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Submissions deadline
15 Oct 23
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The aims are to contribute to the visibility of the environmental and social ecocide that is worsening every day in the Venezuelan Amazon, to promote tangible help to indigenous communities and NGOs who carry out projects to stop environmental damage and to pass on the millennial-long wisdom of the inhabitants of the Amazon. All while denouncing this situation in all possible latitudes.
The contest seeks to support and promote the development of talents in the field of audiovisual and cinematographic creation.
The goal is to produce artistic works that move citizens by putting the talent of creators to use in the fight against the destruction of the Venezuelan Amazon.
JUSTIFICATION:
The Venezuelan Amazon region covers an area of more than 400,000 km2, which represents about 50% of the national territory. It is a region of extraordinary biodiversity; home to more than 24 indigenous ethnic groups and boasting 8 national parks.
Illegal mining in the Venezuelan Amazon for approximately 20 years is responsible for the deforestation and loss of 80% of the forests south of the Orinoco River, this is 10.4 million hectares of forest. It is also behind devastating mercury pollution in rivers, people and lands. There are at least 1,899 recognized illegal mining points in this region. 70% of the gold that leaves Venezuela for Europe comes from illegal mining.
We believe that the realization of the Short Film Contest will contribute to generating an inform-and-denounce campaign, allowing international public opinion to better understand the situation in the Venezuelan Amazon. Additionally, it will advocate for reforms concerning the use of illegally mined gold in Europe such as requiring certificates of origin and controlling the use of mercury, among other urgent actions.
In Venezuela and in many parts of the world there are numerous people and institutions capable of taking on the challenge of making short films portraying the current situation in the Venezuelan amazon both critically and artistically while inviting us to imagine a better tomorrow.
