Awaiting Justice? Time to re-think the picturing of conflict survivors in Nepal

Posted on 27/02/2010 by buddhasbreakfast

I was at the British Embassy in Kathmandu a couple of weeks back to attend a gathering on enforced disappearances. The event marked the 6th anniversary of the killing a 15-year-old girl, Maina Sunuwar, in 2004 by the Nepal Army. The main draw was the première of a short film entitled, ‘Awaiting Justice‘ (presented as [...]

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4th Annual DoGooder Non Profits Video Awards

Posted on 24/02/2010 by spanishinmotion

See3 Communications and YouTube have launched the 4th Annual DoGooder Nonprofit Video Awards. The contest will award a total of $10,000 in grants, funded by the Case Foundation, to the best videos of 2009 found in the YouTube Nonprofit Program—a special program that YouTube designed to help nonprofits achieve their missions. The winners will be featured [...]

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Burma VJ – video activism at the edge

Posted on 22/02/2010 by buddhasbreakfast

‘Burma VJ‘ is a documentary by Anders Ostergaard looking at the video activists who ensured footage from the ‘Saffron Revolution’ that took place in Burma throughout September 2007 made it to the outside world. If the trailer (below) is anything to go by it will be an inspiring watch. The website suggest that the only [...]

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Amnesty International: Roma housing rights in Romania

Posted on 21/02/2010 by buddhasbreakfast

I work for Amnesty, and in truth I have been a bit critical of them over the last year in regards to their use of visual media. So, it gives me some pleasure to feature this beautiful piece put together by the wonderful people in our audio-visual department and photographer Zsuzsanna Ardó. Zsuzsanna worked with [...]

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IMPACT: a series of stories about film making change

Posted on 21/02/2010 by buddhasbreakfast

Working Films and The Fledgling Fund have produced a series of short videos looking at how film works in a social change campaign strategy. If the first video (below) ‘Assessing Impact: A Funders Perspective‘ is anything to go by this could be a useful starting point for many thinking of using video in their work. [...]

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photo.circle workshop with Philip Blenkinsop & Munem Wasif

Posted on 14/02/2010 by buddhasbreakfast

In January, Kathmandu played host to a workshop with 24 young photographers from Bangladesh, Nepal and Norway. The students were in the capable hands of Philip Blenkinsop (well know for his photos of South East Asia, and particularly the Hmong) and Munem Wasif (critically acclaimed for his images of Old Dhaka). To learn more about [...]

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