International Forest Film Festival
To celebrate Forests 2011, the United Nations Forum on Forests Secretariat (UNFFS) is working in collaboration with the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival to organise an International Forest Film Festival.
Winning films will be presented to delegates of all 192 countries at the launch of the International Year of Forests at the UN Headquarters in New York this coming February, 2011. The launch will take place as part of the official programme of the ninth session of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF).
The International Forest Film Festival aims to raise awareness about the importance of forests as well as their relationship with people and the planet we share. The idea is to inspire a sense of personal responsibility, or stewardship, for a greener, more equitable and sustainable future. Winning films will be screened around the world.
The submission Deadline is November 30th, 2010 and the winners will be announced at the start of February 2011. While the overall theme for the Festival is "Forests for People", the categories for film entries encompass:
• 360 Degrees on All Things Forest: Awarded to the film that best communicates humanity's social, cultural, economic or spiritual interconnectivity to forests.
• Living Forests: Awarded to the film that most effectively showcases the rich diversity and complexity of the forest ecosystem.
• Issues & Solutions: Awarded to the film that most effectively communicates solutions to environmental and sustainability issues facing forests and all its inhabitants, including people.
• Forest Hero: Awarded to the film that most effectively celebrates the work of individuals or groups committed to forest research and sustainability.
• "This is my forest": Awarded to the film that tells the story of the forest, captures the best or most moving personal experience with forests, whether it's in your backyard, in the city or in the country, that mean the most to you.
• Shorts: Awarded to the best forest film of less than 15 minutes in length.
The Festival welcomes films in all United Nations official languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish), though English subtitles are required for non-English films.
For more infomration see www.forestfilmfestival.org
SOURCES: UN www.un.org
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