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Video Exchange Ties Darfur Refugees with World
Public is asked to submit short videos to be shown in Iriturbi Refugee Camp in Chad for victims of the Darfur crisis.
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April 6, 2007 (FPRC) -- The Crystal Awards Film Festival wants videos from everyone for their Darfur PeopleWithoutBorders project. They seek videos which express who you are, what values you live for, what you find beautiful, funny, profound, meaningful,
silly, or uplifiting.
These will be shown to some of the hundreds of thousands of refugees who have fled the fighting and genocide in Darfur, Sudan, where 200,000 have already died, and many more are in grave danger. A documentary film is planned about the project, and submitted videos may be included in it.
Videos need not be 'serious', despite the refugees' circumstances, after all, they need humor and diversion as much as inspiration. What is really wanted are videos which show who you are, and why life is meaningful to you. Refugees in transitional camps will see the videos via satellite hookup. In some cases videos will be deemed suitable for theatrical release; should this happen, you will be contacted by our staff.
There is no fee to anyone to submit a video. Just go to the site at TheCrystalAwards.net and register (put 'Darfur' in the subject line of your email). You may submit as many videos as you want. Those selected will be publicized on the site and through over 600 RSS feeds, 200 blogs, press releases, news outlets, and hundreds of partner sites.
For information on how to enter, go to TheCrystalAwards.net. Or email them at
info@thecrystalawards.net. Or call them at (626) 230-8862.
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Send an email to John Zimmer of The Crystal Awards Film Festival
(626) 230-8862
Keywords:
Darfur, video, refugees
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