Developing World Challenges 2008
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Sponsored by Economic and Social Research Council
and Newcastle University
Part of the North East
Education for Sustainable Development
programme
9am - 4pm, Saturday, 15 March 2008
Lindisfarne Room
King's Road Centre
Newcastle University
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One day workshop organised by The Great Debate and
WORLDwrite.
The workshop
will focus on two new documentaries made by Chew On It Productions:
Keeping Africa Small and I'm A Subsistence Farmer... Get Me Out Of Here!
This challenging, exciting event will examine the issues raised by the films and
provide an opportunity to learn about documentary making.
In session 1 the crew
who made the documentaries will share top tips on no to low budget broadcast quality
production, discussing how and why they made the films. Sessions 2 and 3 will open
with a showing of a half hour documentary followed by a debate. A panel including
one of the film makers will discuss issues raised by the film and the audience
will be given plenty of opportunity to ask questions and make points from the floor.
Come along, hear the arguments and have your say
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Timetable
09.00 – 09.30 Registration and coffee
09.30 – 09.45 Welcome
09.45 – 11.15 Top tips with the Chew On It Productions crew
11.15 – 11.45 Break
11.45 – 13.15 Keeping Africa Small. Film and debate
13.15 – 14.15 Lunch
14.15 – 15.45 I'm A Subsistence Farmer... Get Me Out Of Here! Film and debate
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Developing World Challenges 2008
Session Outlines
9:30am - Session 1:
Get your top tips on making documentaries in developing countries on a shoestring.
Here is your chance to ask questions of the experts!
With Ian Foster,
Ceri Dingle and Viv Regan.
Chair: Jon Bryan
11:45am - Session 2:
Keeping Africa Small examines Western NGO practices in Africa: However
well meaning they may be, NGO programmes often annoy everyone from fishermen to
shanty town inhabitants.
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for film web site and trailer.
Click here for edited video of debate.
Chair: Caspar Hewett
Speakers:
Ceri Dingle, Director of WORLDwrite
and Chew on it Productions
Barry K.Gills,
Professor of Global Politics, Newcastle University
Kim Tan, Campaigns Officer for
Oxfam UK
2:15pm - Session 3:
I'm A Subsistence Farmer... Get Me Out Of Here! explores the
fact that whilst Westerners celebrate nature and complain about consumer
lifestyles, many in the developing world yearn for the comforts of modernity.
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for film web site and trailer.
Click here for edited video of debate.
Chair: David O'Toole
Speakers:
Viv Regan, Producer, WORLDwrite and
Chew on it Productions
John Gowing,
Reader in Agricultural Water Management, Newcastle University
Bill Colwell, Atlantic Pictures
Hilaire Agnama, Development Education Worker
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WORLDwrite
WORLDwrite is an education charity with a difference. Its mission is to
challenge prejudices and stereotypes by giving young people a unique
opportunity to see the world from a fresh perspective through a first hand
investigative experience. The charity helps create links between young people
across the globe, encouraging them to learn from their peers, expand their
horizons and champion the aspirations of newfound friends.
WORLDwrite runs programmes with young people across the UK and has exchange
partnerships with Ghana, Brazil, Uganda, South Africa, India, Germany and Japan.
The WORLDwrite Crew
website: www.worldwrite.org.uk
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