Intercultural Weeks Leipzig | September 15 to 29

The intercultural weeks Leipzig take place annually and are action weeks in which cultural events, information events and festivals for intercultural exchange take place.

This year’s Intercultural Weeks are held under the motto “Live together, grow together”. With about 140 events, 5 specials and 8 exhibitions, they show many possibilities to move forward and to learn together. The programme offers discussion evenings, intercultural encounters, films, concerts with music from all over the world, festivals, theatre performances, readings, workshops, sports and family events.

Here you can find this year’s programme. For more information, see the Leipzig webpage.

 

SILBERSALZ | International Science Film Festival | June 20 to June 23, 2019

SILBERSALZ is the first international science film festival of its kind, taking place from June 20 to 23, 2019 for the second time in Halle.

As a combination of festival and conference, SILBERSALZ makes science accessible in a clear and vivid fashion while simultaneously serving as a platform for the exchange of ideas and mutual inspiration.The aim of SILBERSALZ is to provide the general public with access to scientific topics and to allow them to ask questions, thereby promoting a lively and active engagement with science in general.

The SILBERSALZ festival programme consists of freely accessible film screenings, installations and live performances dealing with a wide range of scientific topics and issues. With a variety of different events to choose from the programme is aimed at people of all ages – both those who are already interested in science and those just wanting to know more about the subject.

Further information can be found on the festival website.

[picture and text taken from: http://www.silbersalz-festival.com/en]