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La Montaña Comes to the Dominican Navy’s 27 de Febrero Naval Base
This event, held as part of the DREFF Environmental Film Screenings series, was arranged especially for cadets, candidates, and recruits of the Dominican Navy and included the participation of Commander General Vice Admiral Edmundo Felix Pimentel and the president of the Association of Navy Officers’ Wives of the Dominican Republic (ADEOARD), María Orietta García de Félix.
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Cinema as Inspiration: DREFF Motivates Young People to Create a Softball Team Promoting Shark Protection
Inspired by the films screened during the 4th and 5th Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival (DREFF), a group of young people have decided to raise awareness on the importance of sharks for preserving biodiversity through a new softball team: the Las Galeras Sharks.
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Film Series “Earth! Action! Understanding the Environmental Crisis” Screens Documentaries as DREFF and Alliance Française Prepare for COP21
Within the framework of the XXI International Conference on Climate Change (COP21), to be held soon in Paris, the Alliance Française, in collaboration with the Dirección General de Cine, organized a free film series called “Tierra! Acción! Entender la Crisis Medioambiental” (Earth! Action! Understanding the Environmental Crisis), that was held at the Cinemateque in Santo Domingo from November 5th – 8th. The Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival (DREFF),
through its Year-Round Environmental Film Screening program, took part in the series with two films by European director Cosima Dannoritzer: The E-Waste Tragedy and The Light Bulb Conspiracy.
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DREFF and the Alliance Française of Santo Domingo Promote Environmental Awareness
The Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival (DREFF) and the Alliance Française in Santo Domingo will be screening two environmental films to promote sustainable development and environmental awareness for the community of students, professors, and friends of the French educational organization, as well as the general public. Both selected films—The LightBulb Conspiracy and The E-Waste Tragedy—are French co-productions directed by European
filmmaker Cosima Dannoritzer.
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The DREFF and ITSC Promote Sustainable Development Through Environmental Film Screenings
The Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival (DREFF) and the Instituto Técnico Superior Comunitario (ITSC), will present an environmental film cycle over several weeks to promote sustainable development and environmental awareness among the entire student community, teachers, and others involved in this educational institution.
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UAPA University Students Learn About Pressing Problems Causing Climate Change
Last Wednesday, October 14, students and staff of the University for Adults (Universidad Abierta Para Adultos –UAPA) participated in a screening of the documentary Lago Enriquillo: Prelude to Climate Change, held at the National Aquarium. The event was part of the programming of the Year-round Environmental Film Screening Series run by GFDD/Funglode as a sub-initiative of the Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival.
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GFDD/Funglode’s ReCrearte Program, other Environmental Initiatives Join “Going Green Together” Project
GFDD/Funglode is pleased to announce its participation in the “Going Green Together” (Juntos Somos Verde) initiative, being held in the Ágora Mall through the entire month of October, with the aim of raising awareness on environmental protection.
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Expo RD Recicla at DREFF
One of the activities that attracted the most visitors and aroused the most curiosity from the public and the guests of the Dominican Environmental Film Festival was the Expo RD Recicla, in which the ReCrearte program, an initiative of GFDD/Funglode, exhibited the work of some of its most talented students, along with the coordinator, Bertha Santana. During the week, the public was able to appreciate the art and objects created from discarded materials and could purchase some of the
most prized pieces in the Funglode gallery. The same room held the exhibition Oxígeno, in which Spanish photographer Juan Carlos Véla offered the public a journey across the Dominican Republic, recounting their three year expedition exploring the country’s coastline, forests, hills, and other natural enclaves.
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Oscar-winning director, Louie Psihoyos, and his film, Racing Extinction, protagonists at DREFF closing night
The acclaimed director and photographer will receive the Colibrí Prize during the event. GFDD/Funglode is excited to announce that Oscar winning filmmaker Louie Psihoyos, director of the documentary Racing Extinction…
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What Happens When the Bees Disappear?
In recent years, more and more honeybees have been disappearing- literally vanishing from their hives. This phenomenon is known as Colony Collapse Disorder, and is a very real threat to the farmers who produce many of our favorite fruits and vegetables.
