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InteRDom Presents Seminar: Aspects Relative to Haitian Immigration in the Dominican Republic
On Monday, July 21, 2008, InteRDom began its summer seminar series with the forum, “Aspects Relative to Haitian Immigration in the Dominican Republic.” Natanael Concepción opened the night by introducing the presenters to a crowd representing over nine organizations and ten countries.

GMAI Celebrates Graduation of Audiovisual Production Class and Presentation of Student Works
On June 27, 2008, the Global Media Arts Institute (GMAI), an initiative of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), held a ceremony for the twenty-two students that participated in the Introduction to Audiovisual Production for Film and Television Course.

Presentation of DRGFF to Industry Professionals in Hollywood
The Dominican Republic Global Film Festival (DRGFF) was presented to a select Hollywood community as part of a four-day visit to California by the DRGFF General Director, Natasha Despotovic, and the Festival Marketing and Promotion Manager, Asuncion Sanz, which included meetings with filmmakers like Sandra Condito, Ivette Rodriguez, Elizabeth Avellan, Bret Ratner, the Director of UCLA Film and TV Archive Department, Dr. Jan-Christopher Horak, the Director of the UCLA School of Film,
TV and Theater, Barbara Boyle, and the Director of the Creative Writing Program of the University of California at Riverside, Dr. Tom Lutz and Cathryn Galan and Octavio Marín of the National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP), among others.

DRGFF Attends 2008 Cannes International Film Festival
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 sixtieth edition of the Cannes International Film Festival, held May 13-24, 2008, in Cannes, France.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.