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Simran Vedvyas reports on the Success of Abu Dhabi Film Festival addressing Green Issues

by Simran Vedvyas | 26-04-2013 20:01 recommendations 0

Abu Dhabi Film Festival witnessed Entries from about 16 nations that touched on a range of topics from pollution to disaster, as revealed by sources.

Some interesting films included Indian film Chachar, which tells a story of 14-year-old Rubel who smuggles rice across the Ganga river between India and Bangladesh. The film depicts how Chachar island was formed due to flooding by the Ganga. Homeless people from both countries such as Rubels family started living on the island.

The French film Living building narrates the story of a French company, which constructed a road in the middle of the Chadian desert where workers live in three camps during work and villagers come asking for work or for establishing stores to serve them. 

A Bangladeshi film Are you Listening reveals the sufferings of the people of the small village of Sutarkhali, which was traumatized by a tsunami in May 2009.

 The Japanese film No mans zone was based on the tsunami which hit Japan in March 2011 and resulted in the Fukushima nuclear disaster.

The Turkish film A few brave people tackles the struggle of residents of the Black Sea region in Turkey to preserve the natural environment they live in.

The Romanian film Chernosaurus tackles the issue of radiation following the Chernovadia nuclear reactor explosion, by portraying how it gives rise to a new life form.

The Belgium film Himself he cook tells the story of hundreds of volunteers in Amristar golden temple in India to prepare 100,000 free meals distributed daily to visitors.

The British film Trashed reveals the scale and effect of the problem of waste in the world.

Croatian film Dr Andrija Stampar, a visionary tells the story of Dr Andrija Stampar, the leading authority in epidemiology and a pioneer of preventive medicine.

Meanwhile the Dutch film Hum of Holland tackles road noise and inquires if there is one quiet place left in The Netherlands.

The Belgium film Himself he cook tells the story of hundreds of volunteers in Amristar golden temple in India to prepare 100,000 free meals distributed daily to visitors.

The Czech film Immortality tackles the idea of the end of life on earth due to wars and domination of technology.

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23 Comments

  • says :
    Thank you for sharing.
    Posted 27-08-2013 16:03

  • Simran Vedvyas says :
    Thank You Eco Generation - These all are very informative movies
    Posted 30-04-2013 02:12

  • says :
    Thanks for sharing! We are waiting for Seoul International Environmental Film Festival in May.

    Posted 29-04-2013 10:21

Eco Generation

  • Eco Generation says :
    WOW, sounds interesting! Thanks for the information!
    Posted 29-04-2013 09:27

  • Simran Vedvyas says :
    Thanks Geetika , Where have you been long
    Posted 28-04-2013 02:31

  • Simran Vedvyas says :
    You are so welcome Arushi, Nice to hear from you :)
    Posted 28-04-2013 02:30

  • Simran Vedvyas says :
    You are so Welcome Bhawana
    Posted 28-04-2013 02:29

  • says :
    thanx for the informative report
    Posted 27-04-2013 22:32

  • says :
    Nice report simran. Loved reading this.
    Posted 27-04-2013 21:08

  • says :
    Nice report :) !!
    Posted 27-04-2013 20:56

  • Arushi Madan says :
    Thanks Simran for sharing this!

    Posted 27-04-2013 20:44

  • says :
    wow, seems a great film festival. thanks for the information. and weren't there any Nepali films?
    Posted 27-04-2013 19:41

  • says :
    Thank you very much for sharing, Simran..
    Posted 27-04-2013 18:26

  • says :
    Thanks for the information.
    Posted 27-04-2013 17:52

  • says :
    Thanks for the information.
    Posted 27-04-2013 17:00

  • Simran Vedvyas says :
    You are so Welcome Dharmendra
    Posted 27-04-2013 03:45

Dharmendra Kapri

  • Dharmendra Kapri says :
    thanks for the report simran.......! =D
    Posted 26-04-2013 20:48

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