Science film week to kick off Friday
Writer: Wang Jingli | Editor: Stephanie Yang | From: | Updated: 2019-09-17
The Fourth Shenzhen (International) Science Film Week will be held between Sept. 20 (Friday) and 27, the organizers said at a news conference at the Civic Center in Futian yesterday.
Running into its fourth year, this year’s science film week, themed “Paradigm of Future,” will hold more diversified and innovative activities for key events and give more attention to the popularization of science films.
“The theme means that Shenzhen hopes to play a leading and demonstration role in the world’s science film field,” said Zheng Chun, vice director of the entertainment and life channel of Shenzhen Media Group (SZMG), at the conference.
The event will be comprised of seven categories and eight topics, including China International Conference of Science and Education Producers (CICSEP), Handle Climate Change Film Festival 2019 (HCCFF) and a short video shooting contest.
The 10th CICSEP and the fourth HCCFF will invite experts from countries including the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan, South Korea, the United Kingdom, Germany, Russia and the Czech Republic to participate in the event.
The 10th CICSEP has attracted over 500 pieces from institutions in 63 countries and areas around the globe, which include Discovery, National Geographic, BBC Global, NHK and KBS.
The top prize of the 10th CICSEP, China Dragon Award, will be announced at an awards ceremony to be held Sept. 27 at SZMG.
The fourth HCCFF has gathered a total of 1,453 films from 96 countries and regions so far. Along with the works that were collected in the previous HCCFF, the overall entries will total over 5,000 from more than 130 countries and regions. Representatives will be invited to attend the United Nations Climate Change Conference, which is scheduled to be held in Chile in December, to show Shenzhen’s contributions in this area.
In order to get the public more involved in the event for the educational significance, the local organizers will display the excellent films in communities, schools and charity scientific venues from Sept. 20 to Oct. 20.
Shenzhen (International) Science Film Week is organized by the China Association for Science and Technology and Shenzhen Municipal Government, which is a key event listed on the Shenzhen Culture innovation development plan 2020.