(VOVworld)- The Science Film Festival 2016 with film screenings, experiments and educational games for children about nature, environmental protection and technology will take place in Vietnam from October 2 to December 18.

Director Matthias Leupold (centre) during his filmmaking of Lighter than Orange. (Source: lighterthanorange.com)

The event will be held in 19 cities and provinces in the country by the Goethe Institute. It will also be presented in 15 other Asian countries. The 12th Science Film Festival for children and teenagers worldwide is presenting science that participants can touch and try. This year, the festival revolves around the topic “material science”, looking at how materials such as paper and plastic are made and what effect they have on the environment and if there are safer alternatives. A selection of 14 movies from seven countries will boost the scientific curiosity of young people.