18TH ANNUAL MARCH 16–28, 2010 155 documentary, feature, animated, archival, experimental and children’s films Most screenings include discussion and are free Special Pre-Festival events on March 9 and 10 WWW.DCENVIRONMENTALFILMFEST.ORG EMAIL:
[email protected] PHONE: 202.342.2564 th President & Founder: Welcome to the 18 Annual Flo Stone STAFF Environmental Film Festival! Executive Director: Peter O’Brien As we enter a new decade of the 21st century, the Environmental Film Festival comes of age, Managing Director: marking 18 eventful years in Washington, D.C. with our biggest and most ambitious Festival yet. Christopher Head This year the Festival is proud to present 155 diverse and thought-provoking films, including 66 Public Affairs Director: Helen Strong Washington, D.C., United States and World premieres, that celebrate the wonder of the natural Associate Director: world and illuminate the growing challenges to life on earth. Georgina Owen Program Associates: The 2010 Festival explores the vital connections between food and the environment. What we eat Maribel Guevara Anne-Clemence Owen is essential to our health and wellbeing; how food is produced and transported to our tables affects the condition of our planet. Starting from the ground up, Dirt! The Movie and Soil in Good Heart Program Assistants: Owen Davies focus on earth’s most underrated source of fertility and its key role in creating nourishing food. Kaitlin Whitman Our pre-Festival screening for D.C. public and charter school students, What’s On Your Plate? Festival Interns: investigates the sources of our food while Lunch looks specifically at school food programs.