Bringing the world into better focus
MONDAY APRIL 16 AND
TUESDAY APRIL 17, 2012
Ford Foundation
320 East 43rd Street, New York City
PHOTOS
VIDEOS
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TWEETS
- Pre #EnvisionFilm required reading: Tribeca-bound @FutureWeather dir. Jenny Deller with ten tips for a green film set
- IFP's #EnvisionFilm program: Stories for a Sustainable Future, presented w/ @UN @FordFoundation streams live Tuesday
- #EnvisionFilm kicks off tonite! Screening @LastCallOasis + Q&A w/ dir. J. Yu, Participant's @chadboettcher @dhweyermann @SocialActionNow
- Tues #EnvisionFilm includes clips & discussion of @DetropiaTheFilm LAST TRAIN HOME @EyeSteelFilm & @onedayonearth
- Excited for Tues #EnvisionFilm keynote from @acousteau founder, Blue Legacy & @NatGeo Emerging Explorer. watch live
The UN’s Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) serve as the focal point for screenings, panel discussions and social networking. The Spotlight Focus in 2012 MDG 7: ensure environmental sustainability.
The MDGs are to eradicate poverty, achieve universal primary education; promote gender equality and empower women; reduce child mortality; improve maternal health; combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases; ensure environmental sustainability; and develop global partnership for development.
Founded in 2008, Envision is a unique partnership between the Independent Filmmaker Project, the United Nations Department of Public Information and, as of this year, the Ford Foundation. Our partnership is built on the shared belief that storytelling and documentary film can be powerful tools in building a better future for all people.
Anchored by the Millennium Development Goals, Envision’s annual gathering connects UN experts and NGO advocates with some of the most creative minds in filmmaking and new media, with the goal of finding fresh, compelling ways to create momentum for social change. The gatherings offer a critical opportunity for filmmakers and social change activists to forge creative, cross-sector partnerships to promote their causes and reach wider audiences.



