September 2009 - Global Foundation for Democracy and Development

Monthly Archives: September 2009

Students Graduate from Course Adobe Encore Offered by GMAI in Collaboration with EICTV
On September 18, thirteen Dominican students graduated from the course on Adobe Encore offered the Global Media Arts Institute (GMAI), an initiative of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE)…

Short Film Competition, New Category of DRGFF
This new contribution to the Dominican Global Film Festival, soon to be opening its third edition, seeks to widen its work in support of local film talent. The period for submissions closed on September 18.

Fall 2009 Interns Get Acquainted with Dominican Culture
Monday, September 7th marked the official welcome for InteRDom’s Fall 2009 interns, who arrived from the United States and France to complete an academic program and do an internship in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

GFDD and FUNGLODE Stay at the Forefront of Academic Debate, Attending UNU Lecture by Renowned Economist Dr. François Bourguignon
In order to stay abreast of current thought concerning the global economic crisis, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) attended the United Nations University’s Current Affairs Series, “The Crisis: Changing Prospects for Development,” featuring renowned economist Dr. François Bourguignon

World View at Dominican Film Fest
Nearly thirty feature-length fiction and documentary films, many of them premieres, have been confirmed to be screened during the third edition of the Dominican Republic Global Film Festival (DRGFF), which will be held November 18-22, 2009, in Santo Domingo, Santiago, Puerto Plata and Nagua.

Dominican Students Conclude Classes at NYU
On August 13, six Dominican students awarded scholarships from the Global Multimedia Arts Institute (GMAI), New York University’s Opportunity Program and the One Race Film Foundation partook in the graduation ceremony to celebrate the completion of the six-week course, during which student productions were screened.

GFDD and FUNGLODE Organize Panel Discussion on Payment for Ecological Services
On August 18, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), in collaboration with the Organization of the American States’ Department of Sustainable Development (DDS/OAS), organized a Panel Discussion on Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) in Latin America and the Caribbean at FUNGLODE headquarters in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.