Science Film Festival

2023

SFF Manila 2023 © Goethe-Institut

The Goethe-Institut Philippinen invites you all as the Science Film Festival celebrates its 14th edition in the Philippines with another virtual festival. A total of 34 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 25 October to 01 December 2023.

UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration

In 2023, the Science Film Festival is official supporting partner of the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. The theme is a rallying call for the protection and revival of ecosystems all around the world. The UN Decade runs from 2021 through 2030, which is also the deadline for the Sustainable Development Goals and the timeline scientists have identified as the last chance to prevent catastrophic climate change. Ecosystem restoration means assisting in the recovery of ecosystems that have been degraded or destroyed, as well as conserving the ecosystems that are still intact.

The Science Film Festival is committed to highlighting the importance of the ecosystem approach for the integrated management of land, water and living resources and the need to step up efforts to tackle desertification, land degradation, erosion and drought, biodiversity loss and water scarcity, which are seen as major environmental, economic and social challenges for global sustainable development.

The UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration is a global movement, based on a resolution by the UN General Assembly, and coordinated by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

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.

About SFF

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 25, 9am until December 01, 12pm.

Registration closed

STEP 1
Click on the Register Here button to be able to go to the online registration form .

STEP 2
Fill-up all the necessary information needed in the registration form and click Send.

STEP 3
Log in to the Email Address you used in the registration and check our Email with the access details to the SFF Vimeo Showcase.

STEP 4
Open the link to the Vimeo Showcase, enter the Password, and enjoy watching!

Film Selection

The Philippine selection of the Science Film Festival 2023 will be available online via Vimeo and thru onsite screenings in different schools nationwide as well in our partner venues. A total of 34 Science Edutainment Films divided into different age groups will be available for online screening starting on October 25 to December 01, 2023.

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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.

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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.

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Festival E-Booklet

The Science Film Festival Philippines 2023 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.

Download here

Our Partners

The Science Film Festival 2023 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, Museo ng Muntinlupa, and Rolls-Royce, and our other local partners from The National Library of the Philippines, 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), University of the Philippines National Institute of Science and Mathematics Education Development (UPNISMED), The Climate Reality Project, The Mind Museum, and VegFest Pilipinas.