Education Desk
Goethe-Institut Bangladesh, in cooperation with JAAGO Foundation, Children's Television Foundation of Bangladesh, University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh, PASCH-Schools: Partners for the Future, South Point School and College, Oxford International School, Maple Leaf International School and Mastermind International School, is organizing Science Film Festival 2019.
The theme of the Year is ‘Humboldt and the web of life’. Mr Burkhard Ducoffre, Deputy Head of Mission of the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, Dr Samiya Selim, Director, Center for Sustainable Development (CSD), University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh will be present as special guests on the occasion.
The Science Film Festival is a celebration of science communication in Southeast Asia, South Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America. In cooperation with local partners, it promotes science literacy and facilitates awareness of contemporary scientific, technological and environmental issues through film and television content with accompanying educational activities. The Science Film Festival presents scientific issues accessibly and entertainingly to a broad audience and demonstrates that science can be fun. The event has grown considerably since its first edition in 2005, becoming the largest event of its kind worldwide.
The first edition of the Science Film Festival Bangladesh takes place from 12 October to 15 November 2019 at different venues in Dhaka and Chattogram. Film screenings, tailor-made for each age group, bring science themes closer to the life experience of young learners of all ages.
In hands-on science activities, children from the age of 5 onwards up to university students can explore a rich universe: with experiments, activities and discussions to explain scientific phenomena and to open a participatory space for exploring state of the art science. Science Film Festival Bangladesh will furthermore host weekly screenings at the Goethe-Institut’s premises in Dhaka.
