European Year for Development
2015:
Screening the World – Documentary Film
Projections
Within the framework of the national programme of Cyprus for the
European Year for Development (EYD 2015) , documentary film screenings entitled: “Screening the World -
Documentary Film Projections” will run island-wide in order to raise awareness
to international development and all its dimensions. The documentary projections
will feature 11 films based around the EYD 2015 thematic months such as Women and Girls,
Sustainable Growth and Fair Trade, Education, Food Security, Children and Youth
and Demography and Migration.
The documentaries will be screened in six settings from October 16th to November 28th,
2015. The opening event will be under the auspices of Mr Costas Kadis,
Minister of Education and Culture, and will be held on October 16th at 18:00 at the
Cine Studio at the University of Nicosia.
The Minister will take this opportunity to announce and hand the prizes
of the EYD Film Competition, held among Cypriot high schools during the past
school year. The projections will be inaugurated by MEP Mr Stelios Kouloglou,
Vice-Chair of the European Parliament’s Committee on Development (DEVE), who
will also introduce the featured documentary “Seeds of Freedom”. The documentary
is being shown in conjunction with World Food Day.
The Nicosia screenings will continue on
Saturday, October 17 th, and Sunday, October 18th,
starting at 19:00. Among the documentaries to be screened is the short film
“Welcome to Europe”, with an introduction by the director, MEP Stelios
Kouloglou. The projections will then travel to Larnaka, Pafos, Paralimni,
Limassol and Agros.
The projections are free and open to the public. For documentary
synopsis and screening times, please visit www.cyindep.org.
Year 2015 is a special year within the EU as it has been designated
as the European Year for Development (EYD 2015). It is the first European Year
to deal with the European Union's external actions and Europe’s role in the
world. Under the
coordination of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cyprus’ national programme for EYD 2015 is implemented by
CYINDEP (Cyprus
Island-wide NGO Development Platform), in close cooperation with the Ministry of
Education and Culture.
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