Cinebana: Announcing a Call for Film Submissions for WUF 3

Announcing a call for film submissions for WUF 3. Deadline for entries: May 5, 2006. The World Urban Forum (WUF) was established by the United Nations to examine one of the most pressing issues facing the world today: rapid urbanisation and its impact on communities, cities, economies and policies.

Organised by UN-HABITAT, the UN agency responsible for human settlements, the third session of the World Urban Forum (WUF 3) will be hosted by the Government of Canada. It will take place in Vancouver, British Columbia, from 19 to 23 June 2006 and have as its main theme, Our Future: Sustainable Cities – Turning Ideas into Action.

Cinebana, the video theatre at World Urban Forum 3, provides an opportunity for delegates to see "ideas into action" through the use of video, over the period of the five days. Cinebana is presented by UN-HABITAT and the Government of Canada in partnership with the Globe Foundation of Canada, the National Film Board of Canada and the Creative City Network of Canada.

Cinebana is looking for recent films and videos to program for this event.

Films will be chosen based on their relevance to delegates and their deliberations at WUF 3. The theme of the World Urban Forum, Our Future: Sustainable Cities – Turning Ideas into Action, is supported by three sub-themes: Urban Growth and the Environment, Partnership and Finance, and Social Inclusion and Cohesion. For more information on the sessions at WUF 3, see: http://www.unhabitat.org/wuf/2006/Organization.asp