FILM "3rd We Care Film Festival" On Various Issues of Disability at Siri Fort Auditorium - 10 am to 3 pm on 4th to 7th February 09

• Time : 10:00 am - 3:00 pm

• Event Details : 3rd edition of We Care film festival. Over 29 documentaries from India and abroad on various issues of disability will be showcased.
• The festival aims at breaking barriers, creating rights based awareness on disability issues and to promote the rights of persons with disability set out in the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) which came into force on May 3, 2008. The aim of the film festival is also to give a fillip to the rights-based approach where persons with disability are considered persons first.
• “Films and documentaries are a powerful medium for educating the public about disability issues, dispelling myths, stereotypes and misconceptions about persons with disabilities and promoting a new approach to disability which guarantees equal rights and opportunities and equal access,’’ says Satish Kapoor, Executive Director, We Care Film Festival.
• The highlight of the Festival will be showcasing of films which portray people with disabilities as role models living life with dignity and independence. Besides the inaugural film from Manipur, there will be a premier of films from Unites States and Philippines and also screening of documentaries from United Kingdom, Spain, Israel and from various parts of India – all highlighting the positive contribution of people with disabilities to society.
• The festival aims to reach out to children, college students and people working in the corporate sector with the message of inclusion – that people with disabilities can be part and parcel of the country’s economic and social growth. Research shows that in most countries, the majority of CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES do not know any disabled adults and, consequently, many have a difficult time in imagining their future. This film festival is an opportunity for children with disabilities to observe adults with disabilities undertaking a wide variety of activities and leading a dignified and independent life. This film festival, in effect, will give an opportunity to children with disability to imagine their future and will introduce POSITIVE ROLE MODELS.
• Twenty two out of 29 documentaries have been especially made for the festival by film makers, students of Mass Communication, Journalism and film making institutions from India and abroad. The festival has also documentaries from various parts of India like Delhi, Mumbai, Manipur, Kolkatta, Chandigarh, Pune, Bangalore, Kerala etc in all the competitive categories – up to 1 minute, up to 5 minutes, up to 30 minutes and up to 60 minutes.

• Organized by : National Trust and Brotherhood in collaboration with the United Nations Information Centre (UNIC), New Delhi, Oxfam India and Asian Academy of Film & Television (AAFT)

• Place : Siri Fort Auditorium 2, August Kranti Marg, New Delhi
• Entry from Gate No. 3
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