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//30.11.2011
Il vizio dello spreco - Proiezione 2 dicembre
il Settore della Regione Piemonte “Tutela e difesa dei consumatori”, in collaborazione con CinemAmbiente, le Biblioteche civiche di Torino, la Biblioteca della Regione Piemonte, l’Ufficio Scolastico Regionale, il Museo A come Ambiente e Slow Food organizzano la presentazione il progetto 'Il vizio dello spreco', venerdì 2 Dicembre presso il Centro Incontri della Regione Piemonte, Corso Stati Uniti 23.//03.10.2011
Ecokids 2011 - Circoscrizione VI
CinemAmbiente in cooperation with Circoscrizione VI - Torino, organizes the film exhibition 'Ecokids 2011', screenings for the primary schools of the city. All the events will be introducedby an environmental expert.
//29.07.2011
CinemAmbiente at Vico Canavese
During the whole month of august CinemAmbiente in cooperation with the library of Vico Canavese organizes the film exhibition "CinemAmbiente in Valchiusella". The films will be screened at the Salone Pluriuso (Regione Lime) - free entry. All the events will be introduced by Gaetano Capizzi and Debora Bocchiardo.//06.06.2011
MESSAGE ON WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY
MESSAGE ON WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY Secretary General UN
[Archive]
Film
China's Wild West
Il wild West cinese
China's Wild West exploits masterful photography to document a little known reality. Every winter in western China the Yurungkash river dries up, leaving its rocky bed exposed. The local inhabitants, the majority of which Muslims, mine the riverbed looking for jade, which is 40 times more valuable than gold. Despite the cold and the harsh working conditions, hundreds of jade miners of all ages pan for jade in the hope of striking it rich.
Il regista / The Director
Urszula Pontikos (b. Poland) currently lives in the U.K. She earned a degree in filmmaking at the National Film and Television School before working as director of photography and operator on features, shorts, documentaries, commercials and for TV. China's Wild West, her directorial debut film, has been presented at numerous international festivals, including the 2009 Sundance Film festival.
A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT HOPE
Running through the Silk Road town of Hotan in western China, the Yurungkash River dries up during the winter, exposing a bed of stones rubbed smooth by Himalayan snow water. By a quirk of geology, among these stones is one the world’s most valuable gemstones: Jade. 40 times more valuable than gold, Hotan is one of the few places on earth to find Jade. Partly observational, partly impressionistic, the film describes a day in the life of the Muslim community hoping to strike it rich. A hope rarely fulfilled. Their relentless, backbreaking, Sisyphean efforts result in little success. Filmed covertly without the knowledge of the Chinese authorities, China’s Wild West eschews politics and portrays the lives, hopes and expectations of a group of simple, spiritual people who - in more ways than might first be obvious - represent us all.
Edizione 2009
Concorso Internazionale Cortometraggi /International Short Film Competition
DOCUMENTARY
United Kingdom , 2008, 10'
REGIA/DIRECTOR
Urszula Pontikos
TAGS:
Natural Resources, Rivers, Work, China
