Films for the Forest Challenge on Earth Day: Rainforest Partnership Announces Film Contest

April 14, 2010 - PRLog -- Rainforest Partnership will release the topic of the film contest on April 22nd, Earth Day.  Participants will have one week to complete their shorts.  There will be awards for the top two films in 3 categories:  international, narrative, and documentary.  The winning films will be screened publicly on May 13th, 2010 at Hot Mama’s Espresso on E. Sixth St. in Austin, Texas.
   Niyanta Spelman, the executive director of Rainforest Partnership said, “This film contest is a brilliant way to use this visual medium to connect people around the world to each other and these global environmental issues.”  One of the contest judges, Richard Linklater, added, “I support Rainforest Partnership because it represents creativity, collaboration and commitment, and this film contest is another perfect example of their unique approach to conservation.”
    The goal of this event is to help connect the local Austin community to communities around the world that are working together for a more sustainable future.  
Rainforest Partnership works with communities in the Amazon to protect their rainforest and is the only Texas-based non-profit addressing tropical deforestation issues.  For more information, or to sign up for the contest, please visit: http://www.rainforestpartnership.org.

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About Rainforest Partnership: Rainforest Partnership is an Austin-based non-profit that partners with communities in Ecuador and Peru to conserve their rainforest. For our first project, we partnered with the community of Chipaota, Peru to conserve 9000 acres of rainforest and help grow the local economy.