Andreea Mironiuc is the grand winner of two awards at GREEN PLANET BLUES 2010. She received 1000 euro from AVIS Romania and is the happy beneficiary of one week internship at Realitatea-Caţavencu, offered by COD VERDE. Andreea Mironiuc sent not one, but three short films, animated films, and all of them where selected by the GREEN TEEN SPIRIT 2010 jury: „It’s Me, the Earth”, “The Bad Guy” and “Piece of Chalk”. Two of them will be screened during the summer European tour of CosyMo’s Solar Cinema.
Diana Ţăţârcă (”No satisfaction”) is another happy winner of GREEN TEEN SPIRIT 2010. She received a special award from Gremlin Computer, for the most energetic eco short film in competition.
More than 40 short films were submitted to GREEN TEEN SPIRIT 2010 contest and you can see them all here.
A very important award is given each year by a local student committee to their favorite film from the GREEN PLANET BLUES showcase. It’s a special symbolic award and this year, the young students from Sinaia elected “The Last Days of Shishmaref” by Jan Louter. “Is indeed a special award for me. It’s amazing that these very young people enjoyed and elected from all the films at GREEN PLANET BLUES, especially my film, which is not on heavy fast cut like the videos they are used to nowadays. My film is exactly the opposite of this kind and still they liked it… I am honored and I thank them very much. It’s a nice surprise!” said Jan Louter at the award winning ceremony on Saturday, 30 January, 2010.
MISSING LYNX (EL LINCE PERDIDO)* / Raul Garcia & Manuel Sicilia / Spain / 2008 / 97’
*the director, Raul Garcia, will be attending the screening
Thursday / 28 January 2010 / 20h00 / International Conference Centre “Casino” Sinaia
Aristoteles Workshop Association presents EL LINCE PERDIDO for the very first time in Romania, just a few days before the official announcement of the Oscar nominees, eagerly expected by all those involved in the making of this film. EL LINCE PERDIDO will open the second edition of Green Planet Blues, and director Raul Garcia will be present at the screening.
Felix, an Iberian lynx, and his friends must escape the secret plan of an eccentric millionaire, to capture endangered animals. The animated film is produced by Antonio Banderas and it is an initiative of the Ministry of the Environment of Andalusia (Spain).
THE MISSING LYNX is Spain’s Entry for Best Animated Film Academy Award 2010, Best Animation Film – Goya Awards 2009, Best Film Award – Animadrid 2008, Jury’s Special Mention – Animacor 2008
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RAUL GARCIA was born in Madrid, Spain. He studied filmmaking at the Universidad Complutense in Madrid. He has worked professionally in animation since age 19 when, while still in college, he was hired to work as an animator for legendary TV animation studio Hanna-Barbera. After 8 years working in a TV series, Raul left Spain to join the international cast of Asterix and Caesar’s Surprise in Paris, starting his career as an animator in feature films. In 1983 he co-directed the award winning short Woman Waiting in an Hotel as part of the Olympics of Animation at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic games. Raul has worked as an animator in 26 feature films, including 9 years as a Disney animator in films like Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Aladdin, Lion King, Pocahontas, Hunchback of Notre Dame, Hercules, Tarzan, and Fantasia. He was Sequence Director in Rugrats in Paris, Jimmy Neutron, and The Wild Thornberrys Movie.
THE IBERIAN LYNX (lynx pardinus) resembles the lynx living in the Carpathian Mountains. Its habitat shrinked constantly since the beginning of the 20th century. Today, the Iberian Lynx is on top of the list of endangered mamals in Europe. In the past, it populated the whole Iberian Peninsula, while at present the few lynxes left can be found only in Andalusia. The main cause for the disappearance of the lynx is the destruction of their natural habitat. Also, many have been killed in traps set for rabbits or were run over by cars, as their habitat was invaded by highways.
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Highschool students from all over Romania are invited to record and edit a short video of 1 to 3 minutes, approaching one environmental issue that worries them and proposing solutions for it. Anyone between 12 and 18 years old, who is interested in ecology and has the opportunity to work with video recording and editing equipments, may become the Green Teen Spirit 2010 eco-director. Each applicant must: 1. Make an account on youtube or vimeo, or any other video posting website. 2. Upload the short video on their account and write down the link to the webpage containing that video on our webform. 3. Fill in our webform, with all the data required. The webform is available here, until 18 January 2010.
Once the submission period is over, a jury of environmental and film experts from Romania will select five finalists who will be invited to participate at Green Planet Blues in Sinaia. Their short videos will benefit from public screenings, among the latest environmental documentaries, like the award winning films of International Festival of Environmental Films, Ile de France, Paris.
The finalists of Green Teen Spirit 2010 will be highly awarded, with the support of our sponsors and partners: AVIS puts 1000 Euroon the line for the best short video, and EuroRealitatea – Catavencu offers one internship at their editorial offices, for one-week.
For further details, please contact us via e-mail, at: ana@aworkshop.org (Ana Radulet). For more information, go to www.greenplanetblues.ro.
Aristoteles Workshop Association is setting up the mood for the second edition of Green Planet Blues – International Environment Film Event, which it will include in its showcase, among other award winning documentaries, one of the most interesting films presented at Festival du Film d’Environnement, Ile de France, Paris, 2009, for the first time to be screened in Romania. The high profile debates and round tables on environmental issues, the Green Teen Spirit contest for teenagers, the Solar Cinema caravan, and a spectacular landscape photo exhibition, will capture the interest of the public, together with the relaxed atmosphere of Sinaia winter resort.
For the teenagers to submit their 3 minutes videoclips at the Green Teen Spirit competition, the deadline is 15 January. GTS encourages the teenagers all across Romania to approach one environmental issue that worries them and tpropose solutions for it. The 5 finalists will be invited to Sinaia, and 2 of them will be rewarded by the partners of Green Planet Blues, with 1000 Euro from AVIS and with an internship at Realitatea-Catavencu Press Trust.
The Green Planet Blues cinema highlight prior to the events between the 28th and the 31th of January, is the Romanian tour of CosyMo’s Solar Cinema, the only European mobile cinema that doesn’t have a negative impact on the environment. The „solar van” will arrive in Romania from The Netherlands, and its owner, the filmmaker Maureen Prins will present her film production & screening unit in Romania, settling down for a couple of days in Sinaia, after Timisoara and Sibiu. In each of these cities, the public will have the chance to see the screenings for 30 minutes and understand how the unit works. Among the short films that will be shown along the way, the highlights are the Green Teen Spirit finalists. There will be 3 public choice awards, counting the votes of the public from each location, and the online votes on cinemagia.ro, our media partner. These public choice winners will have their videoclips screened on 2010 CosyMo’s Solar Cinema European tour.
All these until Green Planet Blues starts in Sinaia, on the 28th of January. From the 28th of January, Tarom will present, for the first time and exclusively for Romania, a spectacular landscape photo exhibition. Alex MacLean’s aerial photographs capture the evolution of the American landscape and the complex relationship between natural and constructed environment that contribute to climate change.
Green Planet Blues is also the meeting place for international environmental experts, during panels and round tables. Here you will witness a presentation of “Let’s Do It, Romania”, a highly brave project for Romania, with the master goal to collect, during one day, all the waste in Romania. A masterclass on the advantages of architecture based on natural resources will be held by the German architect Gernot Minke.
For all those who believe in change, for all those who believe that determination and initiative can take Romania a step forward, for all those who think that something can be done to change the face of our country, “Let’s do it, Romania!” is the perfect oportunitty to show involvement and passion, with visible long term results.
Green Planet Blues takes place between 28-31 January 2010 and is organised by Aristoteles Workshop Association, with the support of the partners: Sinaia City Hall, Capricorn&Capricorn Productions, International Conference Centre „Casino” Sinaia, CNC, Tarom, Avis, Omniasig, CosyMo’s Solar Cinema, Eco Club Timisoara, KultART Sibiu.
Green Planet Blues is supported by Cod Verde and is promoted by Zoom, Academia Catavencu, Voxpublica.ro, 24FUN, Radio Romania Cultural, WebPR, Observator Cultural, Cinemagia, Port.ro, Romania Libera, Feeder.ro, Videofil.ro, Green-Report, Ecosemnal, Ecosapiens, Casamea.ro, Clopotel.ro.
Sinaia. January 2009. Green Planet Blues. The first environmental film event in South-Eastern Europe. Top documentaries, high profile debates, photography exhibitions and a film contest for teenagers – GREEN TEEN SPIRIT. Alongside world-renowned experts, who were filled with enthusiasm at the thought that such an idea is also possible in Romania, five high-school students proved that they cared just as much. Only one of the students was to be awarded with the great prize – 1000 Euro. Choosing from the cinematic stories brought to life by them – displaying problems and proposing personal solutions, was a difficult task for the jury, a committee of film and environmental national specialists.Green Planet Blues is back in 2010, for its second edition and along with it, Aristoteles Workshop Association (AWA) brings back the Green Teen Spirit contest. Once again, we encourage teenagers to revive their environment, through film. Highschool students from all over Romania are invited to record and edit a short video of 1 to 3 minutes, approaching one environmental issue that worries them and proposing solutions for it. Anyone between 12 and 18 years old, who is interested in ecology and has the opportunity to work with video recording and editing equipments, may become the Green Teen Spirit 2010 eco-director. The deadline for receiving your applications is 15 January 2010. Each applicant must: 1. Make an account on youtube or vimeo, or any other video posting website. 2. Upload the short video on their account and write down the link to the webpage containing that video on our webform. 3. Fill in our webform, with all the data required. The webform is available here, until 15 January 2010.
Once the submission period is over, a jury of environmental and film experts from Romania will select five finalists who will be invited to participate at Green Planet Blues in Sinaia. Their short videos will benefit from public screenings, among the latest environmental documentaries, like the award winning films of International Festival of Environmental Films, Ile de France, Paris.
The finalists of Green Teen Spirit 2010 will be highly awarded, with the support of our sponsors and partners: AVIS puts 1000 Euroon the line for the best short video, and EuroRealitatea – Catavencu offers one internship at their editorial offices, for one-week.
For further details, please contact us via e-mail, at: ana@aworkshop.org (Ana Radulet). For more information, go to www.greenplanetblues.ro.
GREEN PLANET BLUES is organized by Aristoteles Workshop Association (AWA), with the support of AVIS, CNC, Sinaia City Hall, International Conference Centre “Casino”- Sinaia and TAROM, and is supported by Cod Verde and the media partners: Zoom, Academia Catavencu, Voxpublica.ro, 24FUN, Radio Romania Cultural, WebPR, Observer Cultural, Cinemagia, Port.ro, Romania Libera, Feeder.ro, Videofil.ro, Green-Report, Ecosemnal, Ecosapiens, Casamea.ro, Clopotel.ro.
