Science Film Festival
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Science Film Festival is an international film festival which promotes scientific literacy and facilitates awareness of contemporary scientific, technological and environmental issues through international films with accompanying education activities.

This event is organized by the Goethe-Institut with support from various partners, including the Ministry of Education Malaysia, government agencies, universities, and film communities. There are 36 countries that participated in cooperation with local partners in Southeast Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America.

During the festival period, the films selected by the Malaysian juries are made available on VIMEO for free and are accessible by schools and the public, along with a range of online and physical activities organized by the local partners.

In line with the institute’s Borneo focus, after the opening last year in Kuching, Sarawak, this year's festival will open in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah in collaboration with Kota Kinabalu International Film Festival and Society of Performing Arts Kota Kinabalu Sabah (SPArkS).

A wide selection of international science edutainment films divided into different age groups will be available for online screening starting 1 October to 20 December 2024.

The Malaysian 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 have English subtitles.

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An essential part of the Science Film Festival is curating activities that supplement the themes explored in the films, through hands-on experiments, projects or learning games offered for young audiences at the screenings.

Festival partners from all participating countries exchange and adapt ideas for educational activities, which supplement the films at an international workshop and subsequent national workshops. The Science Film Festival offers an effective and enjoyable learning environment though this multidisciplinary approach.

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.

Science Activities for Everyone