Celebrating another fine Festival of Moving Media

The Festival of Moving Media team wishes to thank everyone for a great 5th anniversary festival, offering two new venues and a rich mix of subjects for provocation and contemplation, taking us to the moon and to the far corners of the globe, and…a valuable panel on the subject of water, co-presented by GFOMM and GIRC - all inspiring us forward to new preoccupations and actions. Ed Video's Edifying Edifice media installations contributed to keeping the streets humming as we wandered between screenings. We hope there was something in the mix for everyone.

Just a reminder - it matters to us what you think. We hope you filled in the evaluations available at the venues. If not, then you can still contact us with your welcome feedback-. You can email the festival at guelphfestofmovingmedia@gmail.com.

A special thank you to our many festival volunteers, who have assisted with everything from coordinating venues, taking care of box office, to securing film hosts and maintaining our website. We thank each and every one for the many talents and fine work that has made them an indispensable part of the festival.

We also thank our community sponsors and venues once again for their continuing support and generosity. The festival was privileged again to welcome many presenters and film hosts who enriched our viewing experiences and our understanding of the subject matter.

Below are some closing notes and links to keep you connected:

Film Host highlights

We were very fortunate to have Ulises Garcia, one of the key protagonists of the inspiring film Tambogrande: Mangoes, Mining and Murder, show up at the screening at Salsateria on Saturday Nov 2. He took the time to drive up here from where he now lives in Markham, arriving just at the end of the film and he talked to several of us, including Trevor Street from OPIRG, who generously sponsored the film.

The film is going to have its Toronto premiere at the Amnesty International Reel Awareness screenings---on Nov 22 at the National Film Board. It is $5.00 donation. Ulises will speak there and hopefully have a larger audience.

Toronto premiere of Tambogrande: Mangoes, Mining and Murder
Thursday November 22, 7pm - 10pm.

REEL AWARENESS Amnesty International Toronto Human Rights Film Festival November 22nd - 25th National Film Board Cinema (150 John Street) Suggested donation: $5.00

Also, here is another situation that Ulises Garcia is involved with:

Community referendum in Ayabaca on mining (Majaz Case)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGj_Nds_1bY

A community referendum was held on September 16th, 2007 in the city of Ayabaca, province of Ayabaca in the state of Piura, in northern Peru.
The referendum was organized by the municipality in the hopes of peacefully resolving the conflict between the community and the Majaz mining company.
The company plans to construct a massive copper mine in a fragile cloud forest that supplies water to the entire region.
Produced by Guarango Cine y Video

New Media Forum Follow Up

Here are some links mentioned or relating to the YouTube segment of the forum :