FEATURING OVER 200 FILM ENTRIES FROM THIRTY COUNTRIES
“Stories from the Field: The Third Annual United Nations Documentary Film Festival”, presented by the Media Communications Association-International, New York Chapter (MCA-I NY) and the United Nations Department of Public Information, will take place on Saturday, 21 April, and Sunday, 22 April, at Tishman Auditorium, The New School, 66 West 12th Street (between 5th and 6th Aves.), New York. It will feature film screenings, panel discussions, workshops and award presentations.
In its third season, the Festival more than doubled its previous entry records, receiving over 200 films, and featuring 30 countries on five continents.
Launched in 2005, the Festival was originally conceived as a showcase for films produced by United Nations offices and agencies around the world. However, so many non-United Nations filmmakers expressed interest in joining the competition that it was expanded in 2006 to include works from outside filmmakers.
The Festival’s theme, the United Nations Millennium Development Goals, remains the same. To compete, films must reflect one or more of the eight goals: eradicate extreme poverty and hunger; achieve universal primary education; promote gender equality and empower women; reduce child mortality; improve maternal health; combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases; ensure environmental sustainability; and develop a global partnership for development.
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http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2007/note6077.doc.htm
“Stories from the Field: The Third Annual United Nations Documentary Film Festival”, presented by the Media Communications Association-International, New York Chapter (MCA-I NY) and the United Nations Department of Public Information, will take place on Saturday, 21 April, and Sunday, 22 April, at Tishman Auditorium, The New School, 66 West 12th Street (between 5th and 6th Aves.), New York. It will feature film screenings, panel discussions, workshops and award presentations.
In its third season, the Festival more than doubled its previous entry records, receiving over 200 films, and featuring 30 countries on five continents.
Launched in 2005, the Festival was originally conceived as a showcase for films produced by United Nations offices and agencies around the world. However, so many non-United Nations filmmakers expressed interest in joining the competition that it was expanded in 2006 to include works from outside filmmakers.
The Festival’s theme, the United Nations Millennium Development Goals, remains the same. To compete, films must reflect one or more of the eight goals: eradicate extreme poverty and hunger; achieve universal primary education; promote gender equality and empower women; reduce child mortality; improve maternal health; combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases; ensure environmental sustainability; and develop a global partnership for development.
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http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2007/note6077.doc.htm