Created by Vancouver Film School student Ben Meinhardt through the VFS Classical Animation program. To read about how MTV commissioned Ben to expand on ... (More)

Created by Vancouver Film School student Ben Meinhardt through the VFS Classical Animation program. To read about how MTV commissioned Ben to expand on this idea, visit http://www.vfs.com/blog/2008
/04/25/perfectland-on-mtv. (Less)

All footage captured and edited by Will Bryan. PROJECT AMAZONAS (2008). http://projectamazonas.com We are a USA and Peruvian non-profit research, ... (More)

All footage captured and edited by Will Bryan.

PROJECT AMAZONAS (2008).
http://projectamazonas.com

We are a USA and Peruvian non-profit research, conservation, education and humanitarian-oriented organization with operations in the upper Amazon River region in the Republic of Peru. Our goals are:

1) To provide people living in remote areas of the Peruvian Amazon with a system of medical care and health education that combines modern medicine with effective traditional practices;

2) To foster conservation, biological, medical, and environmental research and activities in the Peruvian Amazon, including support for Peruvian students to work at Project Amazonas biological field stations, and to promote the intelligent and sustainable use of rainforest resources to the benefit of the people who live there;

3) To promote public awareness and appreciation for the Amazon rainforest, both in Peru and worldwide.

Visit the Amazon with us - through this website, or in person. In learning more about the rivers, rainforests, plants, animals and people that are part of this vast and globally-important ecosystem, we hope that you will be inspired and stimulated to make a positive difference in the Amazon and also in your own corner of the world.

PLEASE MAKE A DONATION AND IMPROVE THE LIVES OF PEOPLE IN NEED!

VISIT OUR WEBSITE TO LEARN MORE.

Promo Directed By
Will Bryan 2008.

Shot on Canon Hv20.
Cinevate Brevis 35mm Adapter.
Canon FD 24mm.
Canon FD 50mm.
Canon FD 100mm.
Canon FD 35-70mm.

Will Bryan ⓒ2008. (Less)

Created by Vancouver Film School student Ben Meinhardt through the VFS Classical Animation program. This film is a sequel to Dancing Animals in Love: http... (More)

Created by Vancouver Film School student Ben Meinhardt through the VFS Classical Animation program. This film is a sequel to Dancing Animals in Love: http://www.openfilm.com/vide
o/dancing_animals_in_love_va
ncouver_film_school_vfs/. (Less)

A funny feud between a giraffe and an ostrich plays out in silhouette.

A tourist gets what he deserves when he gets into a deer's face in his own habitat. Don't Mess with Nature!.

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).

boda.it
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)

A typical day in rural Central Pennsylvania, from misty morning scenes to an Amish family hurrying home before darkness overtakes the valley. Set to ... (More)

A typical day in rural Central Pennsylvania, from misty morning scenes to an Amish family hurrying home before darkness overtakes the valley. Set to beautiful music. (Less)

A terrifying rabbit and a bloodthirsty young President race towards each other and the apocalypse. "The Rabbit's head and Its hairs were as white as ... (More)

A terrifying rabbit and a bloodthirsty young President race towards each other and the apocalypse.

"The Rabbit's head and Its hairs were as white as snow; and its eyes were as a flame of fire... And when I saw it, I fell at its feet as dead. And it laid its right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last: I am that which liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and I have the keys of hell and of death." -Revelation 1:14-18. (Less)

Watch these animals smack a cock around for the love of a woman.

Fun never looked this frightening.

Alone is a short fiction film I wrote and Directed for my Edit Own Programme Unit for my HND Film and Television Course. The film and accompanying ... (More)

Alone is a short fiction film I wrote and Directed for my Edit Own Programme Unit for my HND Film and Television Course. The film and accompanying paperwork formed a 1/15th of the entire requirement for passing the course. The Film has won two awards at the Edinburgh Cine and Video Society:

Lizar's Trophy - Best Overall Film In Compet*tion

Waverly Plate - Best Fiction Film. (Less)

"You don't hear what we're trying to say to you? Let us show you. Let us write it down for you". That's the general and very simple concept of a videoclip... (More)

"You don't hear what we're trying to say to you? Let us show you. Let us write it down for you". That's the general and very simple concept of a videoclip. Shooting took place in Slovenia's capital - Ljubljana, on a city's marketplace. On the left side of a footage there are famous architect Joze Plecnik's pillars, on the right side you can see biggest "mortuary" in the city - closed part of a market, where they sell big quantaties of dead animals. Mr. Plecnik was a vegetarian. Please, distribute it widely. For high resolution format of a clip, please contact the band. (Less)

Scene #1 - After Mike and Diane give the movie "Hail Mary" to the Citizens for Decency, they destroy the tape with others they have collected with a wood ... (More)

Scene #1 - After Mike and Diane give the movie "Hail Mary" to the Citizens for Decency, they destroy the tape with others they have collected with a wood chipper. TV reporter Don Deetz (Jason Wiles) covers the mass censorship.

Scene #2 - The Citizens for Decency found it easy to get Mike and Diane to turn over movies they objected to. Now they push further when Vesta Ward (Carrie Armstrong) declares that a certain comedy movie portrays s*x with animals, also known as bestiality. Store customer Christine (Dawn Grabowski) along with video clerks Patty (Arden Myrin) and Vicky (Roseanne Benjamin) are shocked by the allegation. (Less)

A powerful independent feature film documentary on the animal rights movement from SHAC to Peta, the ALF and the FBI's declaration that animal rights ... (More)

A powerful independent feature film documentary on the animal rights movement from SHAC to Peta, the ALF and the FBI's declaration that animal rights activists are a greater terrorist threat to the USA than Al Quaeda. Featuring key figures like Josh Harper and Kevin Kjonaas with celebrity comment from Jessica Biel, Katherine Heigl, Kaley Cuoco, Joss Stone and James Cromwell. Funded by a political lobbyist to criticise Peta indie filmmakers Curt Johnson and Maura Flynn decided to give the activists a fair hearing leading to a long courtroom battle. A critically acclaimed independent film with 91% at Rotten Tomatoes it continues to cause controversy, getting pulled from DVD stores after pressure on major retailers from food industry lobbyists; you can still get a copy direct from distributors Halo-8 and check out the latest work from Curt Johnson's Indie Genius Productions on their Myspace.
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We are always thinking of new ways to keep our cats entertained at the sanctuary, this year we decided to give them easter eggs to see how they'd react... (More)

We are always thinking of new ways to keep our cats entertained at the sanctuary, this year we decided to give them easter eggs to see how they'd react!

They had a mixed reaction but overall the cats enjoyed their eggs and we think it was an egg-cellent idea!

Enrichment is very important for captive animals, we make lots of different items for our cats to stimulate natural behaviors and give them something to do.

Thanks for watching and if you'd like to find out more please visit our website:

http://www.bigcatrescue.org/


HAPPY EASTER!. (Less)

The tale of a loaf of bread who runs away from home.

A stunningly epic wildlife conservation documentary feature film following adventurer and biologist Chris Morgan traversing some of the wildest places on ... (More)

A stunningly epic wildlife conservation documentary feature film following adventurer and biologist Chris Morgan traversing some of the wildest places on earth by motorbike, seeking out the rarest of the bear species and meeting the people dedicated to saving them from extinction. Chris camps with brown bears in Alaska for the salmon run, tracks the sun bear in Borneo and learns about the ancient beliefs that have inspired remote villages in Peru to conserve the Machu Picchu bears. In India he meets sloth bears in tiger country then polar bear cubs in the Alaskan Arctic before ending his journey in the Mongolian desert tracking the rarest of them all; the Gobi bear. With profits from the film being donated to the organisations featured this is the essential documentary for anyone that cares about bears, wildlife, wild places, conservation and the natural world, from www.wildlifemedia.org. (Less)

Masianya adopts a pet white rat.

Terra Madre People 2008 English Version Produced by Slow Food slowfood.it terramadre.org realized by Stefano Scarafia / Paolo Casalis (regia/montaggio/... (More)

Terra Madre People
2008
English Version
Produced by Slow Food
slowfood.it
terramadre.org

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)

boda.it
paolocasalis.it

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.

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)