Calling all aspiring film makers!!

An International Eco Film Competition

Competition Dates: February 18 - 20, 2011

"As a 48HFP filmmaker, you are part of an international community of filmmakers - the creative and the bold. We think you are the best people to draw attention to the environmental challenges the world faces. To that end, we have created a new 48HFP competition: the 48 Go Green!

Just like other 48 Hour Film events, this contest challenges you to make a narrative short film in only 48 hours - writing, shooting, and editing the film. "

http://www.48gogreen.com/

Climate and our oceans

Wow! Last week was a week to be remembered!! With the successful and inspiring commencing of the first Climate Fluency Exchange and the opening of Plastikos at the Two Oceans Aquarium, it was a week for our planet in Cape Town. Read more about the week at www.dontcopoutcopart.blogspot.com


Participants during a creative expression session reflecting on the week's talks, realizations and thought, during the final day of the first COPART Climate Fluency Exchange (image from the COPART blog)

This week don't miss the Public presentation on 14 December: Meet 5 Gyres Institute founders Anna Cummins and Marcus Eriksen, which will be held at 1pm at the Metropolitan Health Group and Qualsa Think Tank, Two Oceans Aquarium.

Anna Cummins and Marcus Eriksen (image from Two Oceans Aquarium)

I had a read this morning on Simon Bannister's blog. Here is an excerpt:

We have to move forward
It is the way
Round and round
Together we swim
Predator and prey ,
With every turn, the hunger burns
Yes and no, light and shadow.

Reflections true, in hope’s heart they flicker
The picture is complete but the pieces too many.
Scattered like dust, they swirl and fracture
shards of progress, fire moulded to desire.

These banished goods, now cast into the darkness
Broken and twisted, come back to haunt us.
Now, we gaze upon an alien world.
Poison in our spaceship dear, attacked by the virus of fear
The monster must be overcome, it’s treasure won.

Nature’s indifference, moves with the elements
Cause and reaction say, all is fair while forever at play
And where can we find common ground?
Oh yes, once more we swim around.

Read the rest on his blog: www.simontothemax.blogspot.com

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CLIMATE CHANGE IN AFRICA: AFRICA SPEAKS AND CONNECTS

An artistic intervention at COP16 Cancun, Mexico, December 2010 by the
Heinrich Böll Foundation in association with COPART and the Arterial Network

Visual Arts Call for Submissions: Climate Change in Africa

The Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF) Southern Africa Office will hold a visual arts exhibition depicting climate change impacts, vulnerability and adaptation opportunities in Africa at the 16th Conference of Parties (COP16) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to be held in Cancun, Mexico, from 29 November to 10 December, 2010.

Eligible visual artworks: photographs, paintings, collages, and multimedia artworks that can be exhibited using audio visual equipment.

Themes: Impact of climate change on Water Security, Food and Agriculture, Gender, Health, Natural Resources and Biodiversity in Africa.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE AND GUIDELINES

A photograph of the artwork must be submitted, in the highest resolution/quality as follows:
•Image format: JPG or Bitmap, 300+ dpi, minimum size 3 MB.
•Video format: All formats, max 12 min, high resolution, up to 100MB (upload via www.yousendit.com)

Send to: Tigere Chagutah (tigere@boell.org.za) by 22 October 2010, or if more than 5MB, via free upload site: www.yousendit.com to the same address.

Owners of selected works will be notified by 29 October 2010.

COP16 Website: http://www.cc2010.mx/

COPArt is a collaboration between artists, scientists and activists in preparation for, and in response to, the COP17 climate change negotiations which will be taking place in South Africa in 2011. http://dontcopoutcopart.blogspot.com/

www.arterialnetwork.org | www.artsinafrica.com