Founded by the Swiss Science Film Academy, the Global Science Film Festival brings together scientists and filmmakers who share one passion: “scientific communication through film”. This year, the simultaneous screening will feature 2 short films – Autosaurus Rex and CaSSIS.Mars Demystified and 1 documentary film – SRF ‘Einstein’: Expedition Deep into The Glacier.
Followed by the screening of the films, a podium discussion themed “Making science accessible to the broad public” will be organized with experts from the respective locations. For the program from China, Prof. Shugui Hou, Distinguished Professor from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, will join the podium discussion in Basel, and Ms. Yang Yang, Independent Documentary Film Director and Founder of Jilu Commune will join us on-site. Both experts will share their insights on the topic from their own perspectives. The audience will also have the chance to interact with the speakers and Directors of the selected films.
17:00 Registration
17:30 Welcome speech
17:35 Film Screening
Autosaurus Rex (Animation, 2022, 6 min)
CaSSIS. Mars Demystified (Animation-Drama, 2022, 7 min)
SRF ‘Einstein’: Expedition Deep Into the Glacier (Documentary, 2021, 39 min)
18:30 Podium Discussion – Making Science Accessible to the Broad Public
Switzerland:
Einstein Co-Host: Kathrin Hönegger
Einstein Co-Host: Tobias Müller
Moderator: Vinenzo Ribi
India:
Subhra Priyadarshini, Nature India & Science Journalists Association of India
Prof. Dr. Anil V. Kulkarni, Divecha Center for Climate Change
Prof. Dr. Arnab Bhattacharya, University of Wisconsin-Madison
China:
Prof. Shugui HOU, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Ms. Yang YANG, Independent Documentary Filmmaker and Producer
Japan:
Prof. Dr. Shin Sugiyama, Hokkaido University
19:30 Networking reception
AUTOSAURUS REX
Genre: Animation
Country: Switzerland
Year: 2022
Length: 6 min
Languages: French with English/Chinese subtitles
Among the different species that inhabit our planet, one stands out from the others by its power and its impact on ecosystems. It is the Autosaurus Rex.
CaSSIS. MARS DEMYSTIFIED. DEVILS
Genre: Animation
Country: Switzerland
Year: 2022
Length: 7 min
Languages: English with Chinese subtitles
CaSSIS is a high-resolution color stereo camera in Mars orbit and is making remarkable images of the Red planet. What mysteries has it revealed today? Who left these dark curly tracks on Mars? Are there giant worms or devils? Together with Detective Nick and CaSSIS camera we will demystify the mysteries of Red Planet.
SRF ‘EINSTEIN’: EXPEDITION DEEP INTO THE GLACIER
Genre: Documentary
Country: Switzerland
Year: 2021
Length: 39 min
Languages: German with English/Chinese subtitles
The glaciers in the Swiss Alps are melting due to global warming. As a consequence, melting water from the “Plaine Morte” glacier has turned into a threat for the mountain village “Lenk” in the Bernese Alps. This is why scientists explore the water channels inside the glacier. Presenter Tobias Müller delves into this climatic hotspot – on a daring expedition into the middle of the glacier.
SRF ‘EINSTEIN’: EXPEDITION DEEP INTO THE GLACIER
Kathrin Hönegger (Einstein Co-Host)
SRF ‘EINSTEIN’: EXPEDITION DEEP INTO THE GLACIER
Tobias Müller (Einstein Co-Host)
AUTOSAURUS REX
Marcel Barelli (Director)
CaSSIS. MARS DEMYSTIFIED. DEVILS
Tatiana Keller (Director)
Bio
Prof. Hou’s research interest lies in climatic and environmental reconstructions from the Tibetan and Antarctic ice cores. He has conducted 35 scientific expeditions to the Antarctic, the Arctic, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the Himalayas, and the Andes, and has achieved fruitful results in the Antarctic and Qinghai-Tibet Plateau ice core records and the modern process of snow and ice. Prior to his current position, he was a Distinguished Professor at the School of Geographic and Oceanic Sciences, Nanjing University, and a Professor at the Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
He has a Ph.D in Glaciology, Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Post-doc in the Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement (LSCE), CEA/CNRS, France, and the Laboratoire de Glaciologie et Geophysique de l’Environnement (LGGE), CNRS, France.
He is currently a member of the Scientific Committee of the International Partnerships in Ice Core Sciences (IPICS), the Scientific Steering Committee of the National Climate Observatory, the Chinese Quaternary Science Research Association, and the Chinese Society of Cryosphere Science.
Bio
Yang is an independent documentary filmmaker and producer living in Shanghai. Born and raised by the Qinling foothills, she developed deep love for mountains and oceans under the influence of her parents who love traveling for open landscapes. Yang was a 2019 Jackson Wild Summit Emerging Filmmaker Scholar, a member of the Explorers Club, and also a scuba diving instructor. In 2021, she initiated perhaps the first and only open source website, Jilu Commune, dedicated to sharing carefully curated knowledge and tools to help China-based nonfiction filmmakers network and grow professionally.
Directorial
2021 | Changemaker for Nature Palm Oil Campaign | 4 mins | COP15
2020 | Guardian of Momoge | 12 mins | CWCA
2019 | Made in Paradise | 34 mins | International Ocean Film Festival
Producing
2022 | The Wanderer | Producer | 61 mins | Visions du Reel Media Library
2020 | Runaway Mime | Associate Producer | 33 mins | IM Cross Strait Film Festival
2020 | The Social Dilemma | Production Assistant | 94 Mins | Sundance Film Festival
2019 | Made in Boise | Production Assistant | 84 mins | AFI Docs
