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Archive of April, 2006

CinéUrbana: call for film submissions for WUF

The World Urban Forum was established by the United Nations to examine one of the most pressing issues facing the
world today: rapid urbanisation and its impact on communities, cities, economies and policies. Organised by UN-HABITAT,
the UN agency responsible for human settlements, the third session of the World Urban Forum (WUF 3) will be hosted by
the Government of Canada. It will take place in Vancouver, British Columbia, from 19 to 23 June 2006 and have as its main
theme, Our Future: Sustainable Cities – Turning Ideas into Action.

CinéUrbana, the video theatre at World Urban Forum 3, provides an opportunity for delegates to see ‘ideas into action’
through the use of video, over the period of the five days.

CinéUrbana is presented by UN-HABITAT and the Government
of Canada in partnership with the Globe Foundation of Canada, the National Film Board of Canada and the Creative City
Network of Canada.

Films will be chosen based on their relevance to delegates and their deliberations at WUF 3. The theme of the World
Urban Forum, Our Future: Sustainable Cities – Turning Ideas into Action, is supported by three sub-themes: Urban Growth
and the Environment, Partnership and Finance, and Social Inclusion and Cohesion.

For more information on the sessions
at WUF 3, see: http://www.unhabitat.org/wuf/2006/Organization.asp
CinéUrbana is looking for recent films and videos to program for this event.

Submission guidelines:

English | French

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Tales from the public domain. Bound by Law?

Tales from the public domain. Bound by Law?

This is an amazing comic book featuring Akiko, a curvaceous, muscular filmmaker with spiky hair that explains copyrights and copylefts as she plans to shoot a documentary about a day in the life of New York City. Akiko translates law into everyday English.

This comic book is beautifully drawn and it’s free! to download.

Find it at: http://www.law.duke.edu/cspd/comics/

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