Participacion Ciudadana and the online portal acento.com.do have launched the Anti-Corruption Minute Festival. The event, which has the support of Oxfam Intermon and the European Union, seeks to encourage the production of one-minute films on issues that contribute to fighting corruption in Dominican society. Participacion Ciudadana and Acento have chosen a jury to select the best five short films that will be awarded in a ceremony on Friday, 9 December at the auditorium of the Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE) at 6pm. At the event, Participacion Ciudadana and Transparency International will honor a Dominican for outstanding achievements against corruption. <\/p>\n
The event is being organized by film expert Etzel Baez, who in the past has coordinated the Juan Bosch and Hermanas Mirabal minute film festivals. <\/p>\n
“In the quest for using new weapons to fight corruption, we propose using films as offensive against this scourge,” said Baez when presenting the festival. <\/p>\n
He said that the short films should consist of stories that portray society while stimulating a culture of commitment of ethical and moral values, and debate and reflection on public or private corruption. <\/p>\n
The festival is open to people of all ages, nationality and gender. Each contestant can submit up to two films with a minimum duration of 15 seconds and maximum of 60 seconds, with 15 seconds for the credits. The deadline for submissions is 28 November 2011. See www.minutoanticorrupcion.do<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Participacion Ciudadana and the online portal acento.com.do have launched the Anti-Corruption Minute Festival. The event, which has the support of Oxfam Intermon and the European Union, seeks to encourage the production of one-minute films on issues that contribute to fighting corruption in Dominican society. Participacion Ciudadana and Acento have chosen a jury to select the … <\/p>\n