The Science Film Night

09.06.2012

Free screenings on a giant screen!

On Saturday, June 9th, from 8h30 pm, PARISCIENCE film festival will schedule three science documentaries for the Science Film Night, in front of the Paris Hôtel de Ville (4e).

Come and bring all your friends to watch films selected at 2011 PARISCIENCE film festival, and many short films !

9pm - The Iceberg Project

Directed by Jean-Michel Corillion / 52 min - France - 2010 © Kwanza - Dassault Systèmes - Diffusion : France 3

Humans depend on water to stay alive. From desalination of seawater to rationing, every effort is being made to offset a worldwide shortage. Yet, one huge resource has been left behind: icebergs, 12,000-year-old pure freshwater.

For 40 years, engineer Georges Mougin has advocated ferociously for a revolutionary plan: to tow an iceberg to arid regions that need water. Today, supported by internationally renowned specialists and with the help of cutting-edge 3D scientific simulation software, Georges wants to make real progress. Together they will work on a mind-blowing project: take an iceberg from the coast of Canada and tow it across the Atlantic before it melts. Could the dream become reality?

• Middle School Jury's Prize at Pariscience 2011

See the film page ; See the trailer

10pm - Nano revolution: more than human?

Directed by Olivier Julien / 52 min - France, EU, Japon - 2011 © ARTE France - DocSide Production - CBC - NHK

By mastering the construction of devices on the scale of atoms and molecules, nanotechnologies promise to revolutionize many areas of our lives.

• Selected at Pariscience 2011

See the film page ; see the trailer

11pm - Wonders of the Solar System: Dead or alive

Directed by Paul Olding / 50 min - GB - 2010 © BBC - Diffusion : France 5

Professor Brian Cox visits some of the most dramatic locations on Earth to explain how the laws of nature create astonishing natural wonders across the Solar System.

• Selected at Pariscience 2011

See the film page ; see the trailer