GFDD Film “Garbage or Resource? A Dominican Republic Experience” Nominated for International Environment & Wildlife Film Festival and Forum

The GFDD film “Garbage or Resource? A Dominican Republic Experience” has been selected for nomination in the category of Environmental Conservation to be shown at the upcoming CMS VATAVARAN Competitive International Environment & Wildlife Film Festival and Forum, which takes place from October 9th – 12th in New Delhi. “Garbage or Resource?” has been screened at over a dozen different international film festivals since
its production in 2013, and has won several awards including Best Documentary at the Miami Short Film Festival (MSFF), Best Documentary at the Green Lens Environmental Film Festival, and the Second Place Fan Coral Award at the Reef Renaissance Film Festival.

The jury of 25 film and subject experts responsible for selection was led by Mr. Rajinder Singh,
Chairman of Tarun Bharat Sangh and winner of the 2015 Stockholm Water prize. All of the nominated films will be shown at the festival, and the CMS VATAVARAN 2015 Awards winners will be announced at the conclusion.

“Garbage or Resource? A Dominican Republic Experience” is produced by GFDD/Funglode and directed by Natasha Despotovic. It covers the unseen dangers of the 340 open-air landfills that can be found in the Dominican Republic, and the cultural
changes which are creating initiatives that convert this "problem" into an opportunity for development. Through various corporate and educational projects, the viewer observes how– aside from the obvious environmental benefits– recycling enables economic development through the generation of new companies and industries. CMS VATAVARAN – International Environment & Wildlife Film Festival and Forum is India’s only International Film Festival, and was
ranked in 2011 among the top two environment and wildlife film festivals in the world. Among their goals, the festival aims to encourage environment films and forums that result in perception, practice and policy change, and enhance understanding of the natural world and its conservation.

To see the list of all nominees click here.

More information:
www.cmsvatavaran.org
http://garbage.dreff.org
www.dreff.org