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Suzan Beraza: “It’s impressive to see how the filmmaking industry has grown in the Dominican Republic in the last couple of years”
A total of 25 filmmakers that are developing projects concerning environment and sustainable development in the Dominican Republic attended on April 8 and 9 the workshop: “From Idea to Screen: How to Make Environmental Documentaries”, organized by the Dominican Republic Film Festival (DREFF) and Globo Verde Dominicano Award. The participants worked personally with the instructors on the development of their short film ideas, the design of the main characters, writing the script,
choosing a technical team, planning and preparing content, among others.

GFDD Joins the Embassy of the Dominican Republic to Celebrate USPS Annual Multicultural Day
GFDD, in collaboration with the Embassy of the Dominican Republic in the United States, was present yesterday at USPS event “Passport to Diversity”, the Annual Multicultural Awareness Day in which the U.S. postal services “celebrates the many cultures we represent”.

“Obama’s Marc Antony–Style Remarks to the People of Cuba”, an article by Dr. Leonel Fernández
President Barack Obama’s recent speech in Havana, Cuba, was an intelligent, diplomatic, and elegant piece of discourse that showcased – to put it almost as he did in the title of his own book – the audacity of daring.

Globo Verde Lab: From Idea to Screen – How to Make Environmental Documentaries
North American director Suzan Beraza and Dominican director Pedro Urrutia will work personally with each participant to help them develop their short film ideas, design main characters, write the script, choose a technical team and plan and prepare content.

Héctor Jerez: “The more we know who we are, the more we empower ourselves and take pride in our roots.”
In collaboration with the Puerto Plata Destination Cluster and UTESA-Puerto Plata, yesterday GFDD/Funglode presented their latest publication, All Things Dominican, to Tourism Business Administration students at the University, located in this beautiful enclave in northern Dominican Republic.

Dominican Environmental Short Films and ReCrearte Workshops go to Cuba
Three Dominican environmental short films will participate in the “Festival Internacional del Cine Pobre” in Gibara-Holguin, Cuba, to be held from April 20 to 24, 2016: GFDD’s shorts Value of Life and Garbage or Resource? A Dominican Republic Experience; and 7 Grams (winner of the Premio Globo Verde Dominicano 2015). In addition, as part of the programming of the Cuban festival, Bertha Santana will host recycling workshops for
children, youth and adults in the community, as part of GFDD´s program ReCrearte.

GFDD to Host Panel Discussion at the 2016 World Bank Civil Society Policy Forum
GFDD, in partnership with the NGO Committee for Social Development and the NGO Committee on Financing for Development, will hold a panel discussion during the 2016 World Bank Civil Society Policy Forum entitled “Financing Tools for Reducing Social Inequalities” in the run up to the Spring Meetings of the World Bank and the IMF. The panel will feature a wide variety of high-level speakers, including UN Member State delegates, World Bank and IMF Representatives, as well as civil
society experts.

“The UN is an Opportunity to Serve the General Public” States the Director of the UN Alliance of Civilizations During the Closing Ceremony of NYDRMUN 2016
The Dominican Republic Model United Nations Conference (NYDRMUN) 2016, a conference organized by the United Nations Association of the Dominican Republic (UNA-DR) with support from Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) came to a close today on Wednesday March 30. The Closing Ceremony took place, before more than 400 model UN delegates from middle schools across the Dominican Republic, in the General Assembly
Hall of the United Nations (UN).

Strengthening the Bond with our Partners at the DCEFF
A total of 12 days of films, discussions on environment, work meetings and passion; passion for the cinema, for sustainable development and alternative ways of living for a healthier coexistence with our neighbors and the planet. For the fifth consecutive year, the Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival (DREFF) teamed up with the DC Environmental Film Festival (DCEFF) and participated to the fullest in the screenings and events that took place in the nation’s capital.

More than 450 Dominican Students Will Be Participating at the NYDRMUN 2016
The United Nations Association of the Dominican Republic in collaboration with Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (Funglode), held the opening ceremony of the eleventh edition of the Dominican Republic Model United Nations in New York (NYDRMUN 2016) at the Hotel Grand Hyatt.