{"id":6480,"date":"2013-08-05T16:08:54","date_gmt":"2013-08-05T12:08:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dominicana-online.org\/?p=6480"},"modified":"2013-08-05T16:08:54","modified_gmt":"2013-08-05T12:08:54","slug":"noti4996","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/noti4996\/","title":{"rendered":"GFDD &amp; FUNGLODE present III DR Environmental Film Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><BR><br \/>\n<TABLE class=texto width=\"90%\" border=0><br \/>\n<TBODY><br \/>\n<TR><br \/>\n<TD vAlign=top width=70><SPAN style=\"HEIGHT: 963px\"><IMG class=thinborderfloat1 border=0 alt=\"GFDD &amp; FUNGLODE present III DR Environmental Film Festival\" src=\"\/portal\/noticias\/np_dreff2013_lanzamiento.jpg\" width=65><\/SPAN><\/TD><br \/>\n<TD vAlign=top width=7><BR><\/TD><br \/>\n<TD class=texto vAlign=top align=left><br \/>\n<P><STRONG>GFDD &amp; FUNGLODE present III DR Environmental Film Festival<\/STRONG><BR>Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 08\/05\/13<\/P><br \/>\n<P><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 35px; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia,; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: chocolate; LETTER-SPACING: -6px; LINE-HEIGHT: 80%\">T <\/SPAN>&nbsp;he third edition of the DR Environmental Film Festival (DREFF) will be held on September 4-8 in eight cities: Santo Domingo, Santiago de los Caballeros, Puerto Plata, Punta Cana, San Francisco de Macor\u00eds, Ban\u00ed, San Juan de la Maguana and Sos\u00faa and a total of 19 venues and an inviting lineup for schools, universities and communities.<\/P><br \/>\n<DIV style=\"FLOAT: left; MARGIN-RIGHT: 10px\"><IFRAME height=169 src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/K3gNPFmuSYg\" frameBorder=0 width=300 allowfullscreen><\/IFRAME><\/DIV><br \/>\n<P>This year\u2019s 5 themes &#8211; oceans, biodiversity, green economy, sustainable agriculture and climate change, will be covered in a selection of 30 films:<\/P><br \/>\n<P><STRONG>5 Dominican films<\/STRONG>: (<EM>Valle Nuevo: Mother of the Waters; Cordillera Central Dominicana; Reserva de la Biosfera: Jaragua, Bahoruco, Enriquillo; Between Islands: A Lifeline of Survival; Death by a Thousand Cuts<\/EM>)<\/P><br \/>\n<P><STRONG>16 feature films<\/STRONG>: (<EM>Pad Yatra: A Green Odyssey; Planet Ocean; Sacred Science; Mother: Caring for 7 Billion; Trashed; Voices of Transition; A Thirsty World; Money and Life; Otter 501; The Lorax; Harmony; Uranium Drive In; Minds in the Water; Sharkwater; Keep on Rolling: The Dream of the Automobile; The Last Reef: Cities Beneath the Sea )<\/EM><\/P><br \/>\n<P class=quote style=\"BORDER-TOP: #cccccc 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #cccccc 1px solid; WIDTH: 30%; BORDER-BOTTOM: #cccccc 1px solid; FLOAT: right; PADDING-BOTTOM: 8px; PADDING-TOP: 8px; PADDING-LEFT: 8px; MARGIN: 20px; BORDER-LEFT: #cccccc 1px solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 8px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: whitesmoke\">All 55+ screenings are free of charge and open to the public; foreign films have Spanish subtitles. Talks, panels, workshops and activities will give audiences the opportunity to &nbsp;interact with filmmakers, scientists, and experts.<\/P><br \/>\n<P><STRONG>6 short films<\/STRONG>: <EM>The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom; What Would Darwin Think? Man vs. Nature in the Galapagos; The Windmill Farmer; A Sea Turtle Story; Hanging Around; Papiroflexia)<\/EM><\/P><br \/>\n<P><STRONG>3 retrospective films<\/STRONG>: (<EM>In Organic We Trust; Terra and Bag it!<\/EM>)<\/P><br \/>\n<P><STRONG>INAUGURATION OF THE FESTIVAL <\/STRONG><BR><EM>Mother: Caring for 7 Billion, <\/EM>a revealing film about the earth\u2019s exploding population, will open the Festival on Sept<EM>. <\/EM>4 in Santo Domingo at Palacio del Cine in Agora Mall at 5:00 pm. Get your tickets early \u2013 theater capacity is 318. World renowned, award-winning director Chris Fauchere and producer Joyce Johnson will be there to discuss this compelling film. September 5th inaugurations held in the other venues around the country.<\/P><br \/>\n<P><STRONG>WHAT TO EXPECT <\/STRONG><BR>A sneak preview of four films&#8230;<\/P><br \/>\n<P><STRONG><EM><IMG style=\"FLOAT: left; MARGIN-RIGHT: 8px\" src=\"\/portal\/noticias\/news_dreff2013_launch01.jpg\" width=90 height=90>Mother: Caring for 7 Billion &#8212; <\/EM><\/STRONG>Why are some critics calling this film a \u201ccontroversial topic\u201d? Isn\u2019t it just a documentary on the long-term effects of human population growth on humanity\u2019s ability to sustain itself on the Earth\u2019s rapidly depleting natural resources? Ah yes\u2026but the scope delves into family planning, feminism, agriculture, religion, international development and empowering women. Not just your average population growth film. Get ready to debate some hard issues.<\/P><br \/>\n<P>&nbsp;<\/P><br \/>\n<P><STRONG><EM><IMG style=\"FLOAT: left; MARGIN-RIGHT: 8px\" src=\"\/portal\/noticias\/news_dreff2013_launch02.jpg\" width=90 height=90>A Thirsty World &#8212; <\/EM><\/STRONG>Leonardo da Vinci said, \u201cWater is the driving force of all nature,\u201d believing that water is to the world what blood is to our bodies. <EM>A Thirsty World<\/EM> shows the most extraordinary and rarely seen water sources on the planet. Aerial views of 20 different countries, from Southern Sudan and Northern Congo to farms in Cambodia or Western USA, are as dramatic and gripping as the stories told by the people who desperately struggle to confront issues of water quality and quantity. From water scarcity to watery cataclysms \u2013 this film opens your eyes to both and everything in between.<\/P><br \/>\n<P>&nbsp;<\/P><br \/>\n<P><STRONG><EM><IMG style=\"FLOAT: left; MARGIN-RIGHT: 8px\" src=\"\/portal\/noticias\/news_dreff2013_launch03.jpg\" width=90 height=90>Trashed &#8212; <\/EM><\/STRONG>Academy award winning Jeremy Irons is no stranger to center stage, but his role in <EM>Trashed<\/EM> could be his most important. Jeremy travels the world to beautiful places tainted by horrible trash: landscapes in China covered in tons of rubbish; a river in Indonesia barely visible under a tide of plastic; children swimming in filthy lakes; mothers doing laundry in sewage-filled rivers. Yearly, we produce billions of tons of plastic, household waste, toxic waste and more. This film will open your eyes \u2013 we cannot hide from our trash any longer.<\/P><br \/>\n<P>&nbsp;<\/P><br \/>\n<P><STRONG><EM><IMG style=\"FLOAT: left; MARGIN-RIGHT: 8px\" src=\"\/portal\/noticias\/news_dreff2013_launch04.jpg\" width=90 height=90>Between Islands: A Lifeline of Survival<\/EM><\/STRONG><STRONG><EM> &#8212; <\/EM><\/STRONG>\u201cSome end up in wheelchairs, some end up like me,\u201d says a Dominican fisherman who drags his legs between two sticks that serve as crutches in this documentary about the dangers facing fishermen who use tubes from compressors to breathe underwater. The divers can go down as deep as 30 meters though risking the lethal bends that can cause serious decompression diseases, permanent physical damage or even death. Exquisite shots of the Dominican Republic\u2019s marine life beg the audience to preserve and conserve a natural heritage like none other.<\/P><br \/>\n<P>&nbsp;<\/P><br \/>\n<P><STRONG>ACTIVITIES, WORKSHOPS, PANELS<\/STRONG><STRONG>&nbsp;<\/STRONG> <BR>Festivalgoers meet and speak with invited participants &#8211; producers, directors, researchers and explorers through series of 15 panels, 4 workshops and 3 network development events. The more than 50 national and international environmental panelists include:<\/P><br \/>\n<P><STRONG>Jon Bowermaster<\/STRONG>&#8211; Writer, filmmaker, adventurer with <EM>National Geographic.<\/EM> Has sea kayaked around the world to all 7 continents and dogsledded in Antarctica!<\/P><br \/>\n<P><STRONG>Chris Fauchere<\/STRONG> looks at over-population as a symptom of a domination system &#8211; move beyond domination of women and humanity can move beyond the domination of nature.<\/P><br \/>\n<P><STRONG>Jaume&nbsp;Gil i&nbsp;Llopart<\/STRONG> &#8211; director for 19 years of International Environmental Film Festival in Barcelona. Collaborators include Daryl Hannah, Martin Sheen, Cousteau Foundation.<\/P><br \/>\n<P><STRONG>Stuart Sender<\/STRONG>&#8211; Oscar nominated (<EM>Prisoner of Paradise<\/EM>) director of <EM>Harmony;<\/EM> produced <EM>first<\/EM> exclusive interview with Nelson Mandela after prison release. Media consultant for outside-the-box messaging; documentaries on Stevie Wonder, Helen Hunt and more.<\/P><br \/>\n<P><STRONG>Casey Nay<\/STRONG>&#8211; Producer <EM>Uranium Drive In.<\/EM> A proposed uranium mill in a poor Colorado town pits environmentalists against pro-mill advocates in this dramatic documentary.<\/P><br \/>\n<P><STRONG>Nils Aguilar<\/STRONG>&#8211; director of <EM>Voices in Transition,<\/EM> looks at Mayan-based agriculture to promote agro-ecology as response to climate change, fossil fuel depletion, etc.<\/P><br \/>\n<P><STRONG>SCHOOL PROGRAM<\/STRONG>&nbsp;<BR>The Festival is offering a school program in collaboration with List\u00edn Diario\u2019s <EM>Plan Lea<\/EM>, the Children and Youth Library of the Dominican Republic, the Perell\u00f3 Cultural Center, <EM>Siempre Mas<\/EM> Foundation and Tourism Cluster of Puerto Plata. Seventeen screenings for children; 3 community activities (beach cleanup, cleaning marathon, reforestation day); 2 workshops on making art from recycled material with Bertha Santana.<\/P><br \/>\n<P><STRONG>SECOND EDITION OF THE GLOBO VERDE DOMINICANO AWARD<\/STRONG><BR>This Short Film and Public Service Announcement Competition provides an opportunity for filmmakers, students and professionals to take part in a <IMG style=\"FLOAT: left; MARGIN-TOP: 8px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 8px\" src=\"\/portal\/noticias\/projects_globoverde_en.png\" width=134 height=50>relatively unexplored discipline in the DR: production of audiovisual material on environment issues. Winners of the Second Edition will be announced during special shorts program celebrated at FUNGLODE on Saturday, September 8th. Visit us at <A href=\"http:\/\/www.globoverdedominicano.org\" target=_blank>www.globoverdedominicano.org<\/A>.<\/P><br \/>\n<P><STRONG>ABOUT DREFF<\/STRONG><BR>The DR Environmental Film Festival is an initiative of the Fundaci\u00f3n Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) and its sister organization in the United States, the&nbsp;Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), in collaboration with the: \u00c1gora Mall; Alianza ONG;&nbsp;The American School of Santo Domingo; Banco de Reservas; Bepensa; Children and Youth Library of the Dominican Republic; Centro Cuesta Nacional; Centro Cultural Monina Campora; Centro Cultural Narciso Gonz\u00e1lez; Centro Cultural Perell\u00f3; Centro Cultural Le\u00f3n Jim\u00e9nez;&nbsp;Children International; ECORED; Propagas Foundation; FUNDAZURZA; Siempre Mas Foundation; Impulsar ORG; INSAPROMA; Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources; Odebrecht; OH! Magazine; Plan Lea; Puerto Plata Tourism Cluster; List\u00edn Diario; PUNTACANA RESORT &amp; CLUB; UNAPEC; UNPHU; Vida Azul Foundation and Ztadium Studios.<BR>The DR Environmental Film Festival is an initiative of the <EM>Fundaci\u00f3n Global Democracia y Desarrollo<\/EM> (FUNGLODE) and its sister organization in the United States, the&nbsp;Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD). &nbsp;Since 2011, the DREFF has sought to raise awareness and deepen comprehension of environmental issues while serving as a catalyst for projects and programs that promote responsible environmental practices as the result of interaction between young people, the general public, teachers, experts, activists, filmmakers and leaders in the public &amp; private sector.<\/P><br \/>\n<P>Follow us on Facebook: facebook\/muestraCineMedioambiental, and Twitter: @globalFoundati, and don\u2019t miss any of the latest developments!<\/P><br \/>\n<P>Visit our webpage for more information and full program: <A href=\"http:\/\/www.dreff.org\/\" target=_blank>www.dreff.org<\/A> or contact us at <A href=\"mailto:info@dreff.org\" target=_blank>info@dreff.org<\/A>.<\/P><\/TD><\/TR><\/TBODY><\/TABLE><BR><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GFDD &amp; FUNGLODE present III DR Environmental Film FestivalSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic 08\/05\/13 T &nbsp;he third edition of the DR Environmental Film Festival (DREFF) will be held on September 4-8 in eight cities: Santo Domingo, Santiago de los Caballeros, Puerto Plata, Punta Cana, San Francisco de Macor\u00eds, Ban\u00ed, San Juan de la Maguana and Sos\u00faa &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/noti4996\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;GFDD &amp; FUNGLODE present III DR Environmental Film Festival&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6480","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-noticias"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6480"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6480"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6480\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6480"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6480"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6480"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}