Ecofilms

Podcasting

Should podcasting be part of the communication strategy of the groups concerned with producing and promoting ecofilms? I think so. Are they considering it? Here is an example from Australia. Closer to home, visit ecotalk and listen to the environmental groups using audio. Are you next?

4 minutes about podcasting

Why get into podcasting and how?

The invisible revolution

The invisible revolution is about Doug Engelbart who invented most of the computer environment we use today but remains largely unknown.
He turned 80 on January 30.
A documentary is in the works.
Visit also Make the world a better place and look at the animation on the liquid information home page.

About podcasting

Podcasting about environmental films and about environmental issues in general is a new media advocates should embrace. Here are the basics explained by film buff Michael W. Geoghegan who podcasts Reel Reviews. 

Video interview with Peter Matthiessen

Orion Magazine posts an excellent interview with Peter Matthiessen. Maybe the interview will be released in a CD format.
Several other interviews are also available in the archives.

Yahoo and Google video search

Yahoo and Google are now offering search engines for videos. A way to look for films on environmental issues?

The emperor's journey

An amazing movie by Luc Jacquet:

Standing                         proud on the ice frontier, the emperor embodies the most                         powerful moments of existence.

                     

Love                         and solidarity combine in the heroic struggle for life.

                                                                                   

It             is time for the emperor's legend to be told.

The greatest good

a forest service centennial documentary.

“…where conflicting interests must be         reconciled, the question will always be decided from the standpoint of         the greatest good of the greatest number in the long run.”

      Gifford Pinchot, Chief Forester,       1905

Artic Dance

This is a documentary about the life of Mardy Murie.

Fashoff

strange animated pictures on this site.

Rejected TV spots

See the TV spots produced by adbusters that were rejected by various TV channels.

Channel G

Channel G's film crew and hosts had the awesome opportunity to sail out on one of two triple-masted tall ships to meet the Planetary Coral Reef Foundation's Ship, the RV Hericlitus. 

The Planetary Coral Reef Foundation is doing incredible work, both documenting the state of the reefs around the world, and educating communities about how they can help stop the destruction of the reefs.

Media Venture Collective

Media Venture Collective is a fund of the Rudolf Steiner Foundation, in partnership with a super-group of activist organizations, focused on aggregating tax-deductible donations and grants, small and large, from viewers like you into "program-related investments" in high-impact, public-interest media enterprises.

Film movement

Film movement is an original system of distribution of independent films. For a monthly subscription you receive one dvd.

index

54 Podcasting and Hazel Wolf  2/10/05

53 4 minutes about podcasting  2/8/05

52 The invisible revolution  2/7/05

51 About podcasting  1/28/05

50 Video interview with Peter Matthiessen 1/26/05

49 Yahoo and Google video search  1/26/05

48 The emperor's journey  1/23/05

47 The greatest good  1/23/05

46 Artic Dance  1/22/05

45 Fashoff  1/21/05

44 Rejected TV spots  1/20/05

43 Channel G    1/17/05

42 Media Venture Collective  1/17/05

41 Film movement  1/16/05

40 The stonyfield farm blog    1/12/05

39 The documentary film weblog and Chernobyl heart  1/11/05

38 Fat of the land   1/11/05

37 EcoIntelligence Reports  1/10/05

36 Images from the ocean  1/10/05

35 Vlogs, vlogs, vlogs  1/09/05

34 First snow   1/09/05

33 The video project    1/08/05

32 Wild about Washington  1/8/05

31 Those Audubon wildlife films  1/8/05

30 Greenpeace videos on the web  1/7/05

29 Films at the Sierra Club   1/7/05

28 Marin Environment Film Festival  1/7/05

27 The frugal environmentalist  1/6/05

26 About me-tv   1/6/05

25 More about videoblogging   1/6/05

24 Spiritual Cinema Circle    1/5/05

23 Vloggercon 2005   1/5/05

22 Only on the web POV's borders  1/4/05

21 Making your documentary matter   1/4/05

20 The CineRoute project  1/4/05

19 Bhopal, the search for justice  1/4/05

18 Cool technology is cheap and powerful   1/4/05

17 Amazing video and sounds library   1/3/05

16 Libby Montana   1/3/05

15 Happy new Year from Michael Moore  1/1/05

14 Green planet Films Library   1/1/05

13 Broken limbs, apples, agriculture, new american farmer   12/28/04

12 Oil on ice (on line dvd distribution)   12/28/04

11 On line Festival (at Sundance)    12/28/04

10 The long tail    12/28/04

9  Being Caribou    12/28/04

8  The troubled waters of Puget Sound  12/27/04

7  Thirst 12/27/04

6  Monumental   about David Brower

5  Festival calendar 2005  12/27/04

4  lesson from outfoxed   12/27/04

3  arkive              12/23/04

2  about Hazel Wolf    12/23/04

1  festival calendar   2004

The stonyfield farm blogs

An interesting company and an interesting initiative.

The documentary film weblog

The documentary film weblog looks like a very interesting source of information.
For instance about the documentary Chernobyl heart.

Fat of the land

The UW French Fry Fuel Fools (UW biodiesel club) and The Breathable Bus Coalition will be showing on saturday Jan 15 at 7PM,  Fat of the land a documentary movie that follows 5 women who travel across country in a diesel van powering it on biodiesel that they make from waste restaurant grease picked up along the way.

Ecointelligence reports

Produced by EcoIQ EcoIntelligence Reports will be 30-minute public affairs programs done in a PBS/NewsHour style. Programs will be set in a studio with a moderator and two or three guest expert commentators. Each program will deal with one subject, and will begin with a short "set-up piece" -- a mini-documentary with reporter narration that frames the subject to be discussed.

Images from the ocean

NOAA Ocean Explorer's site has many short videos. Including this one about a solitary polar bear.

Vlogs, vlogs, vlogs

"Let a million video blogs bloom on line" is the title of this recent Business Week article.
How do Hazel Wolf network and the environmental community engage the vlogs?

The picture of the seals is from Steve Garfield's gallery.

First snow

This is a very short video by Steve Garfield about the fist snow in Boston.
Very nice. Need help? Try Vblog-central.
Here is Steve's definition of vSpan for citizen video journalists.

The video project

For 20 years the Video Project has been a leading distributor of environmental videos about the fate of our planet.Adam Werbach is now part of their team.
Distribution seems to remain fairly traditional.
Bios still mention his hosting an environmental tv show, the green thin line but I was unable to find any info, site or blog.
 

Wild about Washington

"Wild About Washington" is the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife's 15 minutes monthly cable television program. It is also available on line.

Those Audubon wildlife films

When the Redwood Region chapter used to regularly show movies:
Remember those Audubon Wildlife Films? If you do, you're probably an “old timer.”

Greenpeace videos on the web

Greenpeace has several videos available on line.

They take part in environmental films festivals.

Films at the Sierra Club

There is a segment on their site called let us talk where members recommend books and movies.

There is also a section devoted to multimedia but the tv ads produced are not regrouped in one place where they would be more easily accessible on line.

Marin Environment Film Festival

Discover the Marin Environment Film Festival.
It will take place April 22-24 in 2005.

Read about its history and have a look at their tentative program below.

the frugal environmentalist

In our own backyard, the frugal environmentalist is organizing environmental film festivals.
Read the story of Lisa and Peter.

about me-tv

I have put together the presentation of me-tv by me-tv (that is cut in several short messages on their site)

On me-tv, you can watch the videos that people post on their blogs by subscribing to channels (RSS feeds). You can also tag videos and make playlists.

More about videoblogging

So when I started videoblogging, I just saw blogs as an easy way to post and distribute video.

Nota: This info comes from metv.

I figured...great we'll just make TV on the web.

Spiritual Cinema Circle

This month's issue of Evergreenmonhtly tells about the Spiritual Cinema Circle, a home-DVD monhtly subscription service that sends its members a DVD compilation of spiritually uplifting shorts, documentaries and fiction features.
From their January selection we especially noticed Ryans well.

Vloggercon 2005

The purpose of Vloggercon 2005 is to look at back at the incredible work the Videoblogging Group has done this year...and to meet each other face to face.
It will take place at the Parsons School of design in New York on saturday January 22d.

Only on the web: POV's Borders

Those documentaries produced for PBS/Point of View Borders series are only available on line.

The first theme is environment with (for instance) an interesting segment about how General Motors got rid of its first electrical car.

Making Your Documentary Matter

Making Your Documentary Matter:
Outreach and Impact Strategies that Work
Hosted by American University's
Center for Social Media
February 7, 2005, 1:00-8:00 p.m.

            

A workshop for documentary filmmakers on how to make outreach and audience engagement part of the production planning of your documentary.Engagement strategies not only make powerful tools to extend the reach and effectiveness of your documentary, they can also be part  of your fundraising plan!

The Cineroute project

Here is how the National Film Board of Canada describes its Cineroute project.

Bhopal, the search for justice

Bhopal the search for justice, a documentary produced by the National Film Board of Canada.

December 3, 2004 marks the 20th anniversary of the world’s worst chemical industry disaster. Its victims are still waiting for answers.

Cool Technology Is Cheap & Powerful

Abstacted from a speech by Van Jones on November 5, 2004.
Communications technology has become reliable, ubiquitous and cheap. We can network tens of thousands of people; record and share high-quality independent music; and create professional quality DVD's - all on a few desktop computers. Moveon.org, Howard Dean and Indyvoter.org are just the tip of the iceberg. Film-maker Robert Greenwald combined new technologies by partnering with Moveon.org to promote his Bush-slamming, documentary DVD's online. We are really just starting to leverage online communities and digital technologies. (Luckily, the Right is too top-down to use these liberating tools appropriately. So we have an advantage in this domain, for now.)

Amazing video and sounds library

Hinterland who's who is a joined project of the Canadian Wildlife Federation and the Canadian Government.
Great PSAs available on line. From owls to polar bears.

Libby Montana

Libby Montana, a 2004 documentary produced by High Plains Films about a small city and asbestos.

Happy new year from Michael Moore

this is the picture chosen by Michael Moore for his best wishes for a happy new year

Green planet films library

Green planet films library looks like an interesting project, sort of a blockbusters service for environmental films. It is an online dvd rental library.
Is it economically viable? Can producers be convinced to offer their documentaries that way? Are there enough people willing to use such a service?
At this point the catalog still looks small.

Read how Suzanne Harle got the idea of founding this dvd library by attending a film festival.

My guess is it would take the involvement of several big and many small organizations to build a significant enough network and clientele basis.

The service could also provide additional info about new films.

Via a blog?

All our best wishes for a happy new year!

Broken limbs, apples, agriculture and the new american farmer

Broken limbs, apples, agriculture and the new american farmer, is a 2004 bullfrogfilms production.

It is a non profit project of the Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center.

A good complement to the film could be The kingdom of apples, the article David Guterson published in the October 1999 issue of Harper's.

Oil on ice

Oil on ice, begins with an intimate view of the natural history and indigenous cultures of northeastern Alaska, then looks at the role of oil in Alaska’s history and culminates with the national battle over plans to drill for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

On line film festival?

It is one project of the Sundance Festival (Jan 20-30).
What type of environmental films could be made available on line?

The long tail

In a very interesting article published in the october issue of Wired, Chris Anderson explains how the net changes the way products can be distributed.
He gives the example of Netflix and documentaries.
Read below.
A quick and short check shows netflix does not offer Monumental or Being Caribou.

Being Caribou

In Being caribou Environmentalist Leanne Allison and wildlife biologist Karsten Heuer follow a herd of 120,000 caribou on foot, across 1,500 kilometres of rugged Arctic tundra.

The husband-and-wife team want to raise awareness of threats to the caribou’s survival.
The film was voted most popular Canadian film at the Vancouver International Film Festival.

The troubled waters of Puget Sound

The troubled waters of Puget Sound is a one hour documentary produced by Ben Saboonchian for Seattle Kiro 7 TV.
It was first aired on August 28, 2004.
Over 23 years, Saboonchian has made 31 documentaries including War of the Woods (2003), The Last Stand, a look at the great timber disputes in the Pacific Northwest.

Also see the series of articles published in the PI.

Thirst

Thirst aired on PBS on July 13, 2004
It is a bullfrog films production and directed by Alan Snitow and Deborah Kaufman.

Monumental

Monumental: David Brower's fight for wild America.

Directed by Kelly Duane, produced by by Loteria Films

See the trailer

Distribution sponsored by Patagonia.

Screened in Seattle oct 1-3, 2004 at the Northwest Film Forum