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Asia Pacific Rice Film Award 2008
Malaysia based Pesticide Action Network Asia and the Pacific invites entries for the rice film award, the last date for which is January 31, 2009. The award seeks to recognise efforts generating awareness on role of rice in the region's economy, culture and livelihoods.
The staple food of three billion people, Rice is central to the Asian way of life; its culture, spirituality, traditions and norms.
This precious rice heritage is, however, under threat from industrialised agriculture, private control of the rice seed, and genetic engineering of the rice genome.
In addition, rice lands are being torn away from small rice farming communities in the name of “development” projects such as special economic zones, cash cropping, and agrofuel plantations.
Pesticide Action Network Asia and the Pacific (PANAP) along with TVE Asia Pacific and Public Media Agency is organising the Asia Pacific Rice Film Award 2008 to showcase Rice in a creative manner.
PANAP for the last 17 years has championed the food sovereignty of the grassroots, namely, farmers, agricultural workers, indigenous people and consumers and launched the Save Our Rice Campaign in 2003.
The Campaign is founded on these Five Pillars of Rice Wisdom– Rice Culture, Community Wisdom, Biodiversity Based Ecological Agriculture, Safe Food and Food Sovereignty.
The award will be presented to creators of short innovative television, video or cinematic films that effectively educate the public on the role of rice in cultures, economies and communities/societies in Asia-Pacific.
- The films should use the five pillars as the guiding principles. They should reflect any or all of the following aims:
- instilling an appreciation of the rice heritage of Asia
- raising public awareness of the issues on and threats to rice
- highlighting the role of small farmers and women in rice strengthening the people’s resolve and action to save rice
- encouraging a stronger role for youth in rice
Entries will be accepted from August 1, 2008 to January 31, 2009.
Click here for rules and regulations.
For further details, contact:
The Save Our Rice Campaign
Asia Pacific Rice Film Award Secretariat
Pesticide Action Network Asia and the Pacific (PANAP)
P.O. Box 1170, 10850
Penang, Malaysia
Tel: 60 4 657 0271 or 656 0381
Fax: 60 4 658 3960
Email: panap@panap.net
