[Falkor-info] SUN CHILD - First Regional Environmental festival in Armenia

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   SUN CHILD
FIRST REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL
FESTIVAL IN ARMENIA
1-15 APRIL, 6-10 OCTOBER 2007


 From April 1 to 12 and October 6 to 10 in Armenia, the First Regional =20
Environmental Festival Sun Child will take place. The festival is =20
organized by the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and =20
Cultural Assets in the Republic of Armenia (FPWC) and Sun Child NGO.

The aim of the festival is to raise public awareness of the =20
environmental problems existing in the region and to establish a =20
neutral field for cooperation, thus promoting the search of new, =20
efficient solutions.

In the framework of the festival in April a number of environmental =20
activities: tree planting, greening, scavenging (garbage collecting) =20
in 7 regions of Armenia, an environmental march from regions to =20
Yerevan and an open-air concert with the participation of the best =20
bands of Armenia are planned.

The major part of the festival will take place in Dilijan, from =20
October 6 to 10. Film screenings in competitive and non=A1Vcompetitive =20
sections, photo exhibitions, workshops, environmental tours are some =20
of the numerous activities that will be organized. Environmental film =20
competition includes two main sections: Regional Environmental Film =20
Program and Children Film Program. In the first section films from 6 =20
countries of the region will be included: Georgia, Iran, Turkey, =20
Russia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan. There will also be an international =20
informational program with a wider geography of participants.

Great importance is attached to environmental workshops since they are =20
an excellent opportunity for the exchange of the international =20
experience. Experts, ecologists and eco-journalists from the region =20
and abroad will take part in them. In the framework of the workshops =20
such acute issues as advocacy coalition building, networking and =20
eco-tourism will be discussed and an exhibition of advocacy campaigns =20
and tools will be held.

Sun Child enjoys the slogan For Children with Children=A1=A6s Active =20
Participation. The festival puts a special emphasis on the youth and =20
children participation as the new generation of the region constitutes =20
a strong whole able to overstep boundaries. To bring children closer =20
to nature, to make them appreciate the treasures of their motherland =20
and finally to arise interest towards environmental issues FPWC =20
implements environmental-educational program for schools since autumn =20
2006. In the framework of this program eco-clubs are established, =20
environmental film screenings, discussions on environmental issues, =20
courses on environmental study, camera work and photography are =20
organized. As a result, children are given opportunity to feature =20
their own environmental films, the best of which will be included in =20
the Children Film Program of the festival.

Sun Child appeals for collaboration to people and organizations who =20
realize that only thanks to joint efforts and conscious struggle it is =20
possible to preserve nature and secure welfare of the coming =20
generations.


Call for Entries

The Deadline for application for all three film programs: Regional =20
Environmental Film Program, Children Film Program and International =20
Informational Program is August 15, 2007.

The prize fund of the festival contemplates awards in three categories =20
in Regional Environmental Film Program.

=84=CF=09The best regional film-1000 euro
=84=CF=09The best environmental film -500 euro
=84=CF=09The best wildlife film =A1V 500 euro

The entry forms and regulation of the festival. can be downloaded on =20
our web-site www.fpwc.org

Feel free to contact us for any further information (press@fpwc.org).

We are looking forward to your films. JOIN SUN CHILD!!!

Call for Experts

The organizers of SUN CHILD first regional environmental festival are =20
happy to invite you to cooperation within the framework of Festival =20
Workshop Program.

The Workshop Program will be conducted in the following format:

=84=CF=09 Workshop on Advocacy Coalition building and Networking
Panel discussions, invited speakers, presentation of practical tools =20
and success stories, preparation of action plans for future activities =20
in the region.

=84=CF=09 =A1=A7Exhibition of advocacy tools=A1=A8
The exhibition aims at encouraging public participation in =20
environmental decision-making. The exhibition will be held in several =20
rooms, showing the advocacy campaigns, successful tools, stories etc.

=84=CF=09 =A1=A7Deconstructing the concrete=A1=A8
Artists, film-makers, writers, architects and public activists are =20
coming together to learn how we can change the environment: European =20
experience, contemporary approaches to public issues.

=84=CF=09=A1=A7Eco- tourism exhibition=A1=A8
The exhibition aims at promoting local communities projects on =20
Ecotourism, presentation of tour-agencies=A1=A6 products, presentation of =
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international projects on eco- tourism implemented in the region.

We appeal to all interested parties to confirm their interest in =20
participation till August 15, 2007.



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