[IYRPsupportgroup] Call for films for “Perspectives on Pastoralism Film Festival” 17 Sept 2019 in Kassel, Germany - deadline for submissions 30 June

[Ann Waters-Bayer]

> Call for short films for the “Perspectives on Pastoralism Film Festival”
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> The "Perspectives on Pastoralism Film Festival" will be held on 17 September 2019 on the eve of the Tropentag conference on research in tropical & subtropical agriculture, natural resource management and rural development (18-20 Sept) in Kassel, Germany. It will deepen understanding of how diverse peoples across the world gain their livelihoods from extensive livestock production. The relationships of pastoralist people and animals and their food production systems reflect an intimate intertwining of culture, economy and ecology in harsh environments such as drylands and mountainous regions. In such environments, mobility of animals plays a key role. Films of multiple genres - spanning documentary, narrative and experimental - made by pastoralists and/or about pastoralists offer different insights into issues important to pastoralists.
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> This film festival opens the possibility for showcasing visual media that will spark dialogue, inspire debate and complement the presentation of research at the conference. This event is organised by the Coalition of European Lobbies for Eastern African Pastoralism (CELEP), including the German Institute for Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture (DITSL), Agrecol Association for AgriCulture & Ecology, and Veterinarians without Borders (Vétérinaires Sans Frontières), among others.
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> The organisers of the film festival invite films that are less than 60 minutes long, preferably still shorter.
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> Films will be screened at two venues: 
> 17 September 2019 in Kassel, Germany, as a pre-Tropentag event 
> Date TBA in October 2019 in Brussels, Belgium, as part of the Annual General Meeting of the Coalition of European Lobbies for Eastern African Pastoralism (CELEP)
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> Criteria (films must meet at least two of these):
> Films created by individuals or groups who are part of ethnic groups that identify as pastoralist 
> Films that bring pastoralists' perspectives on their life and livelihood system 
> Films that sensitively portray issues faced by pastoralists 
> Films about issues faced in regions where pastoral livestock production is practised 
> Films that reflect the role of mobility in pastoral systems
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> Requirements for submission:
> One-page cover letter emailed to maziwa.ngombe at gmail.com <mailto:maziwa.ngombe at gmail.com> with a brief summary of the film and an explanation of how it addresses at least two of the criteria listed above.
> Submission of the film (minimum 1080p downloadable video) through the Film Freeway uploading platform: https://filmfreeway.com/PerspectivesonPastoralismFilmFestival <https://filmfreeway.com/PerspectivesonPastoralismFilmFestival>
> If the film is not in English, please include English captions
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> Dates & deadlines:
> 3 May 2019 – Opening date of call for films
> 30 June 2019 – Deadline for submission of films
> 1 August 2019 – Notification date
> 17 September 2019 – Event date
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> Ann Waters-Bayer
> Agrecol Association for AgriCulture & Ecology
> Coalition of European Lobbies for Eastern Pastoralism (CELEP)
> E: waters-bayer at web.de <mailto:waters-bayer at web.de>
> S: ann-waters
> W: www.agrecol.de <http://www.agrecol.de/> / www.celep.info <http://www.celep.info/>
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