Washington –\u00a0The seventh edition of the Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival (DREFF) starts November 12 with four days of movies and debates on the environment and climate change challenges. Three cities in the Dominican Republic -Santo Domingo, Santiago and Punta Cana- will be the sites of activities aiming to involve the community in debate on the most important challenge that our planet faces.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are reenergized with the same enthusiasm and drive that inspired us to create the first DREFF in 2011,\u201d stated the executive director of the festival and GFDD, Natasha Despotovic. The main goal remains the same: offer Dominicans a platform of information and debate about the environment and sustainable development, as well as challenges faced and the best practices to overcome them.<\/p>\n

\u201cDREFF, which features a large network of national and international partners, has reached more than 35,000 spectators over the years and continues to expand its impact throughout the Dominican Republic,\u201d said Despotovic.<\/p>\n

Following its mission in past editions, the event will take on topics related to the conservation of species, oceans, plastic pollution, sources of renewable energy and other aspects of sustainable development. A total of 12 movies from six countries- Colombia, Argentina, Belgium, the United States, Mexico and the Dominican Republic- will be shown at new venues in association with universities, schools, libraries and cultural and research centers.<\/p>\n

In addition to local experts, DREFF will feature a special guest: Victoria Sloan Jordan, producer of the documentary Albatross, who will be coming to the Dominican Republic thanks to the support of Delta Air Lines. Award-winning journalist and environmental filmmaker Marvin del Cid will hold various discussions on the use of new technologies in the production of environmental films, while the marine biologist and lead actor in the documentary Cac\u00fa, Omar Shamir Reynoso, will present that film in various screenings.<\/p>\n

The films<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

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• Albatross, by Chris Jordan<\/li>\n
• Cac\u00fa: Un cambio por la vida, by Marvin del Cid<\/li>\n
• Chasing Coral, Jeff Orlowski<\/li>\n
• Chasing the Snot of the Whales of Saman\u00e1, by Marvin del Cid<\/li>\n
• El libro de Lila, by Marcela Rinc\u00f3n Gonz\u00e1lez<\/li>\n
• Worse Than Poop!, by Vanessa Warheit<\/li>\n
• Pandas, by Drew Fellman & David Douglas<\/li>\n
• Sea of Shadows, by Richard Ladkani<\/li>\n
• Ghost Fleet, by Shannon Service<\/li>\n
• Short children\u2019s films “La Tierra en mis manos”, by Nicolas Conte<\/li>\n
• El Buzo, by Esteban Arrangoiz<\/li>\n
• Frontera invisible, by Nicolas Richat and Nico Muzi<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

  The venues<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE)<\/li>\n
  • Universidad Nacional Pedro Henr\u00edquez Ure\u00f1a (UNPHU)<\/li>\n
  • Biblioteca Infantil y Juvenil de la Rep\u00fablica Dominicana (BIJRD)<\/li>\n
  • Pontificia Universidad Cat\u00f3lica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM)<\/li>\n
  • Colegio Bilingue New Horizons en Santo Domingo<\/li>\n
  • Colegio Bilingue New Horizons en Santiago<\/li>\n
  • Instituto Iberia en Santiago<\/li>\n
  • Centro Cultural Dominicano UTESA (screenings at CCD UTESA are in collaboration with the Centro Cultural Le\u00f3n Jimenes)<\/li>\n
  • Puntacana Village (in collaboration with Grupo Puntacana and Fundaci\u00f3n Grupo Puntacana)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Program by Venues:<\/strong>
    \nBIJRD – Santo Domingo<\/a>
    \nColegio Biling\u00fce New Horizons – Santo Domingo<\/a>
    \nUNPHU – Santo Domingo<\/a>
    \nUNIBE – Santo Domingo<\/a>
    \nPUCMM – Santo Domingo<\/a>
    \nInstituto Iberia – Santiago<\/a>
    \nColegio Biling\u00fce New Horizons – Santiago<\/a>
    \nCentro de Convenciones y Cultura Dominicana UTESA\u00a0(CCCD UTESA) – Santiago<\/a>
    \nPUNTACANA VILLAGE<\/a><\/p>\n

    All the information on the film program, activities and schedule of screenings for DREFF 2019 will be released on www.dreff.org<\/a> and on social media, @MuestraCineMedioambiental (Facebook) and @MuestraCine (Twitter and Instagram).<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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