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GMAI Presents Conference on the Development of Educational Programming
The Global Media Arts Institute (GMAI), an initiative of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), organized the conference, “Educational and Cultural Programming, the Case of Brazil…
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GMAI Offers Course on Cinematographic Appreciation and Audience Formation
The Global Media Arts Institute (GMAI), an initiative of GFDD and FUNGLODE, presented the course, Cinematograhic Appreciation and Audience Formation, July 21-26, 2008, at FUNGLODE Headquarters in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
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GMAI Presents Conference on Educational and Cultural Television
Today, July 28, 2008, the Global Media Arts Institute (GMAI), an initiative of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), will present the conference, “Educational and Cultural Television, the Case of Brazil: Concepts, Laws, Development and Future.”
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InteRDom Presents Second Seminar on Aspects Relative to Haitian Immigration in the Dominican Republic
On Monday, July 28, 2008, the InteRDom Program, in partnership with the Pan American Development Foundation (PADF), concluded its summer seminar series with the second seminar, “Aspects Relative to Haitian Immigration in the Dominican Republic.”
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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.
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InteRDom Program Organizes Cultural Trip to Salcedo and Santiago
On Saturday, June 28, 2008, the InteRDom program organized its second major excursion of the summer, a cultural trip to visit the Mirabal Sisters Museum in Salcedo and the Centro Leon in Santiago. During the three-hour bus ride to the interior, tour guide, Tirso Cabra, recounted the story of the Mirabal Sisters. Among the most famous female protagonists throughout Dominican history, the sisters where ordered to be killed by former dictator, Rafael Trujillo.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
