OWSD and ISC invite you to a Women in Science Film Festival - TODAY, Friday February 11th

[ICTP/infopoint - Emili Sabina]

Dear ICTP community,

We are very pleased to invite you to an online *Women in Science Film 
Festival 
<https://council.science/events/women-in-science-film-festival/> 
*organized by the Organization for Women in Science for the Developing 
World (OWSD) in partnership with the International Science Council (ISC) 
on the occasion of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, 
today, Friday, February 11.

The festival celebrates the stories and contributions of women in 
science in developing countries and around the world, with 10 new short 
films featuring women scientists:

* 6 films made as part of the second round of the *OWSD Visions*
project, in which OWSD video consultant Nicole Leghissa works with
local filmmakers in developing countries to help them tell the story
of women scientists in their communities. The new films premiering
as fart of this festival feature 6 OWSD members in Benin, Bolivia,
the Republic of Congo, Ecuador, Kenya, and Nepal, who are engaged in
research ranging from using magnetic refrigeration to help preserve
food security, to turning citrus fruit waste into sustainable cosmetics.

* 4 films produced as part of the International Science Council's
*Unlocking Science* series by BBC Storyworks. These include one film
made for OWSD featuring Early Career fellow Elizabeth Bandason
<https://www.bbc.com/storyworks/unlocking-science/the-scientists-saving-malawis-crops>,
and three others on Battling bias in AI, The female future of
science in Africa, and Women in STEAM.

*All of the films will be available to view starting Friday on the Film 
Festival webpage: 
*https://stories.council.science/women-in-science-film-festival/ 
(/please note that //this page will not be available until then/).

In addition, on February 11 there will be a *panel discussion on Case 
Studies: Approaches to Storytelling in Science*, from 15:00-16:15 CET. 
OWSD Coordinator Tonya Blowers will moderate a panel of communications 
and storytelling experts involved with both projects:

* Megan Lloyd-Laney - Director, CommsConsult
* Nick Ishmael-Perkins - Senior consultant, Public Value of Science
programme
* Nicole Leghissa - Filmmaker, Coordinator OWSD Visions project
* Sudin Bajracharya - Filmmaker, Founder, Kathacharya Productions

*Registration* is available for the panel discussion at: 
https://bit.ly/ISCOWSD2022

We hope you can take the time to participate in this film festival, and 
we look forward to your feedback!

Kind regards,

OWSD Secretariat