10 February, 2010IMF calls for film submissions from affiliates for the 4th Annual Geneva Labour Film Shorts Festival, taking place on June 15, 2010.
GLOBAL: To promote the development of trade union films, the International Metalworkers' Federation, in collaboration with the International Trade Union Confederation and all Global Union Federations, is hosting the 4th Annual Geneva Labour Film Shorts Festival in Geneva, Switzerland on June 15, 2010.
IMF affiliates are invited to submit copies of short films that they have produced or been involved in producing for possible inclusion in the programme. Submission of films on all labour issues are encouraged, however this year organizers hope to feature films that focus on union and worker responses to the global financial crisis and climate change.
Films to the Geneva Labour Film Shorts Festival need to be submitted by no later than March 31, 2010. Please send copies of your films on DVD with a short paragraph describing the film, why it was produced and how it was used to:
International Metalworkers' Federation
Case Postale 1516
CH-1227 Geneva Switzerland
The IMF will need unfettered rights to show the film and publish it online, of course with full acknowledgement of who created the material. Due to resource constraints for interpretation, the IMF is only able to accept films in English language or with English subtitles. For more information please contact Anita Gardner at: [email protected]
Trade unionists and filmmakers are also reminded that, for the first time ever, LabourStart is sponsoring a Labour Video of the Year competition. Videos submitted to this competition must be on the web, and less than 10 minutes long. They must focus primarily on work, workers or worker's issues. Please submit your nominations before midnight GMT on February 15, 2010.
To find out more about labour film festivals around the world go to: https://laborfilms.dabbledb.com/page/laborfilms/oohjaYNX#
This site is sponsored by the DC Labor FilmFest and LabourStart, who also sponsor the online labour film database https://laborfilms.dabbledb.com/page/laborfilms/ePjMknLk# . The database includes no fewer than 1,465 union films and videos. If you have videos to suggest for inclusion in either of these lists, please send them on to: [email protected]