- Language level required: B1+
- Location: Narva eesti keele maja Narva, Linda 2
- Time: 01.10.2023 kell 15:00 - 20:00
- Format: Language Practice
The films of the Matsalu Nature Film Festival are coming to Narva for the fourth time this year! Between 25 September and 1 October 2023, the Integration Foundation’s Estonian Language House in Narva will screen the films of the international Matsalu Nature Film Festival (MAFF) in the Estonian Language House of Narva for the fourth time. For the second year in a row, the films will also be shown in the schools of Narva in cooperation with the Narva Estonian State High School, so that as many people as possible could experience the best nature films in the world.
This year’s selection of films screened in Narva includes classic nature films as well as films that reflect more broadly on the relationship between humans and nature.
Margus Pensa, a biodiversity and monitoring specialist from the Nature Protection Department of the State Forest Management Centre, will also be present to comment on the films of the festival at the movie night on 1 October.
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Film schedule
3 p.m. Woodpeckers: the Hole Story Director Ann Johnson Prum
USA 2022 / 52 minutes / English, with Estonian subtitles
The story of the woodpeckers takes us deep into the forest. All woodpeckers share some very special talents – they are excellently adapted to life in the trees and are highly skilled woodworkers. They have legs that are perfect for climbing trees, a technique for flying through the forest, and a beak with a chisel-like tip for carving holes in tree trunks. Woodpeckers do not sing. Instead, they drum on trees to send messages. They use their sharp beaks to bore into rotting trees and look for insects to eat. Every year, they hollow out deep nest holes – holes that are also important for other species nesting in the forest. The film explores these fascinating birds from around the world.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hNfPq0Ydfs&t=11s&ab_channel=Matsalufilm
4.30 p.m. Wolf Director Cees van Kempen
Netherlands 2022 / 90 minutes / English and Dutch, with Estonian subtitles
In Europe, the wolf was almost completely eradicated over the last centuries. Small populations survived in the large forests of eastern Poland. Thanks to the conservation measures put in place, the wolf has made a remarkable comeback in recent decades. Wolf tells the story of how this extraordinary predator found its way through Germany to one of Europe’s most vibrant countries – the Netherlands.
https://www.maff.ee/film/view_express_entity/798
6.30 p.m. What is the Wilderness? (Was ist Wildnis?) Director Jan Haft
Germany 2022 / 51 minutes / German, English, with English subtitles
What is the Wilderness? shows that species diversity is greatest where large herbivores are part of the habitat. Given that livestock can provide the same ‘ecosystem engineering’ services as wild animals, wild grazing is a major opportunity for biodiversity, animal welfare, climate, landscape, and the future of humanity.
https://www.maff.ee/en/film/view_express_entity/840
Information and registration: The movie night is free of charge. Pre-registration is not required, but you can let us know if you wish to attend.
Registration: https://iseteenindus.integratsioon.ee/service/view/13503?lang=en
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