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Channel 4 BRITDOC Foundation
Doc Society (formerly Channel 4 BRITDOC Foundation and BRITDOC Foundation) is a social entrepreneurship organisation created in 2005. They have supported the production of over 60 films that have won awards . Development Initially supported by UK broadcaster Channel 4 to support British documentaries declined by broadcast commissioners, the BRITDOC Foundation has grown to receive further funding from NGOs, brands and foundations such as PUMA.Creative and the Bertha Foundation to invest in the support of documentary film. The Foundation also works in other areas of film funding by creating the pitching forum 'Good Pitch' and popular film torrent site VODO. Their mission is to support international documentary film from production to distribution to outreach. The Foundation is headed by three directors: Jess Search, Beadie Finzi and Maxyne Franklin. Documentary titles Documentary titles the Foundation has supported include ''The Bengali Detective'' by Phillip Cox, ''Hell and Back ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Social Entrepreneurship
Social entrepreneurship is an approach by individuals, groups, start-up companies or entrepreneurs, in which they develop, fund and implement solutions to social, cultural, or environmental issues. This concept may be applied to a wide range of organizations, which vary in size, aims, and beliefs. For-profit entrepreneurs typically measure performance using business metrics like profit, revenues and increases in stock prices. Social entrepreneurs, however, are either non-profits, or they blend for-profit goals with generating a positive "return to society". Therefore, they use different metrics. Social entrepreneurship typically attempts to further broad social, cultural and environmental goals often associated with the voluntary sector in areas such as poverty alleviation, health care and community development. At times, profit-making social enterprises may be established to support the social or cultural goals of the organization but not as an end in themselves. For example, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
We Are Together
''We Are Together'' (Thina Simunye) is a British documentary film about the orphanage "Agape" in South Africa. Children, who live here, lost their parents to AIDS. The film is full of songs, both native and English. Eventually the children get a chance to visit New York City and raise money by singing for the public. The film has won eight awards. Cast *Lorraine Bracco as Herself *Alicia Keys as Herself *Mbali as Herself *Mthobisi Moya as Himself *Nonkululeko Moya as Herself *Sifiso Moya as Himself *Slindile Moya as Herself *Swaphiwe Moya as Herself *'Grandma' Zodwa Mqadi as Herself *Paul Simon as Himself *Kanye West as Himself Awards *Standard Life Audience Award, ''Edinburgh International Film Festival 2007'' *Cadillac Audience Award, ''Tribeca Film Festival 2007'' *Special Jury Prize, ''Tribeca Film Festival 2007'' *Audience Award, ''Amnesty International Amnesty International (also referred to as Amnesty or AI) is an international non-governmental organization focu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coldplay
Coldplay are a British rock band formed in London in 1997. They consist of vocalist and pianist Chris Martin, guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman, drummer Will Champion and creative director Phil Harvey. They met at University College London and began playing music together from 1996 to 1998, initially calling themselves Starfish. After independently releasing an extended play, ''Safety'' (1998), Coldplay signed with Parlophone in 1999. The band's debut album, ''Parachutes'' (2000), included their breakthrough single "Yellow" and received a Brit Award for British Album of the Year, a Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album and a Mercury Prize nomination. Their second album, ''A Rush of Blood to the Head'' (2002), won the same accolades and included "Clocks", which earned a Grammy Award for Record of the Year. In 2005, they released '' X&Y''; the album was marked by a troubled production and various delays, completing what the band considered a trilogy as wel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moving To Mars (Coldplay Song)
"Moving to Mars" is a song by British alternative rock band Coldplay. It was written by all members of the band for their fifth studio album ''Mylo Xyloto''. However, it failed to make the final track listing. Instead, it was released in the ''Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall'' iTunes exclusive EP. The first half of the song is a piano based ballad, while the rest of it is a mid-tempo number with progressive rock influences. Development The song was inspired by a documentary of the same name, which is based around two families being forced out of Burma into an entirely new world in the UK. The film was directed by the band's longtime collaborator Mat Whitecross, who also directed some of Coldplay's music videos, such as "Lovers in Japan", "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall", "Paradise" and "Charlie Brown". During the recording sessions, one of the band's roadies under the pseudonym of "Roadie 42", blogged about Moving To Mars in February 2011, using the acronym 'MTM'. He said: :"''Every ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ping Pong (2012 Film)
''Ping Pong'' ''(Never too old for gold)'' is a 2012 documentary film, that follows eight pensioners from around the world as they train for and compete in the over 80's table tennis world championship in Inner Mongolia. The film's world premiere took place at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival in Toronto. It has since appeared at Sheffield Doc/Fest (and was pitched at the Doc/Fest's 2010 MeetMarket), DMZ International Documentary Film Festival, Zurich Film Festival, Calgary International Film Festival, Warsaw International Film Festival, Mumbai Film Festival The Mumbai Academy of Moving Image (MAMI) is a public trust that organises the annual international film festival in Mumbai famously known as the Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival. Actor, producer and author Priyanka Chopra Jonas is the Chairperson ..., Guelph Festival of Moving Media, and San Francisco Doc Fest. The film opened in the UK with a theatrical release on 6 July 2012 and has since been shown at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Island President
''The Island President'' is a 2011 documentary film about the efforts of then-President of the Maldives Mohamed Nasheed to tackle rising sea levels resulting from climate change. Produced by Actual Films, an Oscar- and Emmy-winning American documentary film company based in San Francisco, and directed by Jon Shenk, the film premiered at the Telluride Film Festival. The government of the Maldives has predicted it would be inundated as a result of global warming since 1988, when its forecast was "completely cover this Indian Ocean nation of 1196 small islands with in the next 30 years;" i.e., by 2018. The film was funded by groups including the Ford Foundation, the American Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Atlantic Philanthropies and the Sundance Institute. At the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival, ''The Island President'' won the Cadillac People's Choice Documentary Award. US rights to ''The Island President'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer Arnold
''The Little Couple'' is an American reality television series on TLC that debuted May 26, 2009. The series features Bill Klein, a businessman, and Dr. Jennifer Arnold a neonatologist, who both have skeletal dysplasia. Arnold is 96.5 cm (3'2") and Klein 122 cm (4 feet) tall. They moved from New York City, after Jen completed her pediatric residency and masters of medical education at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Production The show begins with the couple having just moved to Houston, Texas, where the series has documented the customized building of their home and attempts to have a child. Arnold is a neonatologist who works at the Texas Children's Hospital, and Klein is a medical supplies and telemarketing businessman. They were originally introduced in a one-hour TLC special, ''Little People: Just Married''. Season 1 of the show premiered on May 26, 2009. Season 2 premiered on October 27, 2009. On February 22, 2010, TLC renewed ''The Little Couple'' for a th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Small Act
''A Small Act'' is a documentary film produced by Harambee Media and HBO and directed by Jennifer Arnold. The documentary chronicles Chris Mburu's search for his benefactor, whose sponsorship allowed him to continue secondary school in Kenya. He would go on to earn degrees from the University of Nairobi and Harvard Law School. Synopsis Chris Mburu is a United Nations human rights advocate. As a child in Kenya, he was a good student, but would not have been able to enter secondary school, as only Primary School is free of cost in Kenya. Due to his outstanding grades, Chris was selected for a direct scholarship, provided to him by a Swedish woman named Hilde Back, who had fled Nazi Germany because of her Jewish heritage. In the present day, Mburu has decided to create a scholarship program of his own, and names it after his former benefactor, Hilde Back. In Kenya, Three gifted students, Kimani, Ruth, and Caroline are vying for a scholarship that may be their only chance to continue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Never Sorry
''For the film about the Chinese artist see Ai Wei Wei: Never Sorry'' ''Never Sorry: A Leigh Koslow Mystery'' is a crime novel by the American writer Edie Claire set in contemporary Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, .... It tells the story of advertising copywriter Leigh Koslow, who when her fledgling advertising business is short on cash, takes a part-time job at the Pittsburgh Zoo, where she stumbles onto a grisly crime scene. The novel is the second in a series of five Leigh Koslow mysteries. "Edie Claire is a bright new mystery writer. The fast-paced story line retains a serious tone with humorous interludes to ease the tension and turn the sleuthing relatives into real people. A winning amateur sleuth tale that showcases a new talent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Wolf (filmmaker)
Matt Wolf (born May 11, 1982) is an American filmmaker, documentarian, and producer. His notable films include '' Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell'', ''Teenage'', ''Bayard & Me,'' '' Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project'', and '' Spaceship Earth''. In 2010, he was awarded a Guggenheim fellowship. His subjects include youth culture, artists, archives, music, and queer history."Dreaming Documentary: Matt Wolf"" ''Mousse Magazine'', October–November 2013 Life Wolf was born in . He attended |
Peace
Peace is a concept of societal friendship and harmony in the absence of hostility and violence. In a social sense, peace is commonly used to mean a lack of conflict (such as war) and freedom from fear of violence between individuals or groups. Throughout history, leaders have used peacemaking and diplomacy to establish a type of behavioral restraint that has resulted in the establishment of regional peace or economic growth through various forms of agreements or peace treaties. Such behavioral restraint has often resulted in the reduced conflict, greater economic interactivity, and consequently substantial prosperity. "Psychological peace" (such as peaceful thinking and emotions) is perhaps less well defined, yet often a necessary precursor to establishing "behavioural peace." Peaceful behaviour sometimes results from a "peaceful inner disposition." Some have expressed the belief that peace can be initiated with a certain quality of inner tranquility that does not depend upo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Social Justice
Social justice is justice in terms of the distribution of wealth, opportunities, and privileges within a society. In Western and Asian cultures, the concept of social justice has often referred to the process of ensuring that individuals fulfill their societal roles and receive their due from society. In the current movements for social justice, the emphasis has been on the breaking of barriers for social mobility, the creation of safety nets, and economic justice. Social justice assigns rights and duties in the institutions of society, which enables people to receive the basic benefits and burdens of cooperation. The relevant institutions often include taxation, social insurance, public health, public school, public services, labor law and regulation of markets, to ensure distribution of wealth, and equal opportunity. Interpretations that relate justice to a reciprocal relationship to society are mediated by differences in cultural traditions, some of which emphasize t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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