Greetings, following are two information that may be interesting for some of you.
1_____Funding available The Global Film Initiative, a non-profit organization (see mission statement below) which acquires foreign films and distributes them throughout the United States. We also provide grants to filmmakers from developing countries. You can learn more about us at www.globalfilm.org <http://www.globalfilm.org/> Our general e-mail address is [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> . We are currently accepting applications for feature film production and distribution grants. The application is available on our web site and the deadline is February 21, 2003. We would greatly appreciate it if you could help us to spread the word. Thanks so much for all your help! Best wishes, Nida Elley The Global Film Initiative 200 Varick Street Suite 500A New York, NY 10014 212-206-7790 www.globalfilm.org <http://www.globalfilm.org/> The Global Film Initiative promotes cross-cultural understanding through the medium of cinema. History repeatedly points to the importance of great storytelling in chronicling and influencing human affairs. Even today, a powerful, authentic narrative can foster trust and respect between disparate cultures and mitigate the social and psychological impact of cultural prejudice. In recent times, no medium has been as effective at communicating the range and diversity of the world's cultures as the cinematic arts. But this vital contribution to cultural diversity has been threatened by shifting economic conditions in the areas of film financing and distribution, a situation largely prompted by the international success of the American film industry. Filmmaking in the developing world has suffered most from these changes; traditional funding sources have all but disappeared and worldwide distribution channels have collapsed. Ironically, it is the United States, and especially its youth, that suffers disproportionately from this lack of exposure to other cultures. The stability of America's ethnic mosaic depends on deep cross-cultural understanding, particularly between young Americans and the children of recently arrived immigrants. A comprehensive effort to give value to stories from every corner of the world plays a vital role in promoting tolerance in all areas of human behavior. The Initiative has developed four complementary programs to promote both the production of authentic and accessible stories created in the developing world and their distribution throughout the schools and leading cultural institutions of the United States. 2_____ Call for entries International Film Festival (The DIFF). Located in Dahlonega, Georgia - USA,just north of Atlanta, The DIFF hopes to receive more films from South Africa for our 2003 festival (26 June - 29 June). If you could put a link for Call for Entries, that would be wonderful. Our site is at WWW.DIFF.TV <http://www.DIFF.TV> Barry Norman Executive Director The DIFF 404-885-4410 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ===== Boulou E. de B'beri - http://boulou.fr.st - Editor: Ecritures dans les cinemas d'Afrique noire, CINEMAS, V0l.11-No.1 - Director & Producer: Looking for my Pygmalion: Mémoires - http://www.drm-associations-management.org/film%20english.htm ___________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? -- Une adresse @yahoo.fr gratuite et en français ! Yahoo! Mail : http://fr.mail.yahoo.com --- You are currently subscribed to african-cinema-conference as: [archive@jab.org] To unsubscribe, forward this message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
