALORIE.
A calorie measures energy. But it also measures effort, appetite, and access. It connects the body to the planet, metabolism to industry, and sustenance to inequality. Calorie turns to these linkages—between food and fuel, between work and nourishment—to think about how energy is produced, shared, and spent across scales of life.
We invite filmmakers to respond to these questions through layered, multidisciplinary storytelling. Films might follow the life of a seed, a meal, or a worker—moments where consumption and transformation reveal larger systems of exchange. Each story, however small, hints at how energy shapes the conditions of our lives.
We encourage inventive engagements with the film form—fiction, documentary, essay, or hybrid. We discourage simplistic, didactic, or purely informational approaches.
We encourage inventive engagements with the film form—fiction, documentary, essay, or hybrid. We discourage simplistic, didactic, or purely informational approaches.
Proposals will be shortlisted based on:
Pertinence to the subject
Creative engagement with the film form and narrative structure
Clarity of perspective and argument
The filmmaker’s past work and artistic approach
Research depth and methodological clarity
Budgetary feasibility
Timeline:
Call opens: 19 October 2025
Call closes: 19 November 2025
Shortlist: 26 November 2025
Launch: 11-12 April 2026
Allocation of funds
The shortlisted filmmaker will be provided with a commissioning grant of 12 Lakh INR. The funds will be allocated in three stages:
Story Development - 25%
Shooting on the field - 25%
Final Cut - Post production - 50%
In case of any questions, please write to us at programmes@bengaluru.sciencegallery.com