Jeevika South Asia Documentary Festival 2007
by Andre Soares
In the paragraph below, the word "entrepreneurs" surely means "workers"
Press Release:
The Jeevika South Asia Documentary Festival, which began in 2003, aims at capturing the livelihood challenges faced by the rural and urban poor and bringing it to the attention of current and future policy makers. Over the years, Jeevika has been successful in advocating for the cause of numerous entry-level entrepreneurs [sic] — rickshaw pullers, street vendors, prostitutes, child labour, farmers and forest-dwellers.
The premier event of the festival to be held at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, will be the awards ceremony from 20-23 July 2007, which will culminate four days of screening for the top films. The last date for the submitting the entries is May 31, 2007.
In addition, as part of the festival tour the award-winning films will travel and be screened in premier schools and colleges in over 20 states in India … as well as in our South Asian neighbours.
Over the years, Jeevika has become an increasingly popular and newsworthy event as well as an important catalyst for positive social change. The filmmakers whose films have been showcased in the past include Rakesh Sharma (of The Final Solution fame), Sanjay Barnela (Turf Wars) and Shohini Ghosh (Tales of the Night Fairies).
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Jeevika: South Asia Documentary Festival, which began in 2003, aims at capturing the livelihood challenges faced by the rural and urban poor and bringing it to the attention of current and future policy makers. Over the years, Jeevika has been successful in advocating for the cause of numerous entry-level entrepreneurs - rickshaw pullers, street vendors, prostitutes, child labour, farmers and forest-dwellers.
The premier event of the festival to be held at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi will be the awards ceremony from 28 - 31 August 2008, which will culminate four days of screening for the top films. The last date for the submitting the entry is
July 15, 2008.
In addition as part of the festival tour, the award-winning films will travel and be screened in premier schools and colleges in over 20 states in India and other organisations working on livelihood issues as well as in our South Asian neighbours.
Over the years, Jeevika has become an increasingly popular and news-worthy event as well as an important catalyst for positive social change. The Film-makers whose films have been showcased in the past include Rakesh Sharma (of the Final Solution fame), Sanjay Barnela (Turf Wars) and Shohini Ghost (Tales of the Night Fairies).
Contact for further details: Manoj Mathew
Program Manager, Centre for Civil Society (CCS)
Phone: 91.11.2653.7456 (10am-6pm IST)
For further details, please log on : http://www.ccs.in/jeevika/index.html
Email ID: jeevika@ccs.in
Inviting Documentary
FILMS
for
SOCIAL CHANGE
Zoom in on a mode of living…
Give a voice to people’s struggles and triumphs…
Defend the basic human right of freedom to livelihood…
Economic Freedom
Capture social -cultural norms, legal - regulatory barriers that prevent people working in the vocation of their choice and send us.
ENTRY CLOSING ON: JULY 15, 2008
Prizes: Worth Rs. 2 lakhs
(Including support for advocacy campaign based on the film)
Apply now: http://www.jeevika.org or http://www.ccs.in
Entry Rules:
- Two DVD copies.
- Open to ALL filmmakers (student, amateur & professionals).
- Any language with English subtitles.
- No cut off date on entries.
Jeevika, a South Asian documentary film festival on the issue of livelihood, is a search for documentaries that focus on legal and regulatory restrictions as well as socio - cultural norms and religious practices that prevent or constrain people from earning an honest livelihood in the vocation of their choice. It is a part of an attempt to bring policies in focus which have not been liberalized and keeping entry level professions under License Raj, thus keeping a nation under imposed poverty. Livelihood is a common issue that touches all other issues including poverty human rights, governance, labour welfare, tribal rights, minority rights, women empowerment, health, globalization, privatization, environment, agriculture, hunger and many more.
For further details please contact:
Mr. Manoj Mathew
Phone: 91.11.2653.7456 (10am-6pm IST)
Log on: http://www.ccs.in/jeevika/index.html
Email: jeevika@ccs.in
CENTRE FOR CIVIL SOCIETY
K-36 Hauz Khas Enclave, New Delhi 110016, India
Phone: 91-11-2653 7456/ 2652 1882/ 2651 2347;
Web: http://www.ccs.in
Jeevika is a really good platform to show your creativity, for student & ameture level they get a chance to show your ability and capibility.