The short films made during the Film Workshop “Science Communication through Stories, Film and Animation”, with the participation of USAMV Cluj-Napoca representatives, are available on the YouTube platform of the SciFilmIt Organization in Geneva
Teams of researchers and teachers from our university, together with students from the Babeș-Bolyai University (UBB) – Faculty of Theatre and Film, respectively from the National Academy of Music “Gheorghe Dima” (ANMGD), finalized the project initiated by the Persona Association, with the support of SciFilmIt from Switzerland: the film workshop “Science Communication through Stories, Film and Animation”.
During the workshops hosted by USAMV Cluj-Napoca, between 16-18 December 2024, short films with scenarios focused on Sustainability and Perspectives in Life Sciences, One-Health, Biodiversity and Sustainability were conceived and these animated clips are now available on the YouTube platform of the SciFilmIt organization in Geneva.
Here are the four short films and the teams that made them, the main subject being the challenges and achievements of research work at USAMV Cluj-Napoca:
One Health Field – short film about humans and animals that can help each other to improve their mental health, made by the team of Duada Rusu (UBB), Mara Dezmirean, Cristiana Novac and Sorina Dârjan (USAMV Cluj-Napoca), Patricia-Daiana Manciu (ANMGD), with the participation of Timea Kecz and Max: https://youtu.be/MppAKpMnLv8
Biodiversity Domain – clip about the importance of maintaining a diverse gene pool for a population to withstand different types of stress, made by the team formed by Karin Vanessa Biris (ANMGD), Gabriela Eliza Jilav (UBB), Alexandru Deac and Mihaela Mihai (USAMV): https://youtu.be/bvYhyDl-tLg
The Sustainability Domain – animation about preserving the balance of nature by decomposing and valorizing different materials, video made by the team of Răzvan Dima (UBB), Adrian Martău and Ioana Crișan (USAMV) and Norbert Szekely (ANMGD): https://youtu.be/_pl-yTkoN94
Perspectives in Life Sciences – movie about the use of various technologies for monitoring forest health, realized by the team formed by Oana Magureanu (UBB), Elemer-Emanuel Șuba and Adriana Aurori (USAMV), Denisa Gruian (ANMGD): https://youtu.be/FDg-kB6Ca7A.
The presentation of these films, for which we congratulate all the participants involved, will take place during an event hosted by our university, which will soon be open to the general public.
About the initiators of this innovative project
The SciFilmIt organization in Geneva (https://scifilmit.com/) aims to communicate science through a creative link between science, science communication and the general public. To this end, it organizes courses, workshops, competitions and events where participants from scientific fields learn to make short films that explain scientific concepts or present research projects to the general public.
Persona Association in Cluj-Napoca focuses on the educational, social and cognitive roles of art. The association collaborates with various local, national and international institutions and organizations in artistic (theatre and cinema), social (public interest issues such as addictions, public health), medical (health education, primary and secondary prevention) and charitable projects. Persona Association is the producer and organizer of the ClujShorts International Short Film Festival.
The collaboration of the two organizations was carried out by the artificial intelligence researcher Vivi Năstase, from the University of Geneva / Idiap Institute (Martigny, Switzerland) and member of SciFilmIt, and by the film director Rareș H. Stoica, Vice-President of the Persona Association in Cluj-Napoca.
The cinematography workshop “Science communication through stories, films and animation” was coordinated at USAMV Cluj-Napoca by the Vice-rector of Research, Prof. dr. Vlad Mureșan. Congratulations and good luck in all future projects!