“Sud de sciences” Science Film Festival

^8th Annual Science Film and Visual Media Festival

Sud de Sciences is a science film festival that offers the general public a unique opportunity to watch feature-length science films, followed by discussions with researchers.

The Sud de Sciences festival is part of the local research community, which is rich and diverse, reflecting the 6,000 researchers in Montpellier’s scientific community.

This free event allows the public to watch exceptional science films on current research topics that address societal issues, focusing on the themes promoted by the I-SITE program of excellence, which brings together researchers from the region to tackle three major challenges: Feeding, Healing, and Protecting.

The screenings provide an opportunity for panel discussions with scientists specializing in the topics covered and guest documentary filmmakers.

Opening of the Festival Sud de Sciences

Tuesday, December 2, 2025, at 6:30 p.m.
, Albert Camus Media Library, Clapiers

The 8th edition of the “Sud de Sciences” science film festival opens with a screening of the film “Arctic Glaciers: The Current State of Affairs” by Pierre DUGOWSON (2025, 52 min).
Synopsis: As a result of climate change, glaciers are melting faster than previously projected. Glaciologist Heïdi SEVESTRE takes us to the glaciers of Svalbard to assess a situation that affects the entire world.
The screening will be followed by a discussion with Frédéric BOUCHETTE, University Professor, Geosciences Montpellier.

Initiated by the Faculty of Sciences, it is sponsored by the University of Montpellier and organized in collaboration with the research organizations CIRAD, INRAe, Inserm, IRD, the science outreach association Centre de l’Imaginaire Scientifique et Technique (CIST), which coordinates the event, and in partnership with the City of Montpellier and the network of media libraries and scientific culture centers of Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole.