Science Film Festival
2025

SFF_Green Jobs © Goethe-Institut

The Goethe-Institut Philippinen invites you all as the Science Film Festival celebrates its 16th edition in the Philippines. A total of 33 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 24 to December 01, 2025.

Green Jobs

The Science Film Festival focuses on Green Jobs in 2025, highlighting professions that are essential in promoting and preserving the environment. Green jobs provide young people with an opportunity to not only create a meaningful impact on the world, but also build a sustainable career. These jobs emphasize environmentally friendly practices, reducing ecological footprints, and advancing sustainability. As the world grapples with increasing environmental and climate challenges, urgent measures are needed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, protect biodiversity, promote sustainable resource use, and mitigate climate change. Green jobs play a pivotal role in addressing these challenges and driving the transition to a sustainable future.

With many countries committed to reducing emissions and promoting renewable energy, political actions and regulations have emerged, encouraging the growth of jobs such as renewable energy technicians, environmental engineers, sustainable agriculture specialists, recycling coordinators, green building architects, water resource managers, climate change analysts, energy efficiency consultants, and more. Given the global focus on sustainability and eco-friendly practices continues to grow, the significance of green jobs stands at the forefront of the crucial worldwide shift towards a low-carbon economy. The Science Film Festival 2025 will spotlight the importance of these jobs, highlighting how specialized professionals are key to advancing and implementing the technologies needed for a sustainable world.

Discover. Experiment. Explore.

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 international films with accompanying educational activities.

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 24, 9am until December 01, 12pm. 

 

  • Film Selection

    The Philippine selection of the Science Film Festival 2024 will be available online via Vimeo and thru onsite screenings in different schools nationwide as well in our partner venues. A total of 35 Science Edutainment Films divided into different age groups will be available for online screening starting on October 18 to December 01, 2024.

    Films

  • Pre-Jury Members

    The Philippine pre-jury members with expertise in science education and science communication in the participating countries and in-depth knowledge of the local target audience are closely involved in the selection process. All films are translated and synchronized or subtitled into local languages where necessary to offer access without language barriers.

    Pre-Jury Members

  • Teaching Resources

    In this section, facilitators, teachers and parents can find activities that connect to early learners, primary and secondary school films at the annual Science Film Festival. These include learning games, projects and hands-on experiments that can be done before or after visiting the festival to enrich the experience.

    Teachers Resources

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Festival E-Booklet

The Science Film Festival Philippines 2025 E-Booklet will serve as your guide to the film festival. It contains messages from the Goethe-Institut and our local partners as well as the list of the films and its synopses and instructions on how to watch online.
 

 

SFF Ph 2025 E-Catalog © Goethe-Institut © Goethe-Institut

Our Partners

The Science Film Festival 2025 is made possible with the help of our major partners the Department of Education (DepEd), the Department of Science and Technology (DOST​), DOST Science Education Institute (DOST SEI), the National Museum of the Philippines (NMP), Liceo de Cagayan University (LCU), and Rolls-Royce, and our other local partners from the Film Development Council of the Philippines, Montessori de Sagrada Familia, Museo ng Muntinlupa, the National Library of the Philippines, Philippine Science High Schools, SciCommPh, University of the Philippines Film Institute (UPFI), University of the Philippines Department of Science Communication, and University of the Philippines National Institute for Science and Mathematics Education Development (UP NISMED).

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