Tuesday 8 December 2009

COP15: UN Indigenous Voices on Climate Change Film Festival + a live internet show on IsumaTV

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Transmitted by CNW Group on : December 8, 2009 13:25

COP15: UN Indigenous Voices on Climate Change Film Festival on IsumaTV


Kunuk and Mauro complete Inuit focused climate change video for
UN's "Indigenous Voices on Climate Change Film Festival" at COP-15
that will screen in Copenhagen on Thursday December 10th.

IsumaTV to broadcast the entire United Nation film festival as part of
live internet show hosted by Kunuk and Mauro from Igloolik, Nunavut, in
the Canadian Arctic on December 10th between 12-10 PM EST

MONTREAL, Dec. 8 /CNW Telbec/ - Inuit Knowledge & Climate Change is a
new film and internet research project by acclaimed Inuit filmmaker
Zacharias Kunuk and environmental researcher Dr. Ian Mauro. A 15-minute
extract from the upcoming feature film will be presented at COP-15, the
international climate change negotiations being held in Copenhagen.

IsumaTV has partnered with the UN and will be broadcasting a live internet
show hosted by Kunuk and Mauro that will showcase content from the
"Indigenous Voices on Climate Change Film Festival". Viewers are
encouraged to participate in this live and interactive program at:

http://www.isuma.tv/IKCC

Kunuk and Mauro will be featured on CBC's The National this upcoming
Wednesday December 9th talking about their project and submission to
the UN. Inuit Knowledge & Climate Change will be released as a
feature-length film by Igloolik Isuma Productions later in 2010.


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For further information: MEDIA: Zacharias Kunuk, zkunuk@isuma.ca; Ian Mauro,
ianmauro@uvic.ca; Igloolik, (867) 934-8809; Montreal, (514) 486-0707;
http://www.isuma.tv/IKCC


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