2-5 November: V Fuerteventura Environmental Film Festival
The V Fuerteventura Environmental Film Festival aims to be a space to educate, entertain and raise awareness of environmental problems.
To achieve this, audiovisuals are combined as a communication tool and language.
This fifth edition of the Exhibition aims to grow by broadening the audience, increasing the number of works to be screened, new screening venues, more days and more audiovisual works. This year’s programming, in addition to screenings, includes talks with directors, directors and producers of environmental films, micro-talks and spaces for the exchange of experiences between professionals and stakeholders at a national, regional or local level.
In summary, the V Fuerteventura Environmental Film Festival presents itself as a space open to participation and the exchange of experiences, knowledge and opinions.
The objectives of the V Fuerteventura Environmental Film Festival
the main objectives of the exhibition are 6:
- the exhibition aims to raise awareness of the environmental problems that afflict our planet and, in particular, the Canary Islands and Fuerteventura.
- Involve the population in the search for solutions to environmental, social and cultural problems, through consensus and participation.
- Spread natural values and sustainable relationships between man and nature.
- Promote cinema, culture and citizen participation in cultural, environmental and social events.
- Raise awareness about the effects of climate change, the conservation of the oceans, the advance of the desert and the resulting effects.
- It shows formulas and actions to collaborate in the conservation of the planet through cinema.
Full programming from November 2nd to November 5th 2023
Thursday November 2nd
Location: Salón de Actos Centro insular de Juventud, Puerto del Rosario.
11:00 a.m. Presentation of the V Environmental Film Festival of Fuerteventura by:
Rayco León Jordán, Minister of Culture of the Island Council of Fuerteventura.
Yanira Cáceres, president of Avanfuer and director of the V environmental film exhibition in Fuerteventura.
Juan José Ramos, programmer of the V Fuerteventura environmental film exhibition.
11:30 a.m. Screening for schoolchildren of the short film “ISLAS SALVAJES, LAS OLVIDADAS DEL ATLANTICO” by Birding Canarias. 35 min. / 2015 / Spain.
12:00 p.m. Environmental workshop led by Avanfuer.
Events outside the Centro insular de Juventud
6:00 p.m. Dialogue about Whales and dolphins in the waters of Fuerteventura with María Rodríguez and Alberto Sarabia, Biologists from the Calderones Grises Association of Fuerteventura.
Moderator: Leticia Dorta, Journalist. (40 min).
Salón de Actos Centro insular de Juventud
8:00 p.m. Screening of a short documentary film from the “Intrahistorias” project of the Fuerteventura Art School.
8:20 p.m. Short film screening “CUMBRE VIEJA, UNA TIERRA FORJADA POR EL FUEGO” by Alas Cinematographic Productions / 30 min. / 2022 / Spain.
Dialogue with Pedro Felipe Acosta, director of the documentary Cumbre Vieja, a land forged by fire
Presented by: Juan José Ramos, programmer of the Fuerteventura environmental film exhibition.
Friday November 3rd
Salón de Actos Centro insular de Juventud
11:00 a.m. Sustainable cinema and productions workshop.
Yanira Cáceres, environmental consultant and president of Avanfuer. Exclusive activity for students of the Art School of Fuerteventura.
Events outside the Centro insular de Juventud
6:00 p.m. Dialogue “Disseminate information about biodiversity, environment and social networks”
with:
Bárbara Abaroa, marine scientist and director of the Fuerteventura Marine Litter Observatory.
Atteneri Rivero, biologist specializing in biodiversity conservation.
Adrián Flores, environmentalist and environmental communicator.
Moderator: Leticia Dorta, journalist.
Salón de Actos Centro insular de Juventud
7:00 p.m. Screening of a short documentary film from the “Intrahistorias” project of the Fuerteventura
Art School.
7:20 p.m. Short film screening “LA PESCA TRADICIONAL EN LA ISLA BAJA” by German Pinelo and Sandra Ramos / 30 min. / 2023 / Tenerife – Spain.
Presented by: María Rodríguez, biologist – Fuerteventura gray pilot whales – Avanfuer.
8:00 p.m. Short film screening “MEMORIAS DEL PASADO AGRARIO, PAJEROS,
TROJAS Y ESPORTONES” by Allende Gutiérrez and Sirma Castellano. 58 min./ Fuerteventura- Spain
Presented by: Yanira Cáceres, environmentalologist – president of Avanfuer.
Saturday November 4th
Meeting Point, exterior Juan Ismael Art Center
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Departure to observe birds on the coast of Puerto del Rosario.
Events outside the Centro insular de Juventud
5:00 p.m. Family workshop on nesting boxes for birds.
Salón de Actos Centro insular de Juventud
6:00 p.m. Screening of a short documentary film from the “Intrahistorias” project of the Fuerteventura
Art School.
6:30 p.m. Short film screening “EXPEDICIÓN GROENLANDIA, VIAJE AL CENTRO DEL CAMBIO CLIMÁTICO DEL PLANETA” de Fundación Diario de Avisos. / 42 min. / 2022 / Spain.
Presented by: Alberto Sarabia, biologist – Fuerteventura gray pilot whales – Avanfuer.
7:30 p.m. Closing ceremony of the V Edition of the Fuerteventura Environmental Film Festival.
8:00 p.m. Feature film screening “CENTINELAS DEL VIENTO” by Terra Incógnita. 72
min. / 2023 / Spain
Presented by: Leticia Dorta, Journalist.
Sunday November 5th
Meeting point cultural center of Tesjuate
9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Naturalist route to the Río Cabras ravine, learn about the actions of the Libera project carried out by Avanfuer. Placement of nesting boxes for birds to offset the emissions derived from the celebration of the V Edition of the Fuerteventura Environmental Film Festival.
More infos
All events are completely free
For more information, photos and information that cannot be found in this article, you may visit the official site of the event.
