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Towards a greener future at Evvia

FILM FESTIVAL/CLIMATE: In the wake of the catastrophic forest fires on Evvia, the Greek island has had its own film festival, which is fittingly also a meeting point for discussing climate, environment and sustainability.
Aleksander Huser -

Looking back at the world's biggest hippie party

WOODSTOCK: The American television company PBS has produced a new documentary about one of the key events in modern American history.
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Short Film Festival Celebrates 40 Anniversary

The short film festival in Clermont-Ferrand is the world's largest of its kind, and celebrated its 40 anniversary in February. Through 8 packed days, over 500 films were shown on 12 different arenas.
Sigurd Ohrem -

Burlesque and war history from the Balkans

The Balkan New Film Festival is coming soon to Oslo and Bergen. The program features both wild comedies and serious war dramas.
Aleksander Huser -

Nuclear power on the film screen

There are several good reasons why the Uranium festival should be organized in Norway. But not with the support of Statoil.
Hans-Georg Kohler -

Need to tell

A Norwegian film finally won at the world's largest documentary film festival in November – documentation of everyday life in Iraq, seen through the camera lens of an ordinary citizen who ends up as a refugee himself.
Bernard Dichek -

Art and squash cabbage

Is the ecocritical author a prolific breed?
Mette Karlsvik -

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