{"id":2952,"date":"2021-02-04T17:11:27","date_gmt":"2021-02-04T22:11:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/gradpd\/?page_id=2952"},"modified":"2025-07-14T14:02:05","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T18:02:05","slug":"gradflix","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/gradpd\/gradflix\/","title":{"rendered":"Gradflix at Carleton"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Gradflix at Carleton\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"gradflix-ai-unleashed-edition-2024-cancelled\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">GRADflix: AI Unleashed Edition 2024 &#8211; CANCELLED<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/gradpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/Gradflix-graphic-400x400.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/gradpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/Gradflix-graphic-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/gradpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/Gradflix-graphic-160x160.png 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/gradpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/Gradflix-graphic-240x240.png 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/gradpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/Gradflix-graphic-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/gradpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/Gradflix-graphic-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/gradpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/Gradflix-graphic-360x360.png 360w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/gradpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/Gradflix-graphic.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>*****IMPORTANT: This year&#8217;s contest has been cancelled. If you are interested in participating in the Carleton 2024 3MT contest, please see our <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/gradpd\/3mt-2024\/\">3MT page<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GRADflix, which originated at the University of Waterloo, is a research video competition for graduate students. Each contestant may submit one video about their research, and all videos must be&nbsp;no longer than&nbsp;one minute&nbsp;in length. Videos must contain both&nbsp;movement&nbsp;and&nbsp;sound. Also, this time around, <em>you are free to use any Artificial Intelligence tools you like for creating any aspect of the video<\/em> (as long as you document the tools you used and the output is not copyrighted).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Video submissions must be received by <strong>April 5<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Winner showcase on <strong>April 19<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prizes: <strong>$750<\/strong> for first place, <strong>$500<\/strong> for second place, <strong>$250<\/strong> for third place, <strong>$250<\/strong> for honourable mention, and <strong>$250<\/strong> for people&#8217;s choice award<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please also see the <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/gradpd\/gradflix-rules-and-eligibility\/\">GRADflix eligibility requirements, rules, and confidentiality and intellectual property requirements.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have any questions about the contest, please send them to <a href=\"mailto:david.lafferty@carleton.ca\">david.lafferty@carleton.ca<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"2022-contest\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">2022 Contest<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/gradpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/D2B1A8A2-F62C-46F0-A091-9CF2CFF61756-400x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2958\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/gradpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/D2B1A8A2-F62C-46F0-A091-9CF2CFF61756-400x300.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/gradpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/D2B1A8A2-F62C-46F0-A091-9CF2CFF61756-160x120.jpeg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/gradpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/D2B1A8A2-F62C-46F0-A091-9CF2CFF61756-240x180.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/gradpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/D2B1A8A2-F62C-46F0-A091-9CF2CFF61756-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/gradpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/D2B1A8A2-F62C-46F0-A091-9CF2CFF61756-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/gradpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/D2B1A8A2-F62C-46F0-A091-9CF2CFF61756-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/gradpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/D2B1A8A2-F62C-46F0-A091-9CF2CFF61756-360x270.jpeg 360w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/gradpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/D2B1A8A2-F62C-46F0-A091-9CF2CFF61756.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2022 GRADflix showcase took place on <strong>Tuesday, May 31, on Zoom<\/strong>. The following videos were chosen by our judges as the top 3:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First place: <strong>Matthew Coffey<\/strong>, Biology, &#8220;Studying Lobelia Mating System Using Citizen Science&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"GRADflix 2022 1st Place Winner - Matthew Coffey\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oJWFbrk8rrw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Second place: <strong>Alicia Halhed<\/strong>, Biology, &#8220;Breaking Barriers: When Plants Talk to Microbes&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"GRADflix 2022 2nd Place Winner - Alicia Halhed\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DAS8w9EZUVU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Third place: <strong>ChangAn Zhu<\/strong>, Information Technology, &#8220;Using Vision-Based Depth Detection to Simplify Video Post-Production&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"GRADflix 2022 3rd Place Winner - ChangAn Zhu\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UI8fwWfyHf4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>People&#8217;s choice: <strong>Saman Karim<\/strong>, Computer Science, &#8220;Exploring Accessibility and Companionship in Board Games via Alexa&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"GRADflix 2022 People&#039;s Choice Award Winner - Saman Karim\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BaBEgmtcasI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>More info and videos will be posted soon!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GRADflix, which originated at the University of Waterloo, is a research video competition for graduate students. Each contestant may submit one video about their research, and all videos must be <strong>no longer than&nbsp;one minute<\/strong> in length. Videos must contain both <strong>movement<\/strong> and <strong>sound<\/strong>. Prizes will be awarded for first ($1000), second ($500), and third place ($250) winners, according to the determination of our judges, along with an extra cash prize ($250) for the people&#8217;s choice award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All video submissions are due by <strong>Wednesday, May 18<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/gradpd\/gradflix-rules-and-eligibility\/\">Click here for rules and eligibility requirements.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"congratulations-to-our-2021-winners\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Congratulations to our 2021 winners!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>First Place:<\/strong> Narmin Tartila Banu (Management), Ugly Food to Fight Climate Change<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2021 Carleton University GRADflix First Place Winner: Narmin Banu\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XqZ86mAKw6Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Second Place:<\/strong> Rebecca Pinto (Mechanical Engineering), Heating Homes in Cold Climates with Solar Energy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2021 Carleton University GRADflix Second Place Winner: Rebecca Pinto\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xuiA6nFLQPE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Third Place and People&#8217;s Choice Award:<\/strong> Kevan MacKay (Electrical and Computer Engineering), Innovating at the Speed of Light<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2021 Carleton University GRADflix Third Place and People&#039;s Choice Winner: Kevan MacKay\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ChV_5pZUsbY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GRADflix: AI Unleashed Edition 2024 &#8211; CANCELLED *****IMPORTANT: This year&#8217;s contest has been cancelled. 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