Theme: Children
Carpa Diem
Carpa Diem
After a young boy leaves a bathroom tap running idle, his sister began to witness the destruction first hand. She decides to take matters into her own hands and resolves to teach her brother the true meaning of water conservation with some help from her pet fish.
Carpa Diem
After a young boy leaves a bathroom tap running idle, his sister began to witness the destruction first hand. She decides to take matters into her own hands and resolves to teach her brother the true meaning of water conservation with some help from her pet fish.
Sergio Cannella is a director of documentaries, satellite programs, and is also the creative director of several commercial advertisements. His fictional works place emphasis on moral values and social sensibilities, including Carpa Diem. Ultima Portata and Senso di Colpa also follow this style of filmmaking.
Cow vs Clown (Meat your maker)
An award-winning director, Ann Shin’s credits include Cow vs Clown, Four Seasons Mosaic, The Roswell Incident, Almost Real and Western Eyes. Her films have screened and won medals in festivals including the New York Festival, Columbus International Festival, Mumbai International Festival, World Arts Festival on Human Rights, Montreal World Film Festival, the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival.
Niel Spiegel is the product of billions of years of evolution.
Hiyab
Xavi Sala, born in Alacant in 1971, has a university degree in Communications. He has worked as director and production assistant, screenwriter for cinema and television and advertising creative and has written screenplays for feature films. As a screenwriter, he has written Periodistas, Vidas Paralelas and Sabor a ti all of which were TV shows. His short film credits include 60 años, Maleteros, Los Padres and Hiyab.
Saba and the Rhino's Secret
Saba and the Rhino's Secret
Reclusive and ill-tempered, the Black Rhino will strike unpredictably at any moment. Long considered to be solitary animals, wildlife conservationist Saba Douglas Hamilton has been handed a secret about the black rhino that could shed new light on this feared and often misunderstood animal. In search of the mysterious rhino, Saba journey’s leads her into the Namibian desert to uncover the hidden life of the Black Rhino.
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Saba and the Rhino's Secret
Reclusive and ill-tempered, the Black Rhino will strike unpredictably at any moment. Long considered to be solitary animals, wildlife conservationist Saba Douglas Hamilton has been handed a secret about the black rhino that could shed new light on this feared and often misunderstood animal. In search of the mysterious rhino, Saba journey’s leads her into the Namibian desert to uncover the hidden life of the Black Rhino.
Saba means 'seven' in Kiswahili and was given to her by local African tribesmen because she was the seventh grandchild of the family, born at 7pm on a Sunday. Saba obtained a Masters degree in Social Anthropology at St Andrews University and currently lives in Kenya. She is a wildlife filmmaker and a trustee of Save the Elephants, her Father’s charity.
The decision was made during the production process to track the amount of carbon used during filming. We were able to use local production talent based in South Africa and brought in production teams from Kenya thereby avoiding having to fly a crew to Africa from the UK. On the completion of filming, all flights, transport, electricity, fuel and energy consumption across the whole of the shoot period was calculated using a recognized carbon calculator and a donation was then made to climatecare.com for double the estimated amount used. This was the first carbon neutral film for Discovery/Animal Planet UK.
Weapons of Mass Production
Weapons of Mass Production
From evolution through urban development to obliteration, this witty animated short film looks at the ironic relationship between growth and destruction.
Weapons of Mass Production
From evolution through urban development to obliteration, this witty animated short film looks at the ironic relationship between growth and destruction.
Born and raised in Hamilton, Ontario, Chris Paré graduated from Sheridan College and made films that have screened at North American festivals including the Montreal World Film Festival, Canadian Filmmakers Festival and the 48 Hour Toronto Film Challenge (Audience Choice Award). Chris is currently completing his latest short film and writing a feature length screenplay.
Woodsmen (Kainuulaisia)
Woodsmen (Kainuulaisia)
The Woodsmen come into the forest to cut down trees, but in the process they encounter a rather strange mythical force. A light-hearted short film about the relationship between men and those who dwell the forest.
Woodsmen (Kainuulaisia)
The Woodsmen come into the forest to cut down trees, but in the process they encounter a rather strange mythical force. A light-hearted short film about the relationship between men and those who dwell the forest.
Timo Korhonen is a Finish film director and producer. He has special interest in social issues and cultures of resistance. His selected filmography includes Crucified Freedom (1998), Client Number Two (2000) and Home Sweet Home (2002). Since 2002 Korhonen has worked as the producer for a large documentary project The Other Finland.
Worms in the Big Apple
Worms in the Big Apple
Composting is in, in New York City! In the Brooklyn Botanical Garden, along East River, in idyllic backyards and community gardens environmental activists go to great lengths to transform their garbage into gardens. So does a classroom of first graders learn about worms in the Big Apple and how they are integral to the cyclical processes of composting. Nature makes a comeback in the big city and ironically the abundance of waste has made it all possible.
Worms in the Big Apple
Composting is in, in New York City! In the Brooklyn Botanical Garden, along East River, in idyllic backyards and community gardens environmental activists go to great lengths to transform their garbage into gardens. So does a classroom of first graders learn about worms in the Big Apple and how they are integral to the cyclical processes of composting. Nature makes a comeback in the big city and ironically the abundance of waste has made it all possible.
Jenn Guitart is a writer, filmmaker, and graduate of NYU’s program in culture and media. Worms in the Big Apple is her first film. She is currently shooting at close range, aiming the camera toward her growing family, as she explores the cinematic potential of early parenthood.
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