The Connect4Climate team mourns the passing of our dear colleague, friend and mentor, Donald Ranvaud. He will always be in our thoughts and actions. May he rest in peace.
Donald passed away while attending the Montreal World Film Festival as a competition juror. He is celebrated as a champion of truth and a passionate proponent for climate action.
In July 2016, Donald Ranvaud received an Hon DLitt (Honorary Doctor of Letters) from the University of Warwick.
Some of our memories
It's young people who will push for the #solutions4climate - Donald Ranvaud @Connect4Climate #youth4climate #COP21 pic.twitter.com/nIAPtMoLGx
— Connect4Climate (@Connect4Climate) December 9, 2015
.@rene_leys announced the #Film4Climate charter at #COP21 - an international effort to advance sustainability pic.twitter.com/rVYsP7ZILE
— Connect4Climate (@Connect4Climate) December 9, 2015
.@Connect4Climate team at #COP21 with @BiancaJagger & @fmei7777 for the #YFGDay! Time for action! pic.twitter.com/erOM7pZIk8
— Connect4Climate (@Connect4Climate) December 3, 2015
#NEXTCannes with @Connect4Climate yesterday with @giuliacamillabr, Donald Ranvaud, @rokiatraore and @opuech pic.twitter.com/CQPHgfaAfZ
— Marché du Film (@mdf_cannes) May 20, 2015
Donald Ranvaud from Connect4Climate hands @BiancaJagger a @CrucianiC bracelet to be part of our global #community pic.twitter.com/AGviW02zML
— Connect4Climate (@Connect4Climate) November 20, 2015
Donald Ranvaud talks about #Film4Climate to green the industry in cooperation with @FICGoficial at the @berlinale pic.twitter.com/C4MVLHANM6
— Connect4Climate (@Connect4Climate) February 10, 2015
Our Donald Ranvaud is joined by @CaptPaulWatson & @YanaRusinovich from @seashepherd & Iván Trujillo of @FICGoficial pic.twitter.com/DADKCs42uF
— Connect4Climate (@Connect4Climate) May 18, 2015
Donald Ranvaud talks about #Film4Climate to green the industry in cooperation with @FICGoficial at the @berlinale pic.twitter.com/C4MVLHANM6
— Connect4Climate (@Connect4Climate) February 10, 2015
Donald Ranvaud speaks at the #Action4Climate screening at #chifilmfest. Learn more: http://t.co/sfqiaqHfV9 pic.twitter.com/7h0uyOvH5e
— Connect4Climate (@Connect4Climate) October 16, 2014
Ranvaud discusses #Film4Climate with @Ecoprod_France and the Green Film Initiative at @Berlinale #Talents workshop pic.twitter.com/LPEX3V8fvz
— Connect4Climate (@Connect4Climate) February 17, 2015
Donald, we miss you.
Messages
"Don was one of my dearest friends. He spent his life trying to improve the world. in the last years he went further, he wanted to save it. I never met and will never meet someone so genuinely in love with his friends and with humanity. I’m sooooooo saaaaad, CARAMBA!!!!!!!. (how he would put it)" - Fernando Meirelles
"During the short time we knew Donald he touched our lives in a wonderful and remarkable way with his zest for life, humor, and commitment to the betterment of our planet." - Les McCabe, President and CEO, Global Green USA
I'm deeply saddened to learn the sudden passing of my dear friend and outstanding film producer Donald Ranvaud #RIP https://t.co/RPIQpdSIZN
— Bianca Jagger (@BiancaJagger) September 5, 2016
Deeply saddened to hear of the sudden passing is a treasured friend, Donald Ranvaud, whose vibrant and loving... https://t.co/aWc3WbXgAN
— Kathy Eldon (@kathyeldon) September 6, 2016
Donald Ranvaud, un guerrero a favor del medio ambiente.@Connect4Climate https://t.co/uj8BcxRLY5 pic.twitter.com/oF2I9a3urd
— FICG Oficial (@FICGoficial) September 6, 2016
Qué dolor perderte querido #donaldranvaud Gracias x tantos años de compañía, confianza y cariño. Ya te extraño Love! pic.twitter.com/mzWuMxI5bU
— Pablo Trapero (@ptraper) September 6, 2016
RIP Donald Ranvaud, who received an honorary degree this year. City of God producer sadly died suddenly yesterday: https://t.co/pb26Nzpcm6
— Warwick Film & TV (@WarwickFilmTV) September 6, 2016
RIP Donald Ranvaud, unsung hero of the Latin-American new wave & everything a film producer should be https://t.co/lRLIPu44YL
— Xan Brooks (@XanBrooks) September 6, 2016
Very sad to hear of the passing of producer and journalist Don Ranvaud. RIP, Don. https://t.co/SeyfVe4uKL
— Scott Macaulay (@FilmmakerMag) September 6, 2016
Donald, we will miss you dearly! https://t.co/6vK7OcWUDy pic.twitter.com/1H4UqcI0aZ
— Max Thabiso Edkins (@maxthabiso) September 6, 2016
Donald
Teacher, mentor, friend. You showed me the ropes. ¨Watch your corner!!¨
I´ll miss you dearly https://t.co/e5vwTw9Wts via @thr— Alex Moreno (@Morenazo) September 6, 2016
So very sad to hear of the sudden passing of my friend, the brilliant & eccentric producer, Don Ranvaud. https://t.co/P8ldb5ZTMC via @thr
— stephanie smith (@milagrosfilms) September 6, 2016
Extremely sad!Generous,visionary,Incredibly nice & funny human being!A real friend!Will miss you tons!#RipDonRanvaud https://t.co/pDI7voAGfK
— Alessandra Priante (@AlexPriante) September 6, 2016
Condolences on the sudden loss of the film producer and critic Donald Ranvaud. Friend and collaborator of the Biennale Cinema since the ‘80s
— Biennale di Venezia (@la_Biennale) September 6, 2016
#FilmBridgeInternational So sad we lost our friend Donald Ranvaud, in jury duty at FFM 40, ... Read Blog: https://t.co/HzkErDyyRf
— Retails News (@retail_Dbt) September 6, 2016
R I P Don Ranvaud, a kind, wonderful man and the producer of one of the best films this millennium CITY OF GOD.https://t.co/f9QIZeKC2m
— Damjana Finci (@DamjanaFinci) September 6, 2016
The film world won't be the same without you, Don. Going to miss you, comrade. https://t.co/UwDFNvdd5Y
— DIFF Buzz (@DIFFBuzz) September 6, 2016
QEPD el productor y amigo DONALD RANVAUD. pic.twitter.com/GHqrCrBSj5
— ECOCINEMA (@ecocinemasolar) September 6, 2016
@rene_leys #DonaldRanvaud @Connect4Climate we just gave a hug a few days ago in Montreal @FFMMontreal THANK you for your humanity
— Laurie Gordon (@MusivisionFilms) September 6, 2016
Very sorry to hear about the passing of Donald Ranvaud. He was a lovely man.
— Jordan McGarry (@jordanmcgarry) September 6, 2016
So very sad to hear of the sudden passing of my friend, the brilliant & eccentric producer, Don Ranvaud. https://t.co/P8ldb5ZTMC via @thr
— stephanie smith (@milagrosfilms) September 6, 2016
We are deeply saddened by the news of the death of Donald Ranvaud, Warwick honorary graduand and former lecturer https://t.co/QCGGmzD5Px
— Warwick University (@warwickuni) September 8, 2016
Le collectif rend hommage à Donald Ranvaud, disparu récemment, grand producteur et chargé de mission auprès de... https://t.co/N5bRRBdUdb
— Ecoprod (@Ecoprod_France) September 8, 2016
I'm so sad. What a great person. https://t.co/0alIM4zO6r
— Kathleen Rogers (@Kathleenedn) September 8, 2016
Deeply saddened to hear of the sudden passing is a treasured friend, Donald Ranvaud, whose vibrant and loving... https://t.co/aWc3WbXgAN
— Kathy Eldon (@kathyeldon) September 6, 2016
