Project

REEL TIME film festival is an environmental education project in which movies are used as a medium for young people to express their opinions about consumerism. The target group is junior high school students, and approximately 600 young people from the Tampere region have taken part during the last two years. Basic information about the Climate Change and its environmental effects is shared with students, with the principal aim of providing environmental education, and not merely making a movie, which nonetheless has had a strong effect in motivating young people to become actively involved in the project. This enterprise has given birth to 100 short films and the best of them have been shown at Tampere’s International Film Festival, where it received awards as well. Reel Time festival’s movies captured the interest of knowledgeable movie fans, and the high standard has been widely praised. A wide variety of films in the form of documentary, fiction, and animation were produced during the festival, and they reflect a many-sided view of young people’s opinions and their understanding of the world. Ecofellows is keenly interested in founding a partnership between other countries to establish an international forum for Reel time festival. This year, Tampere Film Festival presents international films for the first time. Next year, the screens will be filled with many animations and documentaries from workshops in Europe, China, and Africa. The best of Reel Time films can also be seen on Finnair holiday flights. Reel Time is keenly interested in founding a partnership between other countries to establish an international forum for Reel Time Festival. During the Tampere Film Festival 4.-8.3. Reel Time concentrates on climate change, with related seminars and exhibitions.

Originally, Reel Time Film Festival was founded by Tampere Solid Waste Management in 2005. Nowadays Reel Time is a part of EcoFellows activities (www.ekokumppanit.fi).