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Voices from the Waters 2008

3rd International Film Festival on Water

CALL FOR ENTRIES



Bangalore Film Society, Arghyam, Svaraj- Society for Voluntary Action  
Revitalization and Justice, Finger  Lakes Environmental Film  
Festival, Ithaca College, USA (FLEFF) Mountainfilm in Telluride, USA,  
Alliance Francaise de Bangalore and Water Journeys - Campaign for  
Fundamental Right to Water are organizing the third International  
'Voices from the Waters'- the biggest international film festival on  
water in August 2008 following on the footsteps of the hugely popular  
and successful events in 2005 and 2007.



This consortium of committed organizations active in water issues   
are inviting you to be part of this festival by contributing short,  
documentary, animation and feature films (DVD format only) with  
English subtitles on water and related issues. Also include a  
photograph and CV of the film-maker, a minimum of three film stills  
and a short synopsis of the film.  You are also most welcome to send  
us photographs for exhibition at the festival.



The first edition of 'Voices from the Waters' was held in April 2005  
in collaboration with Alliance Francaise de Bangalore, while the  
second was held in June 2007 in Bangalore, India by a consortium of  
organizations. With the overwhelming success and the positive  
responses to the festival from across the globe and the urgency of  
the water issue to a planet headed towards catastrophe, 'Voices from  
the Waters' is being organized as an annual event of images and  
sounds, of films, songs, photo and art exhibitions, lectures and  
conferences, a platform for diverse voices – free as water as nature  
intended it to be.



If you have a film under the following categories:

1.      Water Scarcity,

2.      The Dams and the Displaced,

3.      Water Harvest,

4.      Water Struggles,

5.      Floods and Droughts,

6.      Global Warming and Climate Change,

7.      Impact of Deforestation on Water Bodies and

8.       Water and Life,



you should consider sending it to us  so that we may place them in  
the festival.  All entries will be acknowledged. 'Voices from the  
Waters' is a public awareness program and while there is no entry fee  
for the festival, the final short-list for the festival will be  
decided from the entries by a committee comprised of eminent film- 
makers, film critics and social activists. This is also conceived as  
a traveling film festival.



Deadline for entries is 30th April, 2008 .



For more information, contact us at the address below.



Thanking you,

Yours sincerely,

The organizing committee



If there is magic on this planet it is contained in water

- Loran Eisley



Contact:-

Georgekutty A.L.

Secretary, Bangalore Film Society,

33/1-9, Thyagaraja Layout, Jai Bharath Nagar, MS Nagar P.O.,

Bangalore- 560 033. Karnataka, India

Tel: 91- 80- 25493705

Email: bangalorefilmsociety at gmail.com , waterjourneys at rediffmail.com

http://www.voicesfromthewaters.


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