Luminary Paris Residency II
FIRST RESIDENCY CYCLE CLOSED / Submissions Re-Open: October 1, 2025
In partnership with Galerie Labociné, we’re be announcing our 2nd-year Luminary Residency. We will be selecting three residents who will get to live, research and film in the heart of Paris for 21 days. Only SNW Luminaries are eligible to apply.
Learn more about the SNW Luminary Paris Residency Projects on Labocine.
Location: Paris / Galerie Labocine
Three Residency Periods: February, March & April 2026
Submissions are now open for the inaugural SNW Luminary Residency in Paris. The residency is sectioned into three cycles: February, March, and April 2026, with one resident hosted each month. Please indicate your preferred period in your application; however, we cannot guarantee the assignment of a specific period if selected.
Review the application guidelines thoroughly. We’ll get back to you with news before the end of the year. Still have questions? Write to us at sciencenewwave@labocine.com.
[1] Become a Science New Wave Luminary Member
This residency is only for Science New Wave Luminary Members. If you are not one yet, you can become one by following these steps below:
Sign up to Labocine
Subscribe to the Yearly Membership
Fill out your Habitat Profile (bio + photo) via Your Account
The Science New Wave Member Luminary status will then appear on your Account/Habitat profile next to your photo with a unique DNA sequence.
Learn more about SNW Luminary Benefits.
[2] Submit a 1-page cover letter (PDF) detailing your background, the project you wish to pursue during the residency, and your reasons for wanting to be in Paris. While established collaborators are not required, we encourage you to highlight any institutions, spaces, or individuals in Paris with whom you’d like to collaborate or interact for your project.
[3] Send us your video work via the Labocine platform.
If you are submitting a film (credits, edited), send us a screener via the Film Submission Portal. For raw footage/research data (microscopy, data, simulation, fieldwork) submit it via the Scene Submission Portal.
If you already have a video on Labocine, you're all set and do not need to resubmit this particular work! But feel free to submit more work—we’d love to see what else you've been creating and consider it for upcoming programming.
By default, all films/videos on Labocine are set to private and can only be viewed by those affiliated with the film and the Luminary Selection committee. Please note that we do not accept video links, as all films must be viewed directly on Labocine.
[Below is optional]
- CV/Resume
- Creative portfolio: In the email, send us any links to sites or attachments to other non-video creative work and/or research (articles, presentations, sketchbook/storyboard).
[Send by email]
- Email us: sciencenewwave@labocine.com
- Include in email title: Name - [SNW ID] (ex: Ringo Marquez - AGGGCATCAACC)
- Share your public Habitat profile in your email submission (ex: https://www.labocine.com/habitat/ringo)
[Mention/list in the email the material you are submitting to Labocine and included as links and/or attachments]
Residency Conditions >>
Residents are required to be in Paris for the entire duration of the residency (3 weeks). Galerie Labocine is a space to only work and live. There is a small bedroom with similar traits to Van Gogh’s Bedroom in Arles adjacent to the main gallery space.
The residency covers accommodation, roundtrip air-travel and taxi to/from airport, but does not provide a separate stipend during the stay. Living expenses, such as meals, transportation, and leisure activities, are not included.
If you have current or potential collaborators, they’re welcome to visit you in the space. However, we can only host one resident per cycle, and the application must be submitted by a single individual.
At the end of your residency, you are required to submit a film, which can take various forms—documentary, fiction, field research, video art installation, or even a single scene. While you’re welcome to continue working on the project after the residency, we ask that you submit the version completed during your residency. The work will be featured on the Labocine platform and will be awarded a Science New Wave Certificate.
Each resident will be asked to document their experience by sharing Field Notes (making-of footage, research material, sketchbooks, text, documentation and more). Weekly check-ins with Labocine team are part of this process.
Any questions, send us an email to sciencenewwave@labocine.com
