May 2008 - Global Foundation for Democracy and Development

Monthly Archives: May 2008

InteRDom Launches 2008 Summer Academic Offerings
The internship program, InteRDom, an initiative of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), launches its Summer Academic Offerings, which include the Contemporary Caribbean Culture and Spanish as a Second Language programs, as well as a Seminar on Haitian Immigration to the Dominican Republic

Portal Dominicanaonline.org Launches New Audio Section
In this new and modern section of Portal Dominicanaonline.org, readers can access all the information on the site in audio format. With a simple click, the virtual community can access the section of its choosing, and listen, without wasting time, from any location, to relevant and up-to-date information about the country

Consulate of the Dominican Republic in Barcelona Will Premier Book New Perspectives: Dominican Republic
The Consulate of the Dominican Republic will organize a photography exposition and book debut to showcase the publication, New Perspectives: Dominican Republic, by GFDD Executive Director and FUNGLODE Vice President, Natasha Despotovic, and French Photographer, Anne Casale. The photo exposition will feature some of the images presented in the book, which includes more than 400 aerial photographs of Dominican landscapes.

DRGFF Participates in 2008 Tribeca Film Festival in NYC
Representatives of the Dominican Republic Global Film Festival (DRGFF), an initiative of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), attended the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City, which was held April 23 – May 4, 2008, in order to continue building a solid network of film industry professionals and identify potential films for the upcoming 2008 edition of the festival.

Documentary Film Course Closing Ceremony
On Friday, May 2, 2008, 34 students graduated from the Global Media Arts Institute’s Documentary Film Course. During the ceremony to recognize the students’ successful completion of the course, certificates were distributed by GMAI technical director, Omar de la Cruz.

GMAI Awards Scholarships to Students to Study Film and Television Production at NYU
After an extensive evaluation process, GFDD and FUNGLODE’s Global Media Arts Institute (GMAI), New York University’s Opportunity Programs and One Race Films selected six Dominican students to study film and television production at New York University. Over 80 applicants were considered. Students were chosen based on their academic performance and professional interests.

GMAI Offers 2008 Summer Course on Audiovisual Production in Collaboration with NYU Opportunity Programs and One Race Films
The Global Media Arts Institute (GMAI), an initiative of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), will offer for the third time, in collaboration with New York University’s Opportunity Program and One Race Films, the summer course, “Introduction to Audiovisual Production: Film and Television.”

GFDD and FUNGLODE Will Increase Publications Available Via Dominicanaonline.org’s Virtual Library
This Friday, May 2, 2008, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) will present the literary works by Dominican authors that comprise Portal Dominicanaonline.org’s Virtual Library. The event will occur at 6:30 pm at the GFDD/FUNGLODE pavilion at the XI Santo Domingo International Book Fair, which is currently taking place at the Plaza de la Cultura.