The International "Water and Film" Events–Istanbul 2009

Launched in Mexico in March 2006 during the 4th World Water Forum, the
International "Water and Film" Events are a joint initiative of the
International Secretariat for Water (ISW) and the French Water Academy.
This international water film contest is to take place every three
years in the frame of the World Water Forums.

The event aims at:

Consolidate the international citizen's cooperation
Informing the public and raising awareness about the challenges in
water resource management
Promoting audiovisual material on the theme of water
Building up the image banks available on this topic

Towards Istanbul 2009

The next International "Water and Film" Events will be held from 16 to
22 March 2009 in Istanbul, during the 5th World Water Forum, with the
overall theme of "Water, People and Sustainable Development". Around
one hundred films and clips selected over a two-year period will be
screened. A special price WASH will be attribute to a film about
sanitation issues.

The call for entries for the next edition which will take place in
Istanbul from the 16-22 march 2009 is open until the 2nd November
2008. To subscribe a film: www.riec-iwfe.org

Bárbara Ávila
International Secretariat for Water
7 rue de la Commune Ouest, bureau 203
Montréal (Qc) H2Y 2C5 Canada
Tel: + 33 650 09 19 65
Fax: +1.514.849.2822
http://www.riec-iwfe.org
http://www.sie-isw.org