Environmental Film Festival VOICES

ENVIRONMENTAL FILM FESTIVAL VOICES 2010

2010-10-04T07:26:00.000-07:00

All set for the second Environmental Film Festival Voices in Medellin, Bogota, Envigado and Santa Rosa de Osos.

• More than thirty audiovisual productions including documentaries, animation, short and medium length.

· lectures and talks will be the shared at the great Festival.

From October to November will take place the second version of the Environmental Film Festival Voices, which will be presented in universities, colleges,cultural corporations, public parks and museums with free screenings and special guests.

The films to be presented come from Argentina, Belgium, Canada, Colombia, Spain, United States, Britain, Israel, Mexico, Czech Republic and Venezuela, and revolve around environmental issues such as water resources, recycling, climate change, mining, Oil, food security, marine issues, green building and urban planning.

In total 27 documentaries, 6 animations and 4 experimental video installation. Among the titles are: Addicted to plastic, H2Oil, Sharkwater, The Age of Stupidity and Homo toxicus. The lectures will be led by the Malpelo Foundation, the Pacific Green Environmental Collective, the National University of Colombia, the University of Antioquia, the Metropolitan Area among other representatives of the environmental movement in Colombia.

The festival, held since 2009 is organized by the Corporation KABABÍ - Environmental Education; it seeks the transformation of the realities that shape the contemporary world, questioning the individual about his relationship with the environment and the surroundings and enables discussion and reflection of society through the media.

VOICES 2010

2009-12-13T13:00:00.000-08:00

“Your indifference is your ignorance” BOIKOT

FILM FESTIVAL VOICES 2010
CALL FOR ENTRIES email festivalcinevoces@gmail.com

VOICES 2009

2009-12-13T12:52:00.000-08:00

In the year of 2009, with the collaboration of the Corporation KABABI and the Directorio Ambiental (www.directorioambiental.com), the first version of the Environmental Film Festival VOICES was unveil. In total 50 presentations were organized in 6 municipalities of Antioquia Department, adding to a screening in the capital city of Colombia Bogota. The Festival included documentaries, shortfilms and animations films from different parts of the world and which approached different social and environmental themes.
The Film Festival VOICES opened a free space where 5000 inhabitants were able to express their thoughts and concerns about different social and environmental issues that they face in their local context. VOICES reached the academic/educative community (elementary and primary school and university) in rural and urban areas, traditionally margined groups , general public and brought them closer environmental audiovisual works.
Throughout all the screenings the Festival VOICES generated spaces/moments/conversatories of reflection with the Public led by members of the work team and in some screenings there were some special presentations that were held by professionals of different fields.