Mozambique

The Science Film Festival celebrated its second edition in Mozambique in 2022 and was organized by the CCMA (Mozambican-German Cultural Centre) – Goethe-Zentrum Maputo in collaboration with Rádio Moçambique (RM), the Spanish Embassy, the High Commission of Canada and the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ). A selection of 41 films was selected and screened from November 1 to 30 in ten different locations such as the CCMA, Escola Portuguesa de Moçambique (Portuguese School of Mozambique), Colégio Nyamunda, Associação ACADEC, Espaço Utopia, Escola Comunitária da ADEMO, Escola de Educação Especial Número and Instituto Comercial da Cidade da Beira through the PASCH initiative and through the GIZ in the provinces of Sofala and Inhambane.

Among the most well-received films was “Ghost Particle”, which opened the festival with attendance of one of the scientists participating in the film, Bryan Ramson, who shared his experience of participating in this scientific documentary that follows the international efforts to understand the origin of the universe by studying its smallest parts in the context of one of the world's largest experiments.

In this second edition of the festival in Mozambique, the CCMA carried out a parallel activity to the film exhibitions in partnership with Rádio Moçambique (RM), which consisted of the production of podcasts on diverse scientific and environmental topics by RM’s youth group. CCMA was also able to welcome new partners such as the Spanish Embassy, as well as the High Commission of Canada, who supported some of the activities and screenings. A total of 2 899 people attended the Science Film Festival 2022 in Mozambique.