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Women in Science film festival organized by OWSD

The online Women in Science Film Festival is organized by OWSD in partnership with the International Science Council (ISC) on the occasion of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, this Friday, February 11.

The festival celebrates the stories and contributions of women in science in developing countries and around the world, with 10 new short films featuring women scientists:

  • 6 films made as part of the second round of the OWSD Visions project, in which OWSD video consultant Nicole Leghissa works with local filmmakers in developing countries to help them tell the story of women scientists in their communities. The new films premiering as fart of this festival feature 6 OWSD members in Benin, Bolivia, the Republic of Congo, Ecuador, Kenya, and Nepal, who are engaged in research ranging from using magnetic refrigeration to help preserve food security, to turning citrus fruit waste into sustainable cosmetics.
  • 4 films produced as part of the International Science Council's Unlocking Science series by BBC Storyworks. These include one film made for OWSD featuring Early Career fellow Elizabeth Bandason, and three others on Battling bias in AI, The female future of science in Africa, and Women in STEAM.

All of the films will be available to view starting Friday 11 February on the Film Festival webpage: https://stories.council.science/women-in-science-film-festival/ (please note that this page will not be available until then).

In addition, on February 11 there will be a panel discussion on Case Studies: Approaches to Storytelling in Science, from 15:00-16:15 CET. OWSD Coordinator Tonya Blowers will moderate a panel of communications and storytelling experts involved with both projects:

  • Megan Lloyd-Laney — Director, CommsConsult
  • Nick Ishmael-Perkins — Senior consultant, Public Value of Science programme
  • Nicole Leghissa — Filmmaker, Coordinator OWSD Visions project
  • Sudin Bajracharya — Filmmaker, Founder, Kathacharya Productions

Registration is available for the panel discussion at: https://bit.ly/ISCOWSD2022