Periyar river near Eloor 02-26-2010 An Indian struggle against pullution
The ferry over the beautiful Periyar river near Eloor, an island with 160 chemical factories. One of these factories produces DDT, a dangerous pesticide still widely used in India. It causes extreme pollution. In case of an accident people are trapped on the island, because the ferry closes at 9 PM. Jose, appointed by Greenpeace as first river keeper in Asia, fights against the pollution of his river. But it doesn’t make him popular amongst his fellow islanders, because many are dependent on these factories. Photo by Pipaluk Knudsen-Ostermann. More info: www.silentsnow.org
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Foto Pipaluk closer 01-24-2010 Premiere feature length Silent Snow planned for fall 2010
After 9 awards on International Film Festivals for the short film in which two girls examine the slow poisoning of their environment we’re already working on the long film. We follow Pipaluk Knudsen-Ostermann who’s traveling all over the world to the sources of this pollution. “That we, especially young women, can’t eat our food anymore. The mere thought of it made me crazy.” In different continents she faces heart breaking dilemma’s. The premiere of the feature length film is planned for the fall 2010. See www.silentsnow.org
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Glory Mollel 12-20-2009 Silent Snow in Africa
In East Africa film maker Glory Mollel (picture) discovers how difficult it is to get rid of DDT in a Masai village in Tanzania. People can't afford the more expensive alternatives and need something against malaria mosquitos and flees. The governments of neighbouring countries Ugana and Mozambique start spraying the houses with DDT again, leaving the farmers - who just started to grow ecological cotton - with a harvest they can't sell anymore. A solution seems far away. See www.silentsnow.org
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Schaapherder Arnold Bemelmans 12-18-2009 Gallows Creek and Taming The Floods together on DVD
In Gallow Creek (Het Galgenven) a girl is fighting to preserve a unique forest. She comes up against a real estate developer who has very different ideas. Now on DVD, together with Taming The Floods and a lot of extra's like the making of by Dennis Case and a clip of the title song by Jantine Bindels. More info on the Dutch site: www.hetgalgenven.nl.

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Deacon of Death 12-07-2009 New DVD Deacon of Death
A new DVD with extra's is now available for the use within the framework of the Khmer Rouge Tribunal in Cambodia. Looking for justice in today's Cambodia. A Golden Calf at the Dutch Film Fest. The jury: "a moving story in which a Cambodian woman dares to confront the man whom she holds responsible for the death of her family. Convincingly and with respect the director has depicted this almost classic drama of good and evil, crime, punishment and forgiveness." See also: " target="_blank">www.deaconofdeath.org

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Utrecht aan Zee - het schilderij 11-25-2009 Second series Utrecht by the Sea
A series of portraits of Utrecht born artists e.g.; author and illustrator of Nijntje (Miffy) Dick Bruna, violinist Janine Jansen and architect Gerrit Rietveld. The start of the international distribution is planned in 2012, just before the celebrations of three hundred years Peace of Utrecht.
for more information see the Dutch pages: www.utrechtaanzee.nl
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Sara Abreu in No Fight No Victory 10-02-2009 German premiere No Fight No Victory
On the first of October the World Future Council gave the Future Policy Award 2009 to the city of Belo Horizonte in Brazil for its Food Security Programme. It secures a healthy and affordable food supply for all of Belo Horizonte’s citizens. That evening the trailer of our film No Fight No Victory was shown in Hamburg. It’s the start of a longer film that shows how many people in the world become inspired by the policy. For more information and the film see under films in development.
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