Nature film screenings during Ski Week

Children & Family program
klo 11.00–11.30

❄ “Sval & Bard Sval & Bard animation series 15min, kairόs Studio, Italy/Norway 2016 (Winner VWF 2016/ animation)
10 ways how to survive in the Arctics!

Daroji
15 min, Sugandhi Gadadhar, India 2016 (Winner VWF 2018 / Short) Language: English, Text: Finnish
A short film for children, introducing them to wildlife with Bindu, a female Indian Sloth Bear that tells the story of different families, including her own, an d shares a friendly note with her audience, suggesting that man and animal can co-exist in harmony.

11.30 -11.50
Penguin’s Spring 20min
Mario Nardin, Italy, 2017
(finalist VWF 2018)
Language: Italian, text Swedish/Finnish

11.50 -12.45
The film depicts the life of penguins in the Antarctic as they move from the icy sea to the mainland to nest.

Queen without land
53min, Artic Light AS, Asgeir Helgestad, Norway 2017, (Winner VWF 2018 / NORDIC) Language: English, Text: Finnish

A beautiful film about a polar bear mother and her cubs, living on the arctic islands of Svalbard. We follow Frost through five years, and learn how is affected by rising temperatures as ice disappears from her fjords. She is not the only one to be affected by climate change, but the whole ecosystem is changing.

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Open discussion
12.45-13.30
Between the films there is an open discussion on climate change and how it affects life in Vaasa region and the Kvarken archipelago.
An introduction to the topic will start from 12.45 by Special Planner Ms Roosa Mikkola from Parks and Wildlife Finland Agency (Metsähallitus) and Development Manager Ms Maija Alasalmi from City of Vasa’s energy and climate program.

Climate Change (Part 2)

13.30-13.55

The Wild Wet
25 min, Moritz Katz, Josua Mayo Australia 2015 (Winner VWF 2016/ JURY’S BEST) kii Language: English

In far northeastern Australia lies a land that could not be more different to the arid landscapes that cover most of the continent. It’s lush, green and wet – a relic rainforest from an ancient world. Three times the age of the Amazon, the “Wet Tropics” has existed since the age of dinosaurs. In this part of Australia there are more species than in any other part of the continent. But to survive, every one of them has been forced to evolve their own unique strategy to survive; delve into this ancient world as we explore THE WILD WET.

Grassroots
20min, Frank Oly, Australia 2018 (Winner VWF 2018/CLIMATE CHANGE) Language: English, text: Swedish
As a soil specialist, Guy Webb has spent years, searching for ways to improve the health of Australia’s degraded farming soils. When he stumbles upon a piece of microbial research that is a breakthrough in soil science, he inadvertently becomes responsible for ensuring that this essential knowledge is not lost. With the help of the farmers around him, he sets himself the challenge to take scientific knowledge and transform it into a practical technology to be used across the globe. Grassroots follows Guy Webb and his friends, unlikely heroes on a quest to bring a genuine climate change solution to the world.

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Open discussion
14.15-15.00
Including information about Climate Change Conference event in Vaasa (26-28.9.2019) and new information about new events including Vaasa Wildlife Festival in 2020.

FREE ENTRANCE, WELCOME!