Program

ECOMOVE Sense of Wonder World Environmental Film Festival

July 19th Tues. 2005

Daytime Program

Venue: EXPO2005 Aichi Japan, Nagakute, Rotary Pavilion
Doors open at 12:30 Starts at 13:00 Ends at 18:00
Facilitator: Mari Christine, Toshimitsu Shima
Narration for the films: Hana Takeda
Film presenters: Film festival organizers from ecomove international


13:00 Opening performance
Celebrating ECOMOVE
Eurythmie Dance Performance

13:45 Film screening
ECOMOVE Environmental Film Festival

Opening film "Eco Literacy"(1min/Music & rendition: Hiromiki Okano, Camera: Yasushi Sugawara).

"A Day with the EARTH" (Japan/15min/2002/Dir: Ginjiro Urabe & Daisuke Nakamura) from EARTH VISION. Presenter: Ruriko Uzu, EARTH VISION film festival Organizer

"My Country" (Czech Republic/12min/2002/Dir: Alena Hynkova) from Ekofilm. Presenter: Frantisek Urban, Ekofilm festivalOrganizer

"AQUA VIVA"(Slovakia/8min/2004/Dir: Jarmila Rusinkova) from Envirofilm. Presenter: Dagmer Rejeanov, Envirofilm festival Organizer

"The Baltic-Sea of Surprises: A Fragile Sea" (Finland/10min/Dir: Pamela Mandart, Nick Upton) from Green Vision. Presenter: Elena Titova, Green Vision festival Organizer

"The Best of the Best" (Germany/3min/Dir: Leonidas Danezos), "New World" (UK/12min/2003/Dir: Oliver Irving) from Okomedia. Presenter: Irene Lucius, okomedia festival Organizer

Mr. Frantisek Urban from Ekifilm, Czek

Ecomove members.

Reception booth

Reception area

16:00 Second opening film screening
The Film "Sense of Wonder" (Japan/30min) Japanese only
Director: Shukichi Koizumi / Cast: Kaiulani Lee & Akiko Iwase / Rendition: Greg Dale & Yukino Nagano
Presenter: Keiko Kamito (Essayist/ Translator/ Executive Director of Japan Rachel Carson Council).

16:40 Special Performance
"A Sense of Wonder-a message from Rachel Carson"
Monologue by Kaiulani Lee

<Profile> Kaiulani Lee brings to the writing and acting of A Sense of Wonder more than 30 years of experience in theatre, film and television. Ms. Lee has starred in over a dozen plays on and off-Broadway. She has been nominated for the Drama Desk Award on Broadway and has won the OBIE Award for outstanding achievement off-Broadway. Ms. Lee has guest-starred in numerous television series including Law & Order, The Equalizer, Tales from the Dark Side, and The Waltons. Her film credits include The Seduction of Joe Tynan, The Fan, Garp, Cujo, and Compromising Positions. She starred as Martha Ballard in the critically acclaimed PBS film A Midwife's Tale.
Ms. Lee has devoted years of her life to bringing quality theatre to communities across the country and is the recipient of an honorary doctorate from Bowdoin College for her contribution to and excellence in the performing arts.

Nighttime Program

Venue: EXPO2005 Aichi Japan, Nagakute, EXPO Hall
Doors open at17:00 Starts at 17:30 Ends at 21:00


17:30 Ecomove International Films
Opening film "Eco Literacy"(1min/Music & rendition: Hiromiki Okano, Camera: Yasushi Sugawara).
"A Day with the EARTH" (Japan/15min/2002/Dir: Ginjiro Urabe & Daisuke Nakamura) from EARTH VISION.
"My Country" (Czech Republic/12min/2002/Dir: Alena Hynkova) from Ekofilm.
"AQUA VIVA"(Slovakia/8min/2004/Dir: Jarmila Rusinkova) from Envirofilm.
"The Baltic-Sea of Surprises: A Fragile Sea" (Finland/10min/Dir: Pamela Mandart, Nick Upton) from Green Vision.
"The Best of the Best" (Germany/3min/Dir: Leonidas Danezos), "New World" (UK/12min/2003/Dir: Oliver Irving) from okomedia.

18:50 Short Films
Opening film "Eco Literacy"(1min/Music & rendition: Hiromiki Okano, Camera: Yasushi Sugawara).

Award winning films from EARTH VISION
"A Momonga Forest" (Japan/7min/Yasumasa Muroi).
"Rainwater Harvesting" (India/2min/Dir: Nandita Das/2003).
"Yamasemi Live"(Japan/3min/1999/Dir: Yasushi Sugawara).

Film from TVE (Television Trust for the Environement)
"Dry Forest" (Cambodia/16m in/Dir: Jean Philippe Delpal).

Films from Tokyo Video Festival
"Once Upon A Time" (Spain/5 min /Dir: Leandro Blanco)..
"Agehacho(swallowtail)"(Japan/11min/Dir: Yoshimasa Hagiwara). Japanese Only

7:50 Animation Films

Award winning film from EARTH VISION
"Turtle World"(Australia/9min/1996/Dir: Nick Hilligoss).

Films from Kinder Film Festival Japan
"The Hedge of Thorns"(Norway/13min).
"Little Monster" (Germany & Swizerland/9min).

Films from International Animation Festival HIROSHIMA
"Father and Daughter"i(UK & Neatherland/8min).
"Loop Pool" (Japan/3min/Dir : Daiki Aizawa).


ECOMOVE Sense of Wonder Forum

July 20, 2005

Venue: International conference room at NGO Global Village
Doors open at 13:00 Starts at 13:30 Ends at 16:30
Facilitator: Mari Christine


Panelist

Frantisek Urban, Ekofilm
Dagmar Rajeanova, Envirofilm
Irene Lucius, okomedia
Madalena Silva, Ambiente
Elena Titova, Green Vision
Ruriko Uzu, EARTH VISION
Kaiulani Lee, Actress
Atsunori Kawamua, Executive Producer of NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)
Shigeko Chino, Nippon Television Network Corporation Eco-Committee
Tadashi Kawashima, Executive director of Japan Environmental Education Forum
Keiko Kamito, Executive Director of Japan Rachel Carson Council.
The entire program is subject to change


Support :
ECOMOVE International Ekofilm /Envirofilm/ okomedia / Ambiente/ Green Vision /EARTH VISION), TVE International, Kinder Film Festival Japan, JVC Tokyo Video Festival, International Animation Festival HIROSHIMA, NEW-CUE, GAGA Communications Inc, Byuzu(Japanese name), Group Gendai Films Co Ltd
Coordinator : EARTH VISION Organization, TVE Japan, Japan Rachel Carson Council
Technical Support: Sony PCL Inc.

What's Ecomove International?

Ecomove-international film festival of festivals in which six The association ECOMOVE International is an umbrella organization of international environmental film festivals, founded in May 2002 in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia.
The six founding festivals are:
+Ambiente 2001 (Protugal)
+Ekofilm (Czech Republic)
+Envirofilm (Slovak Republic)
+Green Vision (Russia)
+O:komedia (Germany)
+EARTH VISION (Japan)


Ecomove Official site

Contact: EARTH VISION Committee