Bangladesh

The Science Film Festival in Bangladesh celebrated its fourth edition in 2022. Organized by the Goethe-Institut Bangladesh, the festival returned with the support of its partners: JAAGO Foundation, Alokito Hridoy Foundation, The Tech Academy, Netz Bangladesh, UNESCO, Independent University, Bangladesh, University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh, Dhaka International Mobile Film Festival (DIMFF), Children's Film Society Bangladesh, PASCH-Schools: Partners for the Future  Maple Leaf International School, European Standard School (ESS), Mastermind International School in Chittagong. There were a total of 23 films that were selected to be screened during the festival period from October 01 to December 20 in Bangladesh. Three films were available with Bangla dubbing.
 
All school partners actively participated with holding online or offline screenings and guiding kids through the experiments. The Goethe-Institut Bangladesh organized several workshops for students and teachers. A special workshop ‘The Wonder of Science’ was led by RSCiTech Science Technician and STEM ambassador Emila Angelillo, to discover more about science as she conducted some of the coolest experiments while showing us some easy and fun activities that anyone can do at home.
 
This year, for the first time, the festival visited remote areas in partnership with NetzBangladesch. With a team of science educators, film screenings and science workshops were organized for students of Kacharipara GPS, Ekurchali Majapara GPS, Kakon bibi (AS), Nathuaganj GPS in Taraganj, Gangachara, Rangpur and Domar, Nilphamari district of Bangladesh. DIMFF and SFF Bangladesh organized a short film production workshop with the target audience consisting of Bangladeshi high school and college students. The films produced in the workshop will participate in the DIMFF 2023 competition.
 
The Science Film Festival in Bangladesh recorded a total of 5 976 offline participants in 2022.