Compelling science communication is an essential skill to share knowledge and inspire change. This autumn, CERN and FameLab are asking participants from all over the world to produce and upload short videos that explain physics to a general audience, in an engaging way – what this looks like is up to you! The competition is intended for you to explore topics in physics and share your findings.

This event celebrates the 2025 FameLab International Finals, a competition produced by Cheltenham Festivals, and hosted at CERN this year.

Prizes

The best videos will be ranked by a group of physicists and science communicators at CERN, based on the FameLab criteria of Content, Clarity, and Charisma. Participants who produce good submissions will have their videos shared by CERN.

The creators of the top 10 videos will have the exciting opportunity to meet a scientist at CERN. The top 3 will receive a kit to build their own cloud chamber.

Rules

Submissions will open on the 1st of November 2025, 08.00 AM CEST and end on the 15th of November 2025, 08.00 AM CEST. To get a better idea of what is expected, we have produced an example submission for your reference.

All participants must adhere to the following rules to be considered for a prize:

• The content must be physics related and the explanation must be aimed at a general audience.
• The video can be 90 seconds to 2 minutes long. Concise explanations are preferred.
• The narration must be in English.
• Graphics and props are welcome but not necessary.
• No generative AI shall be used when producing the video.
• You can submit a video on a topic that has been covered by another submission. Your submission will be judged independently.
• The video must be publicly uploaded to Instagram (as a post or reel), TikTok, or YouTube (as a short or video), within the submission timeframe. The hashtags #CERN and #FameLab must be included in the video description. The official CERN (@cern) and Cheltenham Festival (@cheltfestivals) accounts must be tagged where possible.
• You must complete the registration form found at the end of this webpage.

Resources

From particle acceleration to quantum mechanics, a vast range of choices is available. What do you find interesting? Follow the links below to find a list of topics that we curated and paths to learn them. There is no obligation to stick to these.

Registration

Click the link below to reach the registration page. Good luck!