Animation of single Tout me fait rire of Konarteam group Directed by Liz Mogollon Animation manga style 3D. http://www.myspace.com/konar http://www.... (More)

Animation of single Tout me fait rire of Konarteam group
Directed by Liz Mogollon
Animation manga style 3D.
http://www.myspace.com/konar

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Once a child laborer who trekked with his family each year from Mexico to the fields of California to pick strawberries, Jose Hernandez recently traveled ... (More)

Once a child laborer who trekked with his family each year from Mexico to the fields of California to pick strawberries, Jose Hernandez recently traveled into space as an astronaut on the Discovery space shuttle. His story honors both the desperate struggle of immigrants and the greatness of which they are capable. This movie and spoken word performance are a tribute.
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Real N Raw! So what is “Real N' Raw?" It is a solutions focused film about reclaiming health and wellbeing. The Director Matty was diagnosed with ... (More)

Real N Raw!

So what is “Real N' Raw?" It is a solutions focused film about reclaiming health and wellbeing. The Director Matty was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis at age 5 after being symptomatic for two years. At age 12 he was told if he did not have his bowel removed and replaced with a colostomy bag he would have cancer by age 19 and not live to see 30. Today he is 35 and is a picture of health. This is a story that gives hope to us in understanding that disease is not a mystery. Health is here if you want it.

Matty is also a top animation artist, who has worked with Warner Brothers, Disney and more. He was trained by one of Disney's top animators and is a co-founder of Animators-Ink. Matty wanted to share what he has learned in the best way he knew by directing our independent film "Real N’ Raw".

“Real N’ Raw” is about reclaiming our health using simple and easy to access solutions. We hope that no child has to go through what Matty went through.

The film is dedicated to our children and to future generations.

100% of the proceeds from the purchase of the soundtrack and 75% of the proceeds from the purchase of the film go to a New Zealand Charitable Trust:

Fruit For Our Children!

Please visit the web site today and if you are inspired to make a donation and/or purchase the DVD/CD of the film (yes a double disk set) for only 22.95 for the double disk set including both THE FILM and the ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK!

Here is the link to the site:

http://fruitforourchildren.c
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The Film and Soundtrack:

http://realnraw.co.nz

The Soundtrack:

Our Vision

At Fruit For Our Children, we seek to restore individual and community health in a simple, natural way. We invite you to become part of an inspiring possibility, to join us in nurturing a positive vision of an abundant future: one which is healthier, happier and less stressful. There are many possible visions of abundance; ours is an abundance of healthy, nutritious fruit, freely available to all, the length and breadth of Aotearoa, New Zealand.

We envision

* growing fruit trees organically, with less toxins and more nutrients

* producing a range of fruit varieties locally, to shorten the distance between the
orchard and the table

* helping create vibrant, healthy communities, through recognition of common needs
and goals

* empowering people of all ages to plant fruit trees on local Marae and the
commons; in church yards, back yards, school yards, town and country

* connecting children with nature, to improve their vitality and overall quality of and
reverence for life
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L'agente segreto Clive Grant partecipa sotto copertura ad una partita a poker per recuperare delle preziose informazioni segrete ma la sua copertura salta e si ritroverà ad affrontare da solo The Boss, Blues, Misty e il terribile Lupo!

Limitazioni imposte dalla maratona
Frase: Perchè ti amo anche se sei solo uno squallido nano peloso?
Oggetto: Ciotola del Cane
Funzione di Propp: Ostacolo

Short film made for the MakinGo Marathon 2009 in just 60 hours and with no budget, inspired by the Eurospy Movies of the Sixties and lots of comic-books!
Secret Agent Clive Grant is undercover in a poker game to retrieve some secret information but his cover is blown and he must face all by himself The Boss, Blues, Misty and the terrible Wolf!

Limitations imposed by the maraton:
Phrase: Why do I love you even if you are just a pathetic hairy dwarf?
Object: dog bowl
Propp function: obstacle
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Studio: New Line Cinema
Genres: Drama
Release Date: June 26, 2009
MPAA Rating: rated PG-13 for mature thematic content, some disturbing images, sensuality, language, and brief teen drinking.
Starring: Cameron Diaz, Abigail Breslin, Alec Baldwin, Jason Patric, Sofia Vassilieva, Joan Cusack
Directed By: Nick Cassavetes
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Studio: Universal
Release Date: July 10, 2009
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Gente di Terra Madre (SOTTOTITOLATA IN ITALIANO) Prodotta da Slow Food slowfood.it terramadre.org Terra Madre Rete delle comunità del cibo. Terra Madre ... (More)

Gente di Terra Madre
(SOTTOTITOLATA IN ITALIANO)

Prodotta da Slow Food
slowfood.it
terramadre.org

Terra Madre
Rete delle comunità del cibo.
Terra Madre riunisce tutti coloro che fanno parte della filiera alimentare per difendere insieme agricoltura, pesca e allevamento sostenibili e per preservare il gusto e la biodiversità del cibo.

Terra Madre
The Food Communities Network
Terra Madre brings together those players in the food chain who together support sustainable agriculture, fishing, and breeding with the goal of preserving taste and biodiversity. Find out more about the Terra Madre 2008 event.

realizzato da/realized by
Stefano Scarafia / Paolo Casalis (regia/montaggio/camera) / Fabio Mancari (camera) / Federico Bertoli (fotografia) / Pietro Jona (suono in presa diretta) / Damiano Gravili (produttore esecutivo).

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paolocasalis.it

Terra Madre è un progetto concepito da Slow Food, frutto del suo percorso di crescita e che oggi ha il suo fulcro nella convinzione che “mangiare è un atto agricolo e produrre è un atto gastronomico”. Da sempre Slow Food si è schierato per i piaceri della tavola e il buon cibo e ha difeso le culture locali di fronte alla crescente omogeneizzazione imposta dalle logiche cosiddette moderne di produzione, distribuzione ed economia di scala. Ed è proprio seguendo fino in fondo queste logiche che Slow Food si è reso conto di quanto fosse necessario proteggere e sostenere i piccoli produttori, ma anche cambiare il sistema che li danneggia, mettendo insieme gli attori che hanno potere decisionale: consumatori, istituti di formazione, chef e cuochi, enti di ricerca agricola, organizzazioni non governative... Divenne evidente che si poteva avere un impatto significativo solo moltiplicando e cumulando azioni locali che seguissero una visione-guida globale.

Così è nata Terra Madre: per dare voce e visibilità ai contadini, pescatori e allevatori che popolano il nostro mondo. Per aumentare, nelle comunità dei produttori e nell’opinione pubblica, la consapevolezza di quanto è prezioso il loro lavoro. Per dare ai produttori qualche arma in più per continuare a lavorare in condizioni migliori, per il bene di tutti noi e del pianeta. Per queste ragioni, costruire una rete mondiale – che disponesse di strumenti di condivisione delle informazioni e che offrisse la possibilità di imparare dalle esperienze altrui e di collaborare con gli altri – è sembrato fondamentale. Il nostro obiettivo è continuare ad avere terre fertili, dove germoglino e crescano piante e animali adatti a quei particolari ambienti, piuttosto che dopati con sostanze chimiche che li fanno fruttare o ingrassare artificialmente. Il nostro obiettivo è continuare ad avere persone che custodiscono terre, saperi e cibi che hanno il gusto della nostra infanzia.

La rete di Terra Madre è stata lanciata nella riunione inaugurale del 2004 a Torino. Quel primo incontro ha radunato 5000 produttori da 130 paesi e ha attirato – come mai prima di allora – l’attenzione dei media sulle loro problematiche. La seconda edizione dell’incontro internazionale si è tenuta nel 2006 e ha coinvolto anche 1000 cuochi – dai più celebri ai più semplici –, tutti profondamente consapevoli delle responsabilità nei confronti dei produttori di qualità. Nel 2006 hanno partecipato alla riunione generale anche 400 ricercatori e accademici, nel tentativo di riavvicinare la teoria alle buone pratiche.

Un progetto così ambizioso non si sarebbe mai potuto realizzare senza il contributo di un gruppo di sostenitori molto motivati. Slow Food ha mobilitato istituzioni pubbliche, enti locali, regionali e nazionali per formare insieme la Fondazione Terra Madre. L’associazione ha anche favorito partnership con compagnie private e reti solidali, alcune delle quali si sono costituite appositamente per l’evento.

Terra Madre is a project conceived by Slow Food, the philosophy of which evolved over the the organization’s history and crystallized at its realization that “eating is an agricultural act and producing is a gastronomic act.” Slow Food had always stood for the pleasures of the table, for the importance of good-tasting food, and for the defense of cultures facing growing homogenization as a result of today’s so-called modern rationales regarding production, distribution, and economies of scale. It was where these “rationales” were leading that brought Slow Food to realize the need to protect and support small producers, and to change the systems that put them in danger by bringing together those players with decision-making power: consumers, educational institutions, chefs and cooks, agricultural research entities, NGOs, etc. It became clear that it is only through repeated, cumulative, local action, following a guiding global vision, that a significant impact can be achieved.

Thus Terra Madre was born: To give voice and visibility to the rural food producers who populate our world. To raise their awareness, as well as that of the population at large, of the value of their work. To sustain their ability to work under the best conditions, for all of our good and for the good of the planet. For these reasons, constructing a global network—with information-sharing tools, the means to learn from each other, and opportunities for collaboration in many ways—seemed invaluable. We must continue to have fertile lands, lands on which sprout and grow plants and animals appropriate to those environments, rather than needing to be pumped full of chemicals to make them thrive artificially. And we must also continue to have the people capable of stewarding these lands, to have their know-how, so we can have food that still carries the tastes of our youth.

The inaugural gathering of Terra Madre launched the network in 2004 in Torino, and was on an unprecedented scale. This first edition brought together 5000 producers from 130 countries and shone global media attention on their crisis. The second edition was in 2006, and incorporated an additional 1000 cooks, from renowned to modest, but all aware of their role relative to high-quality food producers. Also in attendance were 400 researchers and academics, seeking to bridge the theory of their work with hands-on practice.
A project of this scope could never have come into being without a dedicated core of partners. Slow Food rallied public institutions as well as local, regional, and national bodies to collectively form the Terra Madre Foundation, further partnering with private companies and numerous like-minded networks, some of which were established specially for the event. (Less)

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Vic Kingsley
"Fall With You"
These Frequencies 2008
Dir. by Mahesh Patel
vickingsley@gmail.com .