Science Film Festival 2011

Opening: Fri 11 Nov 2011, 3 pm
Trung Vuong High School, Hanoi
Film Festival: 12 – 27 Nov 2011
Ha Noi, Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh City and 5 other provinces

From Goethe Institut:
The Science Film Festival for children and youths is now coming to Vietnam after a successful tour through South East Asia! From the 11th of November until the 27th of November 2011 the Goethe–Institut Vietnam in cooperation with the NGO’s A&C and Live&Learn will present the festival to young people, who are particularly interested in the topics technology, nature and the environment. The opening will take place on November 11th at 3pm at Trung Vuong High School in Hanoi.

This year’s program includes 19 different films which present topics from all around the globe in an entertaining and exciting way. Whether it is travelling with a spaceship to the geysers in Iceland to boiling an egg in natural hot springs or doing research on the emissions of a motorbike, the Science Film Festival is offering a wide range of science related films for children and youths from the ages of 6-18 years.

The selection of the program for the location Vietnam focuses on environment and sustainability. Topics of up-to-date events like the nuclear catastrophe in Fukushima or the usage of renewable energies are explained innovatively and made easily accessible for the young audience. All films will be presented in Vietnamese synchronization and screenings are accompanied by experiments and other activities.

The Science Film Festival will take place in Hanoi, Hai Phong, Hue, Danang and Ho Chi Minh City as well as in the provinces of Daklak, Phu Yen, Bac Ninh and Nghe An.

For more information: http://www.goethe.de/ins/th/prj/wif/

Contact: [email protected]