The IX International Nature and Environment Film Festival, one of the largest nature film festivals in the country and the region, took place between 19-21 May. Traditionally held at the Royal Castle in Gödöllő, the event was organised by the Blue Planet Climate Foundation.
The main focus of the festival is environmental protection and the making of nature films and photographs. Accordingly, the programme included environmental lectures, an interactive microscope lab and nature film screenings, as well as photography and film workshops.
This year, the Csányi Foundation Nature Photography Team had the opportunity to showcase our nature photography work representing the Foundation, and we also gave a glimpse into our research funded by Katalin Karikó.
Our Foundation prepared five different programmes for the event. Our mentor, Péter Mikics, gave a short presentation of the research project carried out with the money donated by Katalin Karikó. After the presentation of the research project, the visitors could observe the water samples collected by us and their biota with a microscope.
Guests were also able to participate in two interactive photography workshops. After a short theoretical introduction, we went out into the courtyard of the castle, where the children were able to try out what they had learned in practice. The photos were analysed together and the best one was then printed out. The printed photos were then taken home by the guests as a souvenir.
Perhaps the most popular was the insect portrait workshop held by Szabi Turuczki. During the workshop, visitors could photograph a single dissected insect using a layering technique. Using the Foundation’s specially designed scaffolding, visitors took 50-100 pictures with different focal points.
Finally, with the help of Szabi, the images were digitally fused together, resulting in perfectly sharp portraits of each insect. The finished photos were also printed out and given as gifts to interested people.
We also had two informal programmes. An interactive exhibition of 15 of the best nature photos from recent years was put together. Guests were able to view the images, which were also exhibited at the Foundation’s previous Guidance Days, and learn more about their creations by scanning the QR codes attached to each photo. Another informal activity was an adventure game. Dubbed Green Detective, our game challenged contestants to find clues hidden throughout the event area, which were samples collected from an imaginary aquatic habitat and its wider environment, each sealed in a jar. Each ‘sample’ was accompanied by a series of questions, which if completed correctly, participants were awarded a prize. The aim of the game was to showcase native aquatic habitats and the native organisms found there.
Once again, we would like to thank Eva Tábori-Simon and the management of the Foundation for giving us the opportunity to participate in such a high quality event and to represent our Foundation!
Our gallery of the event is available at the link below:
The artworks created by the participants of the event can be seen in the gallery below:
A IX. Nemzetközi Természet- és Környezetvédelmi Filmfesztiválon készült művek 2023
The website of the event is available here.