CPH:
CONFERENCE
Science & Film
CPH:DOX is a global platform for some of the most innovative makers, doers and thinkers in documentary film. We’re proud to have contributed to CPH:DOX as the curators of the CPH:CONFERENCE Science & Film program on March 21, 2017.
An interdisciplinary, interactive program blending philosophical discussion with actionable advice.
We brought together creatives, academics, founders and technologists in science,
film, media and education to explore both the toughest challenges and most exciting opportunities in science communication today.
Our Programm:
After an opening address by Danish philosopher and information theorist Vincent Hendricks, Nadja Oertelt,
a neuroscientist and digital media innovator, kicked off the conference with a powerful address to the importance of science film for our current cultural and political environment; and award-winning filmmaker Phie Ambo shared insights gained in her 10-year documentary project at the intersection of cutting-edge scientific research and human consciousness, emotion and relationships.
Documentary filmmakers, technologists, students, creatives and scientists in attendance took on the challenge of our Pyramid exercise – a fast-paced interactive session to gather and share ideas about the current state of science film and its future from
the perspective of the filmmaker, the scientist and the viewer.
Hands-on workshops gave audiences both the tools and inspiration needed for new collaborative projects
in science film. Author, science communication professor and former evolutionary geneticist David Kirby teamed up with fellow genetics-turned-communications scholar and creative technologist Lomax Boyd to present a workshop on dramatic narratives that bring science to life on film.
Creative director and CEO Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya
(also with a neuroscience background) led an action-packed interactive workshop on 5 key techniques for emboldening science communication with aesthetics; and local cross-disciplinary research collective The Collaboratorium shared the methods they’d developed for collaboration between creative and scientific disciplines to drive future science film projects.
THE AFTERNOON Sessions
Industry leaders and entrepreneurs kicked off the afternoon with a series of rapid-fire talks introducing delegates to a range of new opportunities in science film. MIT media researcher, VR developer and BuzzFeed Open Lab Fellow Ainsley Sutherland illustrated the unique potential of emerging interactive and immersive media for science film through a case-study driven guide to new tools and production approaches.
Imagine Science Film Festival and Labocine founder Alexis Gambis, along with SciViews editor Thilo Körkel shed light on the new streaming platforms for factual content emerging to give mass audiences access to innovative science films. And, former documentary producer and director Lucy McDowell from forward-thinking global charity Wellcome Trust explained their mission for boosting public debate and understanding of biomedical research through funding initiatives.