Science Film Festival

2024

SFF Manila 2024 © Goethe-Institut

The Goethe-Institut Philippinen invites you all as the Science Film Festival celebrates its 15th edition in the Philippines. A total of 35 science edutainment films will be available for free online as video-on-demand (VOD) service and onsite at various schools nationwide and through our venue partners from October 18 to December 01, 2024.

Net Zero and the Circular Economy

The Science Film Festival 2024 will center on the theme of Net Zero and the Circular Economy, emphasizing the urgent need for actions beyond solely reducing global greenhouse gas emissions to address climate protection effectively. Recent research findings underscore that focusing solely on cutting CO2 emissions is insufficient to halt climate change. To meet the Paris Climate Agreement objectives, a swift transition to achieving net zero emissions is imperative. Yet, this ambitious goal demands significant changes that cannot be achieved overnight. Maintaining any level of net CO2 emissions above zero will perpetuate the rise in atmospheric carbon dioxide levels. Net zero concepts aim to counterbalance carbon dioxide production by actively removing it from the atmosphere.

Integral to this pursuit is the concept of a circular economy, which prioritizes the sharing, leasing, reusing, repairing, and recycling of existing materials and products for as long as feasible. By promoting the reuse and recycling of products, the circular economy effectively slows the depletion of natural resources, curtails landscape and habitat destruction, and aids in preserving biodiversity. On the occasion of its 20th Anniversary, the Science Film Festival endeavors to spotlight films from around the world highlighting the crucial role played by net zero concepts and the circular economy in combatting the challenges posed by the climate crises.

Watch online!

To receive the link to the films and the password that enables you to stream the films free of charge, you have to register first. Follow the steps on how to register below. 

Registration period will be from October 18, 9am until December 01, 12pm. 
   

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Our Partners

The Science Film Festival 2024 is made possible with the help of our major partners the Department of Education (DepEd), the Department of Science and Technology (DOST​), the Philippine Science High School System, The National Library of the Philippines, and Rolls-Royce, and our other local partners from Museo ng Muntinlupa, Philippine Science High Schools, DOST Science Education Institute (DOST SEI), University of the Philippines Film Institute (UPFI), University of the Philippines Department of Science Communication (UPCDC), The Mind Museum, and Tumba Tumba Children's Museum of Philippine Art.

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