Ready House Plans Flat Roof

Third Festival Patagonia Film puts his eyes on the social and environmental causes of Chile

• The event, which will run between 6 and 9 May in Coyhaique, has become a landmark in of the cultural agenda of the Aysen Region.
  
• "Patagonia without dams" called on all regional and national artists have produced works that allude to the cause to participate with their creations.
  

" Nature and social movements ".

Film Festival 2011 Patagonia

organizers Film Festival Patagonia, which since 2009 has been held annually in Coyhaique could not pick a better leitmotif for its third version, to be held in the capital of the Aysen region the weekend of 6 to 9 May this year. In those days the Regional Environmental Commission will be taken up and evaluation of environmental impact study after the services HidroAysén regional public have reviewed the third addendum to the company, whose entry into the system is scheduled for April 15. The event could not have chosen better considering cross-cutting issue is the initiative of five dams on the Baker and Pascua rivers, the main target of the epic because it has become "Patagonia without dams, one of Chile's most important social and environmental movements of recently.

The Patagonia Film Festival is organized by the group Visual Patagonia and this year indicate its promoters, has chosen this slogan in light of the particular ecosystem of Aysen seeking to "relieve audiovisual works address the relationship between man and nature and contemporary environmental issues. In this way, will power the organization of the festival include the official selection in preference to those jobs that account for breaks 'socio-environmental' and thus stimulate discussion and aesthetic appreciation in this area . "

audiovisuals in the categories of short (up to 30 minutes), documentary (from 20 minutes to two hours) and "Young Filmmakers "(Short for up to 5 minutes for high school students of the Aysen Region), have until March 7 to submit their creations, for which they must complete the registration form available on the site www.patagoniavisual.cl . It is addressed to all Chileans or foreigners residing in the country who can prove their involvement in the work on the roles of director, producer or screenwriter. The competition considers awards and trophies for the top.

" believe it is a good opportunity for all those who have done work defense-related audiovisual de la Patagonia arise. We call on the creators, and country also participate in this initiative has become a landmark in the cultural activities of the Aysen Region "he said about the coordinator of the Citizens Coalition for Aysen Life Reserve Coalition (ARV), Peter Hartmann.

leader urged citizens to turn around Chile to participate with their contributions " because we know that in conflicts for power plants Castilla, Barrancones and Campiche, the mine Isla Riesco, or hydroelectric High Maipo, Achibueno, Angostura in the Bío Bío and San Pedro, there is visual creativity. But not only the problems with power plants, but also with various other actions that are carried forward and facing initiatives that negatively affect ecosystems and communities country. "

For now, the Coalition ARVs made available to the organizers of the festival several documentaries that were made on Aysén as Green Heart "by Luis Sepulveda and" A Monde Absent "Ronnie Ramirez among others, to be exhibited out of competition.

regional cultural milestone

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In previous versions the event has enjoyed the presence of prominent actors, directors and critics as exhibitors and judges, including the director of "The Rise of the Penguins" Simon Bergman, André Jouffé journalist, journalist co-creator of "31 Minutes" Alvaro Díaz, Hernán Caffiero filmmaker responsible for the acclaimed documentary about Garra Blanca "Raza Brava", and the actors Manuela Martelli, Daniel Muñoz, Catalina Saavedra and Luis Dubbo, among other prominent representatives of national cinema.

Winners of the 2009 version were "Aztlan" Adriazola Carolina in the national category and "The Breaking Wave" of Marcos Monsalve in regional selection. In both 2010 at the national level were awarded the Shadow of the Moai "Lorenzo Moscia (documentary)," family atmosphere "of Charles Lewis (drama)," The Alicanto and copper vein "Robert Avaria (animation) and" Portrait of pioneer women "by Isabel Burr (regional).