What future should we build?

Opens March 31st

Welcome to the world's largest Optimistic Sci‑fi Film contest

We need inspiring stories if we are to build an inspiring future.

Help decide which visions become real.

For decades, science fiction has warned us about collapse.

This competition flips the lens toward possibility, agency, and coordination.

What will be the
Crowd Favorite?

If you could have one,

but not the other…

which future do you want to live in?

Head-to-head matchups let millions of people produce a clear ranking, even among thousands of submissions.

Smart Scoring

An ELO rating system — like chess — adjusts scores with every vote.

Winners rise, losers fall, and smart weighting prioritizes the closest matchups for maximum signal.

Quick contributions from many peoplepowerful global rankings.

Rewarding the most loved futures

Crowd-Favorite Grand Prize

The highest-ranked films across all categories and all voters.
The futures the world chose above all others.

Domain Visionaries

Best-ranked films by category — each with its own leaderboard and prize.

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