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InteRDom Gives First Annual Certification Seminar for Internship Supervisors
December 18, 2009 - On December 5, 2009, InteRDom successfully completed its first “Certification of Internship Coordinators and Monitors,” overseen by Joaquín Salazar, expert in internships and human resources. The Certification of Internship Coordinators and Monitors is a two-part training program offered by InteRDom that allows participating organizations to identify their internal needs and to turn them into learning... Continue Reading >
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Three Films Shown in the III Dominican Global Film Festival Nominated for Golden Globes
December 17, 2009 - The films shown at the recent III Dominican Global Film Festival nominated for the prestigious Golden Global Awards include “The Maid,” “Broken Embraces” and “500 Days of Summer.” The quality of films shown at the III Dominican Global Film Festival was confirmed with the publication of the 67th Annual Golden Globe Award nominees for... Continue Reading >
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GFDD, FUNGLODE and the Franklin Center Realize Cineforum
December 8, 2009 - On December 1, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) and the Global Media Arts Institute (GMAI), in coordination with the United States Embassy’s Franklin Center and Centro Universitario Regional de Nagua, presented the first of a series of cineforums that will be celebrated during 2010. The inauguration of... Continue Reading >
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Apply Now for the InteRDom Summer 2010 Session
December 7, 2009 - Applications are now open for the InteRDom Super Summer 2010 program, the most popular of all of the programs InteRDom offers. Applicants are encouraged to turn in their resume and cover letter early so as not to miss out on the opportunity to travel to the Dominican Republic and intern with one of InteRDom’s over... Continue Reading >
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The 11 Special Mentions of the I Short Films Competition are here!
November 14, 2009 - Get to know them before each screening during the Festival: The winner is among them! The titles are: - Corazón Delator - Director: Ivan Aybar - En un Bohío - Director: Félix Germán - El motoconcho - Director: Roberto Abreu - Inseparables - Director: Susibel Espaillat - La mancha indeleble - Director: Francisco Montás -... Continue Reading >
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The III Dominican Global Film Festival Closes to the Rhythm of Popular Music
November 14, 2009 - Twelve historical figures in the world of Dominican music took to the stage at the end of Sol Caribe, to sing “The Door of the New World,” the final song heard in the documentary film. (Santo Domingo, November 22, 2009)- The III Dominican Republic Global Film Festival closed on Sunday with its final film presentation... Continue Reading >
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Mikhail Baryshnikov, the Presence of an Idol
November 14, 2009 - If anything can be underscored about the recent closure of the III Dominican Republic Global Film Festival, it was the massive response, not just from the public who came to see films at the five venues, but from the international guests. The presence of one of the distinguished international guests that fills us with pride,... Continue Reading >
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Omar Sharif, Star of the III Dominican Republic Global Film Festival
November 10, 2009 - The III Dominican Republic Global Film Festivalhas the honor of hosting a world famous film icon who will be honored by President Leonel Fernández and who will offer a press conference in the Cap Cana tourism complex, one of the Festival’s screening venues. (Santo Domingo, November 10, 2009) - Film icon Omar Sharif, protagonist of... Continue Reading >
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InteRDom to Participate in the International Conference of the Americas
October 23, 2009 - In keeping with its mission to promote academic and cultural exchange, internationalization and cultural understanding, InteRDom will attend the International Conference of the Americas (known by its Spanish acronym, CILA) at the Barceló Bávaro hotel in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic from October 28 – November 1, 2009. InteRDom will have a stand at the conference... Continue Reading >
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GFDD and FUNGLODE Announce Third Edition of Dominican Republic Global Film Festival
October 20, 2009 - The edition of the Dominican Republic Global Film Festival (DRGFF) will once again bring world-class films to the Dominican public, with 32 feature-length and documentary films, from Wednesday, November 18 to Sunday, November 22. DRGFF will be held in five cities – Santo Domingo, Santiago, Puerto Plata, CapCana and Nagua – and in eight... Continue Reading >
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DRGFF Program Rumbo al Festival Reports from Nagua
October 14, 2009 - This week’s broadcast of Rumbo al Festival will showcase the beautiful and vibrant city of Nagua in the province of Maria Trinidad Sanchez. Nagua will be one of the four cities in which the 2009 Dominican Republic Global Film Festival (DRGFF) will be celebrated. The program’s hosts Taina Rodríguez and Raymond Jáquez will interview Festival... Continue Reading >
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InteRDom Kicks off the School Year at Career Fairs
October 7, 2009 - “Back to School” time for college students signals the beginning of the promotional season for InteRDom, and this autumn is proving to be a busy one! InteRDom attended three career fairs last month at Columbia and Fordham Universities, meeting over 200 interested students. The first fair was Columbia University’s 2009 Fall Career Fair, held on... Continue Reading >
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DRGFF Launches Television Program Rumbo al Festival
October 2, 2009 - Keep current on all Dominican Republic Global Film Festival (DRGFF) developments by tuning into the Festival’s television program Rumbo al Festival (Path to the Festival). The broadcast was launched last Monday, October 1. The purpose of the program is to inform the public of what will take place during the Festival. The program will cover... Continue Reading >
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GMAI Launches “In School Film Program” in Association with the One Race Film Foundation
October 1, 2009 - On September 12-13, the Global Media Arts Institute (GMAI), an initiative of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), launched a new initiative, the “In School Film Program” in Association with the One Race Film Foundation. The goal of the program is to teach high school students about... Continue Reading >
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Students Graduate from Course Adobe Encore Offered by GMAI in Collaboration with EICTV
September 25, 2009 - On September 18, thirteen Dominican students graduated from the course on Adobe Encore offered the Global Media Arts Institute (GMAI), an initiative of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), in coordination with the Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión(EICTV) in Cuba. The course took place September 14-18... Continue Reading >
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Short Film Competition, New Category of DRGFF
September 21, 2009 - This new contribution to the Dominican Global Film Festival, soon to be opening its third edition, seeks to widen its work in support of local film talent. The period for submissions closed on September 18. More than thirty future filmmakers will be competing to have their films premiered during the international film event that will... Continue Reading >
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Fall 2009 Interns Get Acquainted with Dominican Culture
September 15, 2009 - Monday, September 7th marked the official welcome for InteRDom’s Fall 2009 interns, who arrived from the United States and France to complete an academic program and do an internship in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The students were greeted with a week-long orientation program, designed to help them adapt to their new environments and to... Continue Reading >
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GFDD and FUNGLODE Stay at the Forefront of Academic Debate, Attending UNU Lecture by Renowned Economist Dr. François Bourguignon
September 14, 2009 - In order to stay abreast of current thought concerning the global economic crisis, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) attended the United Nations University’s Current Affairs Series, “The Crisis: Changing Prospects for Development,” featuring renowned economist Dr. François Bourguignon on September 10 at UN Headquarters in New... Continue Reading >
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World View at Dominican Film Fest
September 11, 2009 - Nearly thirty feature-length fiction and documentary films, many of them premieres, have been confirmed to be screened during the third edition of the Dominican Republic Global Film Festival (DRGFF), which will be held November 18-22, 2009, in Santo Domingo, Santiago, Puerto Plata and Nagua. This special annual event, which shows the best and most current... Continue Reading >
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Dominican Students Conclude Classes at NYU
September 9, 2009 - On August 13, six Dominican students awarded scholarships from the Global Multimedia Arts Institute (GMAI), New York University's Opportunity Program and the One Race Film Foundation partook in the graduation ceremony to celebrate the completion of the six-week course, during which student productions were screened. During the course, students were exposed to all aspects of... Continue Reading >
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