The Sixth Science Film Festival in Thailand 2010
The sixth edition of the Science Film Festival in Thailand is an officially associated partner event of the United Nations and its International Year of Biodiversity 2010. The festival takes place from November 16 – 30, 2010 in venues throughout Thailand, with branches of the festival also being initiated for the first time in Indonesia, the Philippines, and Cambodia, as the event aims to facilitate regional exchange and connect countries in the ASEAN region under the principle of supporting access to knowledge structures.
With over 112,000 visitors in Thailand last year the festival strengthens its position as the most visited event of its kind in the world and demonstrates internationally the meaningful position science literacy and seeking contemporary education approaches through film and television combining entertainment and learning holds in Thailand. Questions such as what is a back hole, in what way do genes influence who we are, why is the rainforest so important, how will we manage to survive long space voyages in the future, and many other topics are explained entertainingly and all films are dubbed into Thai to provide complete accessibility for young audiences nationwide.
This year the festival received over 170 entries from 24 countries, of which 47 films from 17 countries are screened at the festival. Participating countries include: Australia, Austria, Brazil, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Japan, Malaysia, Spain, Thailand, the Netherlands, the Philippines, the United Kingdom and the United States.
The Science Film Festival focuses on “Family Edutainment”: explaining the world in a fun way to a young audience. However, the festival also presents films for audiences of all ages in the categories of “Ecology and Environment”, “Natural Science, Life Science and Technology” and “Culture and History”.
The festival is organized by the Goethe-Institut Thailand, the French Embassy in Thailand and the Institute for the Promotion of Teaching Science and Technology and is generously supported by the National Science and Technology Development Agency and Bayer Thai.
We warmly invite you to visit the nationwide event from November 16 – 30, 2010 In Bangkok the festival takes place at the National Science Museum, NSM Science Square the Science Center for Education, the NSTDA Thailand Science Park, TK park screenings at the Goethe-Institut and Alliance Française, the Thai Film Archive and Esplanade Cineplex Rattanathibhet and the IPST Traveling Science Film Festival initiative will extend the programme to a further 26 provinces throughout Thailand. We appreciate your support as members of the press and other media.
www.goethe.de/sciencefilmfestival