by Marc Halperin
We had lunch last Saturday with Michael Nash the director of Climate Refugees which has a free screening today at the LA film festival. The film focuses on Bangladesh, Chad, China, Kenya, Tuvalu, and the USA and promises to be a riveting 89 minutes.
“Climate Refugees” is a term few people outside the U.S. military and U.N. circles are familiar with until now. This illuminating documentary takes the next step after An Inconvenient Truth and examines...
The winners have been announced of the UNICEF UK FILM AWARDS. The Awards is an international competition for short films which look at the rights of children and young people. Festival Director Kathy Loizou said: ‘The UNICEF UK FILM AWARDS is the only film competition in the UK which focuses solely on films about kids’ rights. 20 short films were screened during the Showcomotion Young People’s Film Festival in Sheffield and the Jury, made up entirely of young people, spent the afternoon wa...
Stressed-out New Yorkers can take a big breath now and get some much-needed relief by watching a new short film titled, "Inner Peace” a Positive Vision Network Production. "Inner Peace" has been selected to screen as part of the prestigious New York International Independent Film and Video Festival (NYIIFVF) on March 25th at the Village Cinema in Manhattan.This film is co- directed by award-winning filmmaker Kathleen Ammalee Rogers and 13 times Telly Award Winner Alan Heath. Festival officials...
By Maria Esteves - April 23, 2008 LIBERA "ANGEL VOICES" first live tour was held at the Riverside Church, New York, Thursday, April 17, 7:30 PM. The twenty boys with angelic voices aged seven to fourteen years old sang "Glory to thee my God this night", "Gloria in Excelsis Deo", and ANGEL VOICES on CD/DVD released by EMI Classics. Their songs and voices elevate the consciousness to an immense inner peace, like being on cloud nine, seventh heaven, words si...
For cineastes and critics, the Berlin International Film Festival, or Berlinale, is a frequent target of criticism, since it is argued that the official competition has become subverted by commercialism, that politics drives the final selection in the official competition, or that Dieter Kosslick’s craving for media attention prevails. Thus the chorus of nay sayers grew more intense this year. After all, having the Rolling Stones, Madonna, and Sharukh Khan on the red carpet and bestowing the ...
The Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) today announced the conclusion of its successful ‘OneMinutesJr’ video production workshop for youth in Mumbai, with plans for future sessions in Dubai and Cairo, in partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Participants at the 5-day workshops received guidance in camera skills, shot and sound choices, story development and basic editing.The result is a collection of 60-second videos by artists of ages 12-20, showing the needs...
Documentary AVENGE BUT ONE OF MY TWO EYES by Avi Mograbi (France/Israel) wins last Amnesty International-DOEN Award at International Film Festival Rotterdam 2006The documentary AVENGE BUT ONE OF MY TWO EYES (Avi Mograbi, France/Israel 2005) is the winner of the Amnesty International-DOEN Award at the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) 2006. Before an extra screening, the head of the jury Goran Paskaljevic will presented the human rights film award on Wednesday night February 1st at the...
7 lsland International Film Festival starting from January 26, 2006, Republic day of India is based on a theme which is probably the first time in India with a theme.. “Non-violence resistance & global disarmament” All the films scheduled to be screen in this festival will be depicting an ideology with a social conviction of promoting its theme to the masses. It is a rare international event, which an Indian city is hosting for the first time, holds the potential to knock at the intellectual...
From November 16 to 23 November, the 2nd edition of the ONE WORLD BERLIN Human Rights Media Festival will take place. ONE WORLD BERLIN is the partner festival of the One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival in Prague that took place for the 7th time under the auspices of Václav Havel. ONE WORLD BERLIN is organized by Haus der Demokratie und Menschenrechte and EYZ Kino.The Turkish film Oyun (The Play) by Pelin Esmer will open the festival on November 16 at Casino in Bethani...
Declaration of Lyon: 'Media for a Culture of Peace' "A fundamental change in the way we communicate through the media to contribute to a world of peace, respect and solidarity", was called for by the members of SIGNIS, meeting for their World Congress in Lyon, in a Declaration entitled: "Media for a Culture of Peace". We, media professionals and citizens, Christians and members of the World Catholic Association for Communication (SIGNIS)meeting together in Lyon, Call for a fundamental change in ...
First Annual Festival Set To Take PlaceDECEMBER 10TH - 14TH ATLOEWS CINEPLEX UNIVERSAL CITYWALK in ORLANDO, FLORDIANOBEL PEACE PRIZE LAUREATE DR. OSCAR ARIAS To be Honored Opening Night GuestThe GLOBAL PEACE FILM FESTIVAL was founded by Shaikh Abdul Taw'ala Ibn Ali Alishtari, President and CEO of GlobalProtector.net, Inc., with the mission of utilizing the power of the moving image to further the goal of peace on earth. The GPFF seeks to create a festival that will reflect a broad definition of...
