The visual and environmental education project conceived by Veneto Film Commission for primary and secondary schools in the region, in light of the highly topical issues linked to the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
The initiative, which ended on Tuesday 28 March at the Odeon Cinema in Vicenza, involved 3,000 students of the provinces of Venice, Padua, Treviso, Rovigo, Verona, Vicenza, 200 teachers, 11 experts which they have explored with the 7 films selected, 5 objectives of the 2030 agenda on climate change divided as follows:
Primary schools
ob.15 – Life on Earth
ob. 14 – Life Underwater
Lower secondary schools
Objective 11 – Sustainable cities and communities
Objective 13 – Fight against climate change
ob. 14 – Life Underwater
Secondary schools
ob. 12 – Responsible consumption and production
ob. 15 – Life on Earth
Developed in collaboration with the Regional School Office of Veneto, within the framework of the National Cinema and Images Plan for Schools promoted by the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Education, the project has leveraged the sensitivities and concerns of the new generations for the ecological conditions of the future world, proposing during school hours 20 screenings of international works Through the narrative thread of leading filmmakers, including documentary, fiction, and animation, they have explored the delicate relationship between humanity and the ecosystems in which we live, from protecting the seas to the environmental impact of consumption and production, from safeguarding biodiversity to the critical issues of climate change.
The feedback from the students and teachers who participated in the event was positive. This initiative connected our individual habits with their environmental consequences, analyzing the urgent issues related to climate change, which are increasingly topical and tangible.
