05/10/2024
US/Canada IUFF tour resume
Dear all,
mission completed. We are now back from our marathon tour across USA and Canada and we want to thank you all and your organizations for your participation and contribution in this historical Uranium Film Festival tour. 13 Cities in 2 months.
Special thanks to Chris Peters from the 7th Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples and Anna Rondon for the generous funding and excellent organization of the Window Rock Festival and the financing of our flights to the USA, which made this adventure possible from the beginning. Many thanks also to our long-time colleague and friend Damacio Lopez, who generously lent us his car for the entire tour, and and to our ambassador, Libbe HaLevy from Nuclear Hotseat for her outstanding efforts and excellent coverage of the festival on her radio show.
During the whole trip we met great people and committed comrades in every place, be it in Window Rock, Tucson, Austin, Ashville, Chicago, Spokane, Vancouver, Seattle, Olympia, Portland, Salem, Santa Barbara or Las Vegas. Big thanks also go to the filmmakers, most of whom traveled to the events at their own expense and presented their award-winning films in person. Above all, Susan Robinson (Building Bombs), Jan Haaken (Atomic Bamboozle) and Hadley Austin (Demon Mineral).
Of course, not everything went perfectly and as we had hoped. But that's only natural, because for many of you it was the first time that you worked with us and that you organized a film festival. The number of spectators, donations and income from admission tickets were not satisfactory and sufficient at all venues. Which is why not all of our costs could be covered. Further contributions are therefore very welcome.
Nevertheless, it was a great start to a successful future together.
We are now working on preparing a final report and selecting the photos and videos that we and you took during the festival tour. This may take a few more days, as we are now organizing the 13th International Uranium Film Festival of Rio in parallel: It will take place from May 25th to June 1st. We are also working with Kat Kramer on a festival in Hollywood, which is scheduled to take place in November this year.
Let us continue to work together for a safer and more peaceful world without nuclear dangers and risks.
Warm greetings from Rio
Norbert and Márcia
Email: [email protected]
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https://uraniumfilmfestival.org/en
