[Tlc] Human Rights Film Festival in bangkok

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Information Release:

HUMAN RIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL IN THAILAND 11-19 DECEMBER 2008

A Human Rights Film and Arts Festival titled 'Move Media Rights Festival'
(MMRF) (www.mmrf-asia.org) focusing on South East Asia, but covering the
wider Asian region, will be held from the 11th to the 19th of December,
2008 in Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Mae Sot. It is being organized for the
first time in Thailand on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).

During this year's festival around 30 films will be shown over 8 days,
this includes films as well as documentaries. 9 open dialogues sessions
with film makers, experts, victims and producers on the themes of the
films is also incorporated into the program.

A separate 3-day workshop in English will be held from 16 to 18 December
each day"s session lasting from 10am to 3pm. The workshop will conducted
by well qualified, experienced and renowned filmmakers and organizers of
film festivals. A key resource for the workshop will be Mr. Nick Danziger,
the renowned documentary Film Maker and Programme Director of EIUC Summer
School on Cinema & Human Rights.

There is a limited amount of workshops scholarships available for talented
Thai citizens and other nationals living in Thailand and abroad.
Applications are still being accepted.

On 19 December 2008 from 4pm-6pm, The 'Maria Therese Godskesen' memorial
human rights defenders lecture on Film and Human Rights will be held to
mark the closing ceremony. The lecture will be held at the October
memorial hall in Bangkok. The distinguished speakers are:


Mr Mr. Boonthan T. Verawongse, formerly Director, Amnesty International,
Thailand

 Dr. Mike Hayes, Office of the Human Rights and Social Development
(OHRSD), Mahidol University, Thailand

Mr. Nick Danziger, Film Maker & Programme Director of EIUC Summer School
on  Cinema & Human Rights

Dr. James Gomez, Department of Political Science, Keio University, Japan

Chalida Uabumrungjit from Thai Film Foundation, Thailand

Additionally, there is room for art expositions on human rights and human
security issues. MMRF also wishes to honour deserving artists and film
makers.

The MMRF is running this human rights film festival in partnership with
Amnesty International-Thailand, Office of the Human Rights and Social
Development (OHRSD), Mahidol University, South East Asia Regional
Cooperation in Human Development (SEARCH), Movies that Matter Foundation
from the Netherlands, the Thai Film Foundation and other local partners.
The Move Media Project (MMP, web: www.move-media.org  is the core partner
of the event.

For further information please contact:
The Festival Director
Move Media Rights Festival
C/O: International Development Service (IDS)
246, Times Square Building, 12 th floor, Unit 1203, Sukhumvit Rd,
Klongtoey, Bangkok 10110, Thailand
Cell: + (668) 4671-9735
Email: info.movemedia at gmail.com