About the Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP)

After debuting with a program in the 1979 New York Film Festival, the nonprofit IFP has evolved into the nation's oldest and largest organization of independent filmmakers, and the premier advocate for them. Since its start, the IFP has supported the production of 7,000 films and provided resources to more than 20,000 filmmakers--voices that otherwise might not have been heard. The IFP believes that independent films enrich the universal language of cinema, seeding the global culture with new ideas, kindling awareness, and fostering activism. www.ifp.org

About the United Nations Department of Public Information (UN DPI)

As the public voice of the United Nations, the Department of Public Information (DPI) promotes awareness and greater understanding of the work of the United Nations, communicating the activities and concerns of the organization to achieve the greatest public impact. The Creative Community Outreach Initiative (CCOI) was designed to highlight critical global issues through collaborations with the film and television industries. www.un.org/en/creative

The UN’s Millennium Development Goals are to:
• Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
• 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
• Develop a global partnership for development

Envision Advisory Board

Kiyo Akasaka, Under Secretary-General, Department of Communications and Public Information, United Nations
Diana Barrett, The Fledging Fund / Impact Partners (US)
Kathy Calvin, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, UN Foundation
Helen Clark, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme Dan Cogan, Impact Partners (US)
Abigail Disney, The Daphne Foundation / Impact Partners (US)
Hans Robert Eisenhauer, ZDF/Arte (Germany)
Nick Fraser, BBC Storyville (UK)
Antonio Pedro Monteiro Lima, Permanent Representative of Cape Verde to the United Nations
Mette Hoffman Meyer, DRTV (Denmark)
Wangari Maathai, Founder, The Green Belt Movement; 2004 Nobel Peace Prize Winner
Thoraya Obaid, Executive Director, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
Catherine Olsen, CBC Newsworld (Canada)
Robert Orr, Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Planning, United Nations
Zukang Sha, Under Secretary-General, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations
Katie Speight, Channel 4 (UK)
Barbara Truyen, VPRO (the Netherlands)
Ikka Vehkalahti, YLE TV2 (Finland)
Joana Vicente, Open City Films (US)

MAY 14 – 15, 2009

Directors Guild Theater
110 West 57th Street (6th / 7th Aves)
New York City

PURCHASE TICKETS

ONE DAY PASS

$20 Members
$25 General Public

TWO DAY PASS

$40 Members
$50 General Public

PROGRAM

12 Keynotes, Discussions, Panels and Screenings

ABOUT

Read more about The Independent Flimmaker Project and the United Nations Department of Public Information.