BRAC University hosts small file media festival Bangladesh
The Department of English and Humanities of BRAC University recently hosted a C on the Merul Badda campus, featuring 11 "eco-friendly" short films that addressed environmental issues with minimal carbon footprints.
The festival was an international collaboration with Small File Media Festival of the School for the Contemporary Arts at Simon Fraser University in Canada.It included films created by BRAC University students through workshops held from October to December this year.
Mohammad Zaki Rezwan, Senior Lecturer at the Department of English and Humanities, and Dr. Laura Marks, founder of Small File Media Festival and professor at Simon Fraser University, led the workshops.
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Small file media reduces streaming's carbon footprint by offering low-bandwidth films with small file sizes, averaging just one megabyte per minute. This allows the films to be streamed with minimal environmental impact.
Founded in 2020, the Small File Media Festival is a media-arts festival that raises awareness about the environmental impact of streaming media, which is calculated to contribute 1% of greenhouse gas emissions.
The event was attended by Dr Susan Vize, UNESCO Representative to Bangladesh, as chief guest, alongside media scholar Oliur Rahman Sun and climate advocate Sohanur Rahman as special guests.
Dr Firdous Azim, Chairperson of the Department of English and Humanities, praised the initiative for raising awareness of the environmental impact of media consumption through innovative, sustainable filmmaking practices.
Dr Laura Marks shared a recorded message highlighting the festival's mission to inspire low-carbon, aesthetically innovative films.
Dr Susan Vize emphasised the cultural connection to sustainable development. Sohanur Rahman and Oliur Rahman Sun advocated for individual and global actions to reduce carbon footprints.
