Webinar: Engaging Global Creative, Entertainment & Advertising in Climate Advocacy
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World Bank President, Jim Yong Kim has called for a social movement to address climate change and is a strong supporter of the Connect4Climate advocacy initiative.
Connect4Climate announces Film4Climate Global Video Competition
Connect4Climate announced today the launch of the Film4Climate Global Video Competition at the Cannes Film Festival. Bernardo Bertolucci (The Conformist, Last Tango in
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Film4Climate travels to Cannes
Connect4Climate’s film arm, Film4Climate, is attending the 69 edition Cannes Film Festival to solidify and build on work done in recent y
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<h3><em>An Inconvenient Youth</em> - Special Presentation</h3>
<p><strong>May 13, 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm at Doc Corner’s New Screening Room - Riviera<br />
A conversation with Daniel Bekerman – Producer: An Inconvenient Youth, The Witch, Backstabbing for Beginners</strong><br />
An Inconvenient Youth is a coming of age story about the rise of the global youth climate movement, from flood-ravaged villages in Nepal to international conferences in Cancun and the riots of Copenhagen and Paris. A true story about the power of personal connection and the worthiness of keeping hope in the face of incredible challenges, director Slater Jewell-Kemker has created a personal documentary of epic perspective, her own story evolving within the ongoing crisis of climate change on the world stage.</p>
<p>Be sure to <a href="mailto:doccorner@festival-cannes.fr?subject=RSVP">RSVP</a> ahead of time to secure a seat (just 21 seats available per session!), and enter the Doc Room!</p>
<h3><em>Our Common Home</em> – Projections and Virtual Reality at the Vatican</h3>
<p><strong>May 14, 9:30 am – 11:30 am @ Doc Corner’s New Screening Room - Riviera</strong><br />
Last December, the World Bank Group’s Connect4Climate initiative brought together a humanitarian coalition comprised of Paul G. Allen's Vulcan Inc., the Li Ka Shing Foundation, Okeanos, The Oceanic Preservation Society, and Obscura Digital to present a gift of contemporary public art entitled "Fiat Lux: Illuminating our Common Home" to Pope Francis on the opening day of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy. At this unprecedented and historic event, beautiful images of our shared natural world were projected onto the façade of St. Peter's Basilica in a contemporary work of public art that told the visual story of the interdependency of humans and life with the planet, in order to educate and inspire change around the climate crisis across generations, cultures, languages, religions and class.</p>
<p>Be sure to <a href="mailto:doccorner@festival-cannes.fr?subject=RSVP">RSVP</a> ahead of time to secure a seat (just 21 seats available per session!), and enter the Doc Room!</p>
<h3>Film4Climate Working Group Conference</h3>
<p><strong>May 16, 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM @ Plage Royale, Boulevard De la Croisette</strong><br />
The Film4Climate Working Group Conference will bring together our 160+ partners, producers, and industry’s representatives to strengthen our community and develop further ideas on how best to green the silver screen. Big announcements will be made at the event, stay tuned!<br />
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<h3>Doc Day Conference</h3>
<p><strong>May 17, 3:00 to 5:00 PM @ Cinema Olympia 1</strong><br />
Connec4Climate is proud to support the first “Doc Day Conference” focused on social justice and documentary filmmaking. The event, organized by the Ford Foundation’s Just Films Program and the Marche’ du Film in collaboration with La Scam and Connect4Climate, will open with a keynote from Fire At Sea director Gianfranco Rosi. Risk director Laura Poitras, Children 404 director Askold Kurov, and Clouds Over Sidra director Gabo Arora will present excerpts from their latest films before sharing their views about advancing social change. This will be followed by an event on connecting impact-making documentaries with global audiences. Daniela Elstner (Doc & Film International), Josh Braun (Submarine Entertainment), Signe Byrge Sorensen (Final Cut For Real) will all take part in the discussion, which will be moderated by Wendy Mitchell (Screen International). C4C’s Program Manager Lucia Grenna will deliver the closing remarks.</p>
<h3>Doc Lovers Mixer Networking event </h3>
<p><strong>May 17, 6:00 PM @ Plage des Palmes</strong><br />
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#Photo4Climate Finalist Photo of the Week
Education contributes to the solutions being developed to respond to the challenges and opportunities presented by climate change. Also, according to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, “The solutions to climate change are also the paths to a safer, healthier, cleaner and more prosperous future for all. To see this and to understand what needs to be done requires a sharp and sustained focus on education, training and public awareness in all countries and at all levels of government, society and enterprise.”
Last week we challenged you to capture an inspiring story that raises awareness on climate change throught #education and now we are pleased to announce Allan F. Castañeda as the winner and a special mention to Recycle Points photography. Congratulations!
Take a look at the original captures, first picture from Allan F. Castañeda that presents us with a creative and environmental friendly solution that is really improving the situation of students in Phillipines; second picture from Recycle Points ilustrating an inspiring initiative:
#Climatechange also affects education specially during rainy seasons and typhoons. #Education one of the most important aspects of our lives, because education can change our lives and our destiny. We notice in this picture that those students are boarding in a boat while waiting for the others it was time to return back home after their classes at school . Every day they keep doing this because they live on the island, they had to cross the lake of Taal for schooling. They do not mind the heavy waves pounding on their boat going to school and return back on their homes they do this for the sake of their studies. Because they said education helps us specially to our parents and make them proud when we are graduated. They are so grateful to this boatman because of him the travel going to their schools are very easy now. This was taken at Balete, Batangas, Philippines.
Students from @ur4africavisited our Collection and Sorting Hub to mark World Earth Day, and our Schools Recycling Program Coordinator Miss Ebere Iroegbu (@i_ebere) took them on a tour around our facility and also lectured them on the importance & benefits of proper waste disposal and recycling.
