Interactions: When Cinema Looks to Nature - Production & Contact Info (original) (raw)

By involving art and cinema communities, the NGO ART for The World continue its commitment into the global effort to increase awareness on the effects of Climate Change and Environment in producing a new series of short docu-fiction films ...See moreBy involving art and cinema communities, the NGO ART for The World continue its commitment into the global effort to increase awareness on the effects of Climate Change and Environment in producing a new series of short docu-fiction films with international committed artists and filmmakers from around the world. The artists and filmmakers participating in this film production have been selected from all over the world not only based on their filmography, awards and fame, but as well on their particular sensitivity to topics regarding our planet, the consequences of the climate change on humankind, nature, and the animal life. The artists and filmmakers participating in this film production have been selected from all over the world not only based on their filmography, awards and fame, but as well on their particular sensitivity to topics regarding our planet, the consequences of the climate change on humankind, nature, and the animal life. Without any restriction of genre and in complete operative and creative autonomy, the twelve selected filmmakers will be able to convey the key themes of INTERACTIONS promoting awareness and education and will bring a perspective of solutions for the future: FAOUZI BENSAÏDI (Morocco), winner at the International Film Festival of Berlin in 2012; CLEMENTE BICOCCHI (Italy); ANNE DE CARBUCCIA (France/USA), premiered at the Film Festival of Venice in 2018; TAKUMÃ KUIKURO (Brazil/Amazonia), has represented the Xingu Indigenous Territories at the Glasgow COP26 in 2021; OSKAR METSAVAHT (Brazil), artist, designer, environmentalist, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador and UN Ocean Decade Ambassador; ERIC NAZARIAN (Armenia/USA) awarded at the Torino Film Festival in 2012: YULENE OLAIZOLA and RUBÉN IMAZ (Mexico), very often premièred at the International Film Festivals such as Tribeca and Venice; BETTINA OBERLI (Switzerland), winner of the International Film Festival of Vienna in 2020;NILA MADHAB PANDA (India), winner at International Film Festival of Goa in 2020; JANIS RAFA (Greece/ Netherlands), winner at the International Film Festival of Hong Kong and at the International Film Festival in Rotterdam in 2020; the world well known actress ISABELLA ROSSELLINI (USA), Goodwill Ambassador for Jane Goodall Institute for the protections of wildlife and environment. INTERACTIONS is conceived, developed and produced by Adelina von Fürstenberg who wishes to honor the memory of the African Director IDRISSA OUEDRAOGO (Burkina Faso) by including in INTERACTIONS his iconic last short movie The Chameleon produced by ART for The World in 2010. Mr. Ouedraogo was the leader of the second generation of the African filmmakers, many times awarded at the Cannes Film Festival and Commander of the National Order of Burkina Faso and Knight of the French Order of Arts and Letters. The short movies are shot on eleven countries (Amazonia, Brazil, Rio Bay/Brazil, a Village/Burkina Faso, Marrakesh/Morocco, Kefalonia Island and North of Greece, Kerala/India, Yakushima Island/Japan, Yucatan/Mexico, Swiss Alpes, Long Island/USA and Lakota Land-North Dakota/USA) and brought together in one long feature subtitled in English, French, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish. Each segment will exist as well as a single short in their original language with subtitles. Written by ART for The World See less