Science festival at the Science Discovery Center

MANILA, Philippines - With water as its theme, the annual Science Film Festival brings learning and fun to kids of all ages at the Nido Fortified Science Discovery Center (NFSDC) in the SM Mall of Asia from Wednesday, Nov. 21 to Sunday, Nov. 25.

The Science Film Festival, which was initiated in 2005 in Thailand, and began in 2008 in the Philippines, was conceptualized to present films which communicate technological and scientific issues accessibly and entertainingly to a broad audience.

A joint project of the Goethe-Instut Philippines and the NFSDC, in partnership with the Embassy of Germany, Embassy of France, UNESCO Philippines, the ASEAN Center for Biodiversity, ABS-CBN Foundation, the Department of Education, and the Department of Science and Technology, the festival will showcase eight documentaries during its run. All screenings are free and open to the public.

These include Light the Ocean from the United Kingdom, Nine and a Half – Empty Oceans: Johannes is Fishing Fresh Fish from Germany, Science NERD – Geyser from Denmark, SciQ: Underwater from Canada, The Programme with the Mouse – What Happens When You Wash Your Hands? from Germany, the Silent Ocean from Indonesia, and two films, I Got It – the Lighthouse Episode and Matanglawin: Pasig River Earth Day Special from The Philippines.

Water has been chosen as the theme for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Science Film Festival 2012. Almost 70 percent of our body is composed of water, and water also covers about 70 percent of the world’s surface. And yet water, as one of our most significant natural resources, poses one of the most critical ecological tests with rising limitations on the accessibility and quality.

The Science Film Festival is one of the many exciting events at the Nido Fortified Science Discovery Center in the SM Mall of Asia.