Science Film Festival 2016

Opening: Sun 02 Oct 2016, 2.30 pm
Kim Dong Cinema
19 Hang Bai, Hanoi
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Science Film Festival: 02 Oct – 18 Dec 2016
in 19 provinces and cities

From Goethe Institut:

Short films, experiments and educational games for children and teenagers about nature, environmental protection and new technologies. It takes place in Vietnam and 15 other Asian countries from 2nd October to 18th December 2016.

When science fiction turns into science…

The 12th Science Film Festival for children and teenagers is presenting science you can touch and try out. This year, the festival evolves around the topic “material science”: How is material such as paper and plastic being produced? Which consequences may the usage of certain material have for the environment? Are there any alternatives to using harmful material? How can the natural production of certain materials like spider silk or wood be used as a model for technical development?

A selection of 14 movies from 7 different countries is helping to support the scientific consciousness of young people regardless their age and origin. Last year, there were over 300 screenings and the festival reached 36.249 people in the whole country – this is an amazing success which underlines the importance of the Science Film Festival and how it contributes to the support of scientific education in Vietnam.

Join us and explore!

The Science Film Festival takes place for the sixth time in Vietnam, this year it starts on October 2 and ends on December 18. The opening ceremony is on October 2 at 2.30 PM in Kim Dong Cinema, there will be a lot of activities for children and teenagers.

All children, teenagers and adults are equally invited to join our activity days at Goethe-Institut on November 12 and 13, where anyone can engage both playfully and experimentally with environmental protection and New Technologies.

Until the December 18 the program will be presented at schools in Hà Nội, Vĩnh Phúc, Thái Nguyên, Phú Thọ, Thái Bình, Thanh Hóa, Đà Nẵng, Huế, Quảng Trị, Hội An, Tam Kỳ, Quảng Nam, Đắk Lăk, TP. HCM, Bạc Liêu, Đà Lạt, Sóc Trăng, Vĩnh Long and Đồng Tháp.

During the Film Science Festival we will hold an exhibition from November 14 to December 4 at Goethe-Institut Hanoi titled „Nature Preservation is Future“- In 2015, the German Ministry of Environment, Nature Preservation, Construction and Reactor Safety (BMUB) supported an educational science competition in Nam Dinh in which students from 7th, 8th and 9th grade artistically engaged themselves with the topic “Ground and water – nature preservation is future”. The final event of this project is an exhibition of the students’ paintings at Goethe-Institut.

Furthermore, there will be a film screening featuring “Lighter than Orange – The Legacy of Dioxin in Vietnam” (12th November at Goethe-Institut Hanoi) which is a documentary directed by Matthias Leupold who deals with the biography of 10 Vietnam War veterans as well as the devastating consequences of the usage of dioxin, a defoliant.

An overview of the Science Film Festival program: 2.10.-18.12. in 19 cities and provinces

Opening ceremony: 2.10.2016, 2.30 PM at Kim Dong Cinema, Hanoi
Activity Days: 12th and 13th November, 10-12 AM and 14-17 PM at Goethe-Institut Hanoi
Exhibition “Nature Preservation is Future”: 11.11.-4.12.2016 at Goethe Institut Hanoi (Opening: 11.11.2016, 6pm)
Film screening: 12th November 2016, 7pm “Lighter Than Orange – The Legacy of Dioxin in Vietnam”

Free tickets for the opening is available from Mon 26 Sep 2016, 9 am at Goethe Institut.

Goethe-Institut Hanoi 56-58 Nguyen Thai Hoc, Ba Dinh, Hanoi Tel.: +84 4 37342251 Fax: +84 4 37342254 [email protected] website