Premio Globo Verde Dominicano Selects Its 2014 Winners

At a special ceremony in the presence of renowned filmmakers and environmentalists, the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) presented the winners of the 2014 Premio Globo Verde Dominicano at the IV edition of the Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival (DREFF).

This contest is a crucial part of the DREFF, since it aims to promote the production and distribution of films on issues of climate change and sustainable development. Like every year, the Globo Verde Dominicano competition grows along with its participants, which allows them to continue raising awareness about the importance of environmental stewardship in innovative ways. This year the competition includes a new category in the area of
photography.

The 2014 edition of the Globo Verde Dominicano Award received entries until August 11th for the categories of Short Film, Public Service Announcement and Photography. A team of experienced judges carefully analyzed and examined the audiovisual material received, to select the best works.

The winners were Carlos Manuel Rodríguez in the Short Film Category with “Mañana”; Adaritza Pérez
Espinal in the Awareness Category “Bebemos lo que hacemos” and Ben Dúran in the Photography Category with “Preparando el camino II”.

GFDD would like to thank the following judges: Fernando Báez – Filmmaker, founder and president of Unicornio Films and Grupo Único; Martha Checo – filmmaker, TV Producer, Documentalist, resarcher and professor and Marisol González – Film Director and Dominican HBO
Producer; Eladio Fernández – Conservationist Photographer, editor and Advisor of Propagas Foundation; Ricardo Manuel Briones Castillo – Biologist and photographer and Jesús Rodríguez – Architech and Photographer.

Globo Verde Dominicano Award offers an unprecedented opportunity and a platform for filmmakers; students and young professionals who wish to engage in a fairly unexplored area in the Dominican Republic. With this competition, they are given the opportunity to
create audiovisual material on topics related to the environment, as well as the opportunity to also showcase their work during the DREFF, to both local and international audiences.