Brazil

The Science Film Festival Brazil celebrated its forth edition in 2022. Organized and produced locally by the NGO Midiativa (Centro Brasileiro de Mídia para Crianças e Adolescentes), the festival received sponsorship from the ArcelorMittal Foundation, through the Secretariat of Culture and Creative Economy of the Government of São Paulo. The festival also received the important local support of many Brazilian partners, such as schools, cultural centers and NGOs, as well as the Goethe-Institut.

Once again, the festival took place in a hybrid format, with five live panels that discussed science and education (Jornadas da Ciência e Educação) bringing the presence of important Brazilian scientists and scholars. More than 1 100 people attended the online panel discussions. The festival also offered teacher training workshops on scientific literacy, which were attended by 547 teachers, most of them from public schools. In 2022, the event organized 42 live screenings with a total public of 2 232, mostly children and students from public schools.
 
The event in Brazil continues its objective of expanding access to science and quality education, despite the lack of investment by the government in recent years, the Brazilian scientific and educational communities are strengthened through important events such as the Science Film Festival, which is highly valued.