You can find my new website at – www.pierredeschamps.co.uk. This website will be running for the next 3 months before stopping.
My new email is – contact@pierredeschamps.co.uk
Phone numbers are the same
English number – +44 (0) 741 414 8984
French number – +33 (0) 674 616 122
All the best
Pierre
You can find my new website at – www.pierredeschamps.co.uk. This website will be running for the next 3 months before stopping.
My new email is – contact@pierredeschamps.co.uk
Phone numbers are the same
English number – +44 (0) 741 414 8984
French number – +33 (0) 674 616 122
All the best
Pierre
Nom Tèw , Man of the soil has been named for short film Coup de coeur at the 2011 Terra Festival in Guadeloupe. Beside I have been ask recently to send it to three other international festival around the globe. I also received a request to send it together with Its little brother Nom Fwigè also called The tree fern mask carver made with my friend Paul Crask for a festival in Canada. I hope to be able to go in Dominica in the year coming to complete the project that I have started two years ago around that first film and to work again with Paul Crask on it.
I have recently been interviewed by Steve Fairclough , Editor at Canon Professional Network This article is related to the recent Best film award that I have got at the International Forest Film Festival and also about the new film documentary I am working on now. The article stands on the News Section form today.
To see the article Login to Canon’s Website to see the article.
Also check out my Rugby New Zealand Documentary blog and the latest news on this project.
Invited by Steve Curwood on Living on Earth the weekly environmental news and information program distributed by Public Radio International Jan Mc Alpine the United Nations Forum on Forests Secretariat talks about some of the winner of the International Forest Film Festival including Man of the soil.
You can listen to the audio recording of the interview by clicking on the mp3 link in the Forest Films section on the same page.
CURWOOD: Now, the winner in the shorts category was ‘Nom, Tèw: Man of the Soil’- now, there’s no narration, but here’s a bit of the soundtrack:
McALPINE: It’s a wonderful movie. First of all, I really enjoyed watching a film with no voiceover. When judging the film, a lot of the films we saw – people were talking too much, and the story was often much more told through the visual – visual story. In this case, they didn’t. They showed this man who basically lives in the forest, and he is going and picking fruit and making soup or stew – and it’s just this beautiful…almost like a dance… about his interaction and his knowledge of his own backyard – it’s really beautifully done.
I am very proud today cause I have been invited to make a 5 minutes speech at United Nations Headquarters in New York before the screening of my film Nom Tèw the 2nd of February. See letter below. Unfortunately I will be on my way to New Zealand to direct my new Documentary abut New Zealand Rugby.
The most important of course is how the film as been received by the audience and I dedicate the Best film Award of Man of the soil to Jerry, Jym and my life partner Etta.
Pierre,
The International Year of Forests global launch ceremony will take place on Wednesday morning 9:30-13:00 at the General Assembly Hall at the United Nations headquarters in NY, as part of the high-level ministerial segment of the UN Forum on Forests 9th Session. The United Nations would like to extend an invitation to you to attend the ceremony, and a clip of your film will be screened to the high-level participants. I have attached the launch program for your review.
UNFF9 attendees are forest policy makers, ministers from 192 member states. http://www.un.org/esa/forests/about.html
There are over 700 policy makers, NGOs, media registered to attend the session and they are our captured audience.
Screening: In addition to the launch ceremony, your film will also be shown at the screening in full length. We would be delighted if you are able to be there to provide a 5-minute introduction. As the UN staff is trying to finalize the schedule on Friday (28 January) so they can start promoting it to attendees, it would be wonderful if you could confirm your participation at your earliest convenience.
Best, Carrie
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Carrie Richer
Festival Director & Filmmaker in Residence
Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival
www.jhfestival.org + 307.733.7016
Award Winning Film
Man of the soil my short film is been selected as the winning film in the Short films category for the 2011 International Forest Film Festival.
This film was entirely shot with the Canon 5D MARKII and Canon Wide Range of lenses at the Beginning of 2009.
Special thoughts to my brothers Jerry Makawest and Jym Renaut who are together in Dominica at the moment I know after talking to them that they are going to share this prize the right way exactly where we shot the film. We together have shared a special moment and it is fantastic to see how a simple film can touch people. Only made in two days with a main crew of three Jerry, Jym and myself this film will have been difficult to make without the help of friends and family who dropped by on the set for minutes or hours to help carrying the gear, chat and look. So thanks to Gwen, joao, Pampo, Vlad and Etta and also Gordon and his family.Thanks also to Doud for his help on Jerry’s statement sound take, The Zam Zam Band , Tata Zongo and Ivan Michelson for providing us with their music creation FREE OF RIGHTS for the soundtrack.
In within 1 1/2 year the film is been selected to thirteen international film festivals including the prestigious International Berlin Film Festival and got me an Award for Best editing, a special motion for Best cinematography and finally today an Award for best film in the short films category at the International Forests Film Festival.
We hope that somehow this film will show the way and that everybody will take care of the forests the way Jerry does. This man would be a good example to many people.
I would like to mention that this wouldn’t have been possible without Mother Nature and its wonders and without Jerry and the way he is.
Thanks
Dear Pierre and Etta
Congratulations – your film, Nom Tèw, Man of the soil has been selected as the winning film in the Shorts category for the International Forest Film Festival!
We love this short film and are ecstatic to be able to screen it to so many people around the world!
As you know, we had an extraordinary response with over 165 films submitted to the competition and ended up with a selection of almost 30 exceptional films as finalists. The decisions for the Final Jury were extremely difficult. Congratulations on making such an effective an incredible film – this is a great honor and your film will garner many international screenings and will be seen by those who can impact Forest policies in the future. We hope you are as excited as we are!
IFFF winning films will first be presented to delegates of all 192 countries at the launch of the International Year of Forests 2011 at United Nations Headquarters, New York on February, 2nd.
The launch of the International Year will take place as part of the official program of the ninth session of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF). Subsequently, the winning films will also be screened at hundreds of venues around the world through the year.
During the official International Year of the Forest launch meeting on February 2nd meeting, IFFF winning films will be featured for up to 5 minute clips of the film.
This launch meeting will be webcast to the UN Forum on Forests Secretariat partners
We are thrilled to be able to feature these important and stunning films in celebration of the United Nations-designated International Year of the Forests! Congratulations again for your exceptional filmmaking!
Best,
Carrie Richer
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Carrie Richer
Festival Director & Filmmaker in Residence
Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival
International Forest Film Festival Finalist Films
This is My Forest
Awarded to the film that tells the most moving personal expression or story of the forest
Amazon Alive, Part 3: Forest of the Future, Light & Shadow, GmbH
Conflict Tiger, Sasha Snow Film Production
Seeing Red, Snaz Media, LLC
Voices of the Forest: Thailand, AsiaWorks Television
Living Forests
Awarded to the film that most effectively showcases the rich diversity (including forest biodiversity) and complexity of the forest ecosystem.
Chernobyl: A Natural History? Camera Lucida Productions
Kingdom of the Forest, Parthenon Entertainment, Ltd.
Satoyama: Japan’s Secret Forest, NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)
Secrets of the Flooded Forest, Interspot Film, GmbH
The Queen of Trees, Flat Dog Productions, Ltd.
Issues & Solutions
Awarded to the film that most effectively communicates solutions to environmental and sustainability issues facing forests and their inhabitants, including people.
Africa’s Lost Eden, National Geographic Television
Amazon Alive, Part 3: Forest of the Future, Light & Shadow, GmbH
GoodWood, Ashnan Films / Asterisk Productions
Hope in a Changing Climate, John D. Liu Productions
Forest Hero
Awarded to the film that most effectively celebrates the work of individuals or groups committed to forest research and sustainability.
Africa’s Wild Eden, National Geographic Television
Climbing Redwood Giants, National Geographic Television
Nature’s Greatest Defender, The Really Interesting Picture Company, Ltd.
The Man Who Stopped the Desert, 1080 Film & TV, Ltd.
360º All Things Forest
Awarded to the film that best communicates humanity’s social, cultural, economic or spiritual interconnectivity to forests.
Amazon Alive, Part 1: Jungle of the Mind, Light & Shadow, GmbH
America’s Wild Spaces: Appalachian Trail, National Geographic Television
Green, Tawak Pictures
The Detour, Mill Valley Film Group
Tribal Life: Meet the Namal, Natural History New Zealand
Shorts
Awarded to the best forest film of less than 15 minutes in length.
Death of a Forest, Wild Visions, Inc.
The Detour, Mill Valley Film Group
The Law of the Jungle, Mill Valley Film Group
Into the Inferno: Science of Fire, KQED-QUEST
Nom Tew (Man of Soil), Deschamps Corporation
Switch Today, Arjun Rihan
The Ancient Forests, Greenpeace UK
Voices of the Forest: Thailand, AsiaWorks Television
Wild Places: Banff National Park, Parks Canada
Congratulations Pierre Deschamps– Your film, Nom Tew (Man of Soil) has been selected as a Finalist for the International Forest Film Festival!
Your film is a finalist within the Shorts category.
The festival have ask each finalist to provide them with a one minute clip of the selected film.
These clips will be accessible on our website indefinitely under IFFF Finalist Films and will be viewed often by venue representatives to choose which of the IFFF Films they would like to screen.
Here is the one for Man of the Soil
We had an extraordinary response with over 165 films submitted to the competition. As you are aware, the films will be included in a Film Directory so organizations and agencies wishing to provide free, content-rich programming about forests and forest issues will have a ready source available.
To celebrate the International Year of Forests, 2011 (Forests 2011), the United Nations Forum on Forests Secretariat (UNFFS) is working in collaboration with the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival to organize an International Forest Film Festival (IFFF). The IFFF will showcase a selection of forest films as part of the global launch of Forests 2011 taking place at UN Headquarters in New York, and subsequently at other festivals and events around the world. The film festival is a key part of our outreach efforts of Forests 2011, and would enable us to raise awareness on the importance of forests, their relationship with people and the planet we share, and consequently, to inspire a sense of personal responsibility/stewardship for a greener, more equitable, sustainable future.
Happy New Year Jerry and Jym as you can see our adventure continues, the spirit is high brothers…
