Eco Documentary Festival
| Mission: | To create short documentary films about issues relating to the environment, global warming and sustainable development. |
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| Founder: |
 Dylan Touhey (2E),
Victoria |
| Description: | MediaNet is pleased to present eco doc, a program for filmmakers and environmentalists to meet and produce short documentary films about issues relating to the environment, global warming and sustainable development.
The program will take place over 3 weeks in September. Works produced through the program will be shown in a variety of ways. There will be a special public screening at Open Cinema on October 8th, they will be shown on community television and over the internet. MediaNet is partnering with the NFB's CitzenSHIFT, ekosTV, Open Cinema, the Dogwood Initiative and the Community Arts Council of Greater Victoria to offer this program to the Victoria community. |
| Details: | This is a unique opportunity for filmmakers, videographers, environmentalists and activists to explore local sustainability issues and solutions under the mentorship of filmmakers such as Richard Boyce, director of "The Art of Rainforests" and Rick Searle, founder of Ekos Communications and the Ekos TV website.
Participants will be individually assisted while exploring the technical, practical and artistic challenges involved in creating an environmental video in a supportive and collaborative community. Participants will have access to MediaNet's production and post production facilities during the program Several MediaNet filmmakers will be giving practical workshops to help participants develop their projects. Local environmentalists will offer feedback and suggestions for contacting resources and exploring issues. This is a hands on program and filmmakers and editors will be on hand to assist participants in the use of cameras, lights and editing. MediaNet technicians will be availble for support. Filmmakers may work in teams or as individuals. Each filmmaker will be eligible for support for one film. (or, a team of 3 could make up to 3 films in the program). Cost per filmmaker will be $150 (current MediaNet producer members - $125) contact MediaNet for further information at 250-381-44428 or email at communications@media-net.bc.ca |
| Tags: | victoria social Canada media documentary film |
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Videos
Columbia Highlands: Washington's Last Wilderness Frontier
Join us as we fly via Google Earth over the Columbia Highlands of northeastern Washington, connecting the Cascades to the Rockies. The tour takes us from the North Cascades and Okanogan Highlands......
Connected to: Forest Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Eco Documentary Festival Endangered Species
Join us as we fly via Google Earth over the Columbia Highlands of northeastern Washington, connecting the Cascades to the Rockies. The tour takes us from the North Cascades and Okanogan Highlands......
Connected to: Forest Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Eco Documentary Festival Endangered Species
SOS From Borneo: No 2 Coal
SIGN THE PETITION @ http://environment.change.org/petitions/view/sos_from_bor... This issue is URGENT as the government of Malaysia plans to begin the building of a coal-fired power plant in 2......
Connected to: Forest Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Global Meltdown Solar Energy Eco Documentary Festival Rainforest Protests: World Rainforest Movement The effects of Mining worldwide Endangered Species
SIGN THE PETITION @ http://environment.change.org/petitions/view/sos_from_bor... This issue is URGENT as the government of Malaysia plans to begin the building of a coal-fired power plant in 2......
Connected to: Forest Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Global Meltdown Solar Energy Eco Documentary Festival Rainforest Protests: World Rainforest Movement The effects of Mining worldwide Endangered Species
SOS From Borneo: No 2 Coal
SIGN THE PETITION @ http://environment.change.org/petitions/view/sos_from_bor... This issue is URGENT as the government of Malaysia plans to begin the building of a coal-fired power plant in 2......
Connected to: Water Impacts Forest Impacts Global Meltdown Solar Energy Eco Documentary Festival Earth Day Every Day Rainforest Protests: World Rainforest Movement ZeDay : Zero Emissions Day September 21st The effects of Mining worldwide World People’s Conference on Climate Change
SIGN THE PETITION @ http://environment.change.org/petitions/view/sos_from_bor... This issue is URGENT as the government of Malaysia plans to begin the building of a coal-fired power plant in 2......
Connected to: Water Impacts Forest Impacts Global Meltdown Solar Energy Eco Documentary Festival Earth Day Every Day Rainforest Protests: World Rainforest Movement ZeDay : Zero Emissions Day September 21st The effects of Mining worldwide World People’s Conference on Climate Change
The Green Life: No 2 Coal in Sabah
The men of The Green Life program at San Quentin say "No 2 Coal" in Borneo. sign the petition to the Prime Minister of Malaysia:......
Connected to: Greenhouse Gases Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Water Impacts Forest Impacts Global Meltdown Solar Energy Eco Documentary Festival National Day of Action Rainforest Protests: World Rainforest Movement The effects of Mining worldwide Endangered Species
The men of The Green Life program at San Quentin say "No 2 Coal" in Borneo. sign the petition to the Prime Minister of Malaysia:......
Connected to: Greenhouse Gases Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Water Impacts Forest Impacts Global Meltdown Solar Energy Eco Documentary Festival National Day of Action Rainforest Protests: World Rainforest Movement The effects of Mining worldwide Endangered Species
BEAR IN MIND...
Submission for 1minutetosavetheworld short film competition. A comment on environmental change. Made by Thomas Hebdon and Panagiota Chaidogiannou. ...
Connected to: Eco Documentary Festival Earth Day Every Day
Submission for 1minutetosavetheworld short film competition. A comment on environmental change. Made by Thomas Hebdon and Panagiota Chaidogiannou. ...
Connected to: Eco Documentary Festival Earth Day Every Day
SIGN
earth can only give you signs... answer those signs by giving your signature... let's do the right thing... ...
Connected to: Water Impacts Pop Culture Campaigns Eco Documentary Festival Earth Day Every Day
earth can only give you signs... answer those signs by giving your signature... let's do the right thing... ...
Connected to: Water Impacts Pop Culture Campaigns Eco Documentary Festival Earth Day Every Day
WORLD WAR III
In a few years there's a War coming... ...
Connected to: Water Impacts Eco Documentary Festival Earth Day Every Day
In a few years there's a War coming... ...
Connected to: Water Impacts Eco Documentary Festival Earth Day Every Day
When I Am 18
"When I Am 18" is an animated short film featuring the drawings and voices of sisters Maja, 8, and Lily, 5, from the UK. They make a desperate plea to governments ahead of the most important......
Connected to: Forest Impacts Eco Documentary Festival Rainforest Protests: World Rainforest Movement
"When I Am 18" is an animated short film featuring the drawings and voices of sisters Maja, 8, and Lily, 5, from the UK. They make a desperate plea to governments ahead of the most important......
Connected to: Forest Impacts Eco Documentary Festival Rainforest Protests: World Rainforest Movement
Stop Global War-MING!
A group of hopeful youngsters who want the world to divert massive defence resources to stop global warming....
Connected to: Climate Change and Government Eco Documentary Festival Copenhagen Climate Change Summit
A group of hopeful youngsters who want the world to divert massive defence resources to stop global warming....
Connected to: Climate Change and Government Eco Documentary Festival Copenhagen Climate Change Summit
85 months and counting
The way we live is destroying our planet, we need to take action, and rise up - we have the future in our hands. We have 85 months to stop irreversible climate change. A video that is designed to......
Connected to: Eco Documentary Festival Earth Day Every Day Copenhagen Climate Change Summit
The way we live is destroying our planet, we need to take action, and rise up - we have the future in our hands. We have 85 months to stop irreversible climate change. A video that is designed to......
Connected to: Eco Documentary Festival Earth Day Every Day Copenhagen Climate Change Summit
