Are you SciCurious?
The Freemasons Reel Science Film Festival is a new competition that will get Yr11 – Yr13 students involved and excited about science! This competition encourages students to make a two minute film, on any aspect of science that interests them, hence the theme  'Are you SciCurious?'

We want to make participating in this competition as easy as possible for students so that they really enjoy the experience of making the short film. To this end, Masters students from the University of Otago’s Centre for Science Communication will be holding a series of workshops around New Zealand during March. The one hour workshop will provide students with lots of useful information on how to make a great short film using very basic equipment such as their cell phone. Students will also be given useful technical tips on editing, lighting and sound techniques, which they can use to their advantage when making the film. This will be a great learning opportunity for students and of course teachers are most welcome to attend also.

The winning students will then spend five days in Dunedin. This will be a real adventure where they will work in small teams with film makers and scientists to make a professional film on a given science topic. The best judged film will win the Freemasons Reel Science Film Festival.

Posters about the science competition will be sent to all secondary schools in the second week of February.

All information about this competition can be found at www.reelsciencefilm.org.nz which goes live on 10 February or contact Debbie Woodhall, Royal Society of New Zealand at Debbie.woodhall@royalsociety.org.nz