Seven locations will host a film tour to bring science closer to young people. Under the name #LabMeCrazy! Science Film Festival, this is an initiative of the Science Museum that gives continuity to the international scientific film festival that this institution organizes every year and that has the partnership of the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT) / Ministry of Science and Innovation, Laboral Kutxa, Government of Navarra and Pamplona City Council. This activity is sponsored by the Regional Executive, through the department of University, Innovation and Digital Transformation, and in partnership with the network of Public Libraries of Navarra.

"The international festival #LabMeCrazy awards the best documentaries and audiovisuals of scientific cinema and, among its objectives, is to transmit our passion for science to the public. This initiative aims to bring science to the whole of the Comunidad Foral, bringing the most spectacular documentaries to each town," says Ignacio López-Goñi, director of the Science Museum of the University of Navarra.

In this line, the Minister of University, Innovation and Digital Transformation, Juan Cruz Cigudosa, stressed the need to "build bridges" between science and citizenship, especially among the young public. In this regard, he stressed the importance of transforming the knowledge specialized in accessible. "That is why we value positively initiatives like this one that, through different projections, aim to bridge the distance that sometimes exists between young people and knowledge scientist, which can contribute to the increase of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) vocations", he pointed out.

The program will start in Viana on May 19, moving on to Estella-Lizarra (June 14), Falces (September 21), Mendavia (October 5), Tafalla (November 2), Ribaforada (December 14) and San Adrián (January 18).

With the goal to promote the scientificknowledge dissemination , the topics addressed in the different documentaries are collaborative science, ecology, human beings and nature, women and science, or editing. Genetics. According to the director of the festival and professor of the School of Communication of the University of Navarra, Bienvenido León, "the films that make up this tour are the finalists of #LabMeCrazy. They are very special works, which have won numerous awards at festivals around the world. They tell stories that show that science can be exciting. I think they are going to surprise a lot of people."

The cycle is open to all audiences, with free entrance until fill in capacity, prior registration at entrance. The screenings will begin at 5:30 p.m., and will be followed by a colloquium afterward at position by a specialist from the University of Navarra.

Documentaries planned
The first screening, which will take place in Viana on May 19, will be "The Serengeti Rules" (Las leyes del Serengeti, O.V. subtitled at Spanish), with a colloquium to position by Professor David Galicia.

In Estella-Lizarra, the play "The Last Artifact" will be screened on June 14 (O.V. subtitled at Spanish), with colloquium by Professor Arturo Ariño.

In September, on September 21 in Falces, "Human Nature" (Naturaleza Humana, O.V. subtitled at Spanish) will be shown, with colloquium at position by the researcher Ujué Moreno.

In Mendavia, on October 5, "My Octopus Teacher" will be screened (O.V. subtitled at Spanish), with colloquium at position by María Casas, PhD in Biology. In November the cycle will move to Tafalla on the 2nd, with a new screening of "The Serengeti Rules".

The cycle continues on December 14 in Ribaforada and concludes on January 18 in San Adrián, with the screening of "My love affair with the Brain: the life and science of Dr. Marian Diamond". V.O subtitled at Spanish), with a colloquium by Full Professor and science popularizer Ignacio López-Goñi.