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2010

Wild and Scenic On Tour

*Big River – 27 min.
Curt Ellis, Aaron Woolf
The filmmakers of KING CORN are back! Curt and Ian have returned to Iowa with a new mission: to investigate the environmental impact their acre of corn has had on the people and places downstream. In a journey that extends from the American heartland to the Gulf of Mexico, the guys trade their combine for a canoe and set out to see the big world their little acre of corn has touched. www.bigriverfilm.com http://www.bigriverfilm.com/#/Trailer,

Brower Youth Awards: Forces of Nature – Six, individual 5 min. profiles
Earth Island Institute
Earth Island Institute established the Brower Youth Awards to honor legendary environmental activist, David R. Brower and to call forth a new generation of leaders. The awards honor six young people for their activism and achievements in the fields of environmental and social justice advocacy. www.broweryouthawards.org
Alec Loorz, 15, of California, the youngest presenter of Al Gore’s “The Climate Project” and the founder of SLAP, Sea Level Awareness Program, to educate coastal Californians about sea level rise and global warming. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hx7kJf4Uo1U,


The Fun Theory: Piano Staircase – 2 min.
Martin Larsson, Daniel Alinder
The Fun Theory is an award that recognizes those thoughts, ideas and inventions that prove the fun theory…the thought that something as simple as fun is the easiest way to change people’s behavior for the better. Be it for yourself, for the environment, or for something entirely different, the only thing that matters is that it’s change for the better. ” Take the stairs instead of the escalator or elevator and feel better” is something we often hear or read in the Sunday papers. Few people actually follow that advice. Can we get more people to take the stairs over the escalator by making it fun to do? See the results here. www.thefuntheory.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lXh2n0aPyw,


*Garbage Angels – 6 min.
Pierre Trudeau
What happens when trash meets trash? Could there be life in a dump? Best Canadian Short, Planet in Focus. www.pierretrudeau.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCZS7tjKcRw

Greenhorns – 20 min.
Severine von Tscharner Fleming
This spring found young farmers as unlikely poster children of a new zeitgeist. In many communities these bright 20- and 30-somethings are contributing and leading the way into a new world of agriculture, sustainability and economics. www.thegreenhorns.net http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zH7o3fxw6oE,


Samsara – 19 min.
Renan Ozturk
The sacred peak of Meru, in the Vindhya Mountains of India is said in mythology to be the center of the universe, but can you climb to the center of the universe? Climbing team Conrad Anker, Jimmy Chin and Renan Ozturk set out to attempt a first ascent of this 6,500 foot rock route. Telluride Mountain Film - Charlie Fowler Award. www.rockmonkeyart.com http://www.rockmonkeyart.com/Creative_SHorts.html,

Tapped – 76 min. (available for additional $75)
Stephanie Soechtig, Sarah Olson
Is access to clean drinking water a basic human right, or a commodity that should be bought and sold? Take a behind-the-scenes look into the unregulated and unseen world of the bottled water industry that aims to privatize and sell back the one resource that ought to never become a commodity: our water. Best Documentary - Eugene Int’l Film Festival. www.tappedthemovie.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72MCumz5lq4,


A Sheltered Sea: The Journey of the California Marine Life Protection Act – 23 min.
William Bayne, April Bucksbaum
There is a pioneering conservation action taking place along the coast of California. The Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) brings together diverse stakeholders—fishermen, conservationists, scientists, government, divers, and ocean-loving citizens—in a process to set aside marine refuges akin to our country’s National Parks. Best Ocean Conservation Film, Blue Ocean Film Festival. www.caloceans.org, www.thebaumfoundation.org http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Gdvb4ORkec&feature=player_embedded,

*Sea Turtles in Bahia Magdalena
David McGuire
Local Fishermen turned conservationists join ecotourists to help protect endangered Sea Turtles throughout the Baja California Peninsula.

Pro Peninsula on the Radio!!!!!!!!! omg

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Film Festival

Hello Pro Peninsula Friends:),

!!!!!!!!!! ONLY 3 WEEKS UNTIL THE BIG EVENT!!!!!!!!!!!
I am so excited that we have made so much progress in planning this great event!
Since last week, we have been able to add volunteers and sponsors towards aiding the success of the Wild & Scenic Film Festival 2010.

I have had the pleasure to invite the film maker's of our features to join us on March 23rd and 25th at the Festival!

!!!!!!!!How exciting we will have guest from all over the world !!!

Can't wait to see you there........

Rowena

http://www.propeninsula.org/

Pro Peninsula invites you to its second annual hosting of SYRCL's Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival On Tour, at Hazard Center's Ultrastar Cinemas, Tuesday March 23rd and Thursday, March 25th 6:00-9:30pm. Purchase your tickets online today at http://www.ultrastarmovies.com/!

This touring festival is the Nation’s largest film festival of its kind, and Pro Peninsula is proud to be a part of it. We will be exhibiting a selection of fascinating films that highlight environmental concerns spanning from bottled water, climate change, and agricultural impacts, to fun anecdotal and adventure pieces on activism.

Each evening will exhibit about 100 fascinating minutes of film and will will also be accompanied by a pre-social and intermission with $5 wine and $3 Sierra Nevada Beer, community and environmental fair, silent auction and an exciting raffle, all serving to get to motivate the San Diego community to act on behalf of the environment.



Additionally, on Wednesday March 23rd 6:00-9:00PM, VIP guests, Pro Peninsula members, sponsors and local nonprofit groups, are invited to are meet and greet celebration at one of our primary event sponsor’s location, Point Loma Outfitting, which will include cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, live DJ performance, and a unique opportunity to speak to a few film directors from the film festival. We hope to see you there!

We are currently still looking for event sponsors, please contact Giuliana Schroeder at gigi@propeninsula.org if interested in receiving sponsorship information.

EVENT DETAILS:


- Tuesday March 23rd & Thursday March 25th 6PM-9:30PM


- Ultrastar Cinemas, 7510 Hazard Center Drive, San Diego, CA, 92108

- $15 General Admission

-$30 VIP (includes membership, shirt, festival ticket, VIP party invitation, 1 raffle ticket).

-For event information, please visit www.propenisula.org/wildscenic .

Exciting weeks at Pro Peninsula

It has been another exciting week at Pro Peninsula!!!

I feel like the team and I have achieved so much! We have worked on finalizing the Film Program for the Wild & Scenic Film festival : http://www.propeninsula.org/window/1/55.html as well as finding sponsors for the WSEFF and participant for our environmental fair.

I have been busy and my head was spinning by the end of the day but I feel like organizing a Film Festival is such a great process to be a part of and to put your input towards.


Its really been so fun and exciting ! I feel proud to present you guys the trailer of my favorite piece if the WSEFF "Tapped"....The trailer is so amazing and its an absolute MUST SEE : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72MCumz5lq4.


It'll be fun - Come out on Tuesday, March 23rd and Thursday March 25th, at the Hazard Center’s Ultrastar Cinemas in San Diego.
See you there!- Rowena

Rowena's Experience Interning at Pro Peninsula

It's been one exciting week since I started interning here at Pro Peninsula and I have learned so much already. It is truly great to work with people who can teach you things you never even heard of, to explore the world of national and domestic non- profits, and to achieve insight knowledge upon environmental protection programs and efforts. I am stoked to be a part of the the Pro Peninsula Team and to have a leadership position in organizing the Wild & Scenic Film Festival, WSEFF.

Even though I have organized professional events in the past the WSEFF is certainly a unique opportunity for me. It is amazing to see how many people are involved in organizing and planning an event at the scope of the WSEFF. On a day to day basis I am reaching out to the Pro Peninsula volunteer community and interacting not only with our great staff but also with our committee members.

Last night, we held the first committee meeting for this year's Film Festival. My supervisor, Gigi, Frances and myself each spoke to the members and provided them with all the necessary information needed for them to provide their resources such as their knowledge and skills to help us promote and establish the big event.

It was truly exciting to be a part of the meeting and I honestly got a bit nervous prior to the meeting.
I am more than thankful to have the opportunity to partake in something that the San Diego Community can greatly benefit from. The outcome of our Film Festival can and will be powerful and essential to each one of us!

Internship at Pro Peninsula

Hello,

My name is Rowena Serafez and I am the new intern at Pro Peninsula. I am stoked on having the opportunity to connect an internship with my passion which is to help the environment as well as our community.
About me: I was born and raised in Germany. At the age of 19 I decided to start an adventure and moved to the USA by myself. I spend my first two years of college in Rockville, MD where I graduated with an A.A. in International Business in December 2007. In February 2008, I moved to San Diego to attend San Diego State University. Today, I am a senior at San Diego State University and am majoring in Management / Entrepreneurship. I am more than excited about this intern opportunity and look forward to work with the Pro Peninsula community and to network with members as well as friends.

My objectives for this internship are to get as much field experience as possible and to be able to apply the knowledge and skills acquired at school to a hands-on experience at Pro Peninsula. Starting today I will be in a leadership position organizing the Wild & Scenic Film Festival, WSEFF, which will be held in Mission Valley’s hazard Center in San Diego. I will act as a liaison between the volunteers who are helping us and the company, Pro Peninsula, with the organization of the WSEFF. I am more than excited about this opportunity and look forward to work with the Pro Peninsula community and to network with members as well as friends.

Cheers,

Rowena Serafez