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Guardian Record!
26/01/10 15:44 Filed in:Film
The great news is that Death of the NIle? has had nearly 11,000 viewings on the Guardian's web site, over double the usual number of views that any film normally gets!
The film is still up on the site and if you have not had a chance to view the film, please take a look by following this link.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/video/2010/jan/15/climate-change-nile
You can of course still view the film on our website here:
http://wilddogworld.com/Film/DON/DON.html
The film is still up on the site and if you have not had a chance to view the film, please take a look by following this link.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/video/2010/jan/15/climate-change-nile
You can of course still view the film on our website here:
http://wilddogworld.com/Film/DON/DON.html
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Journeyman Pictures take DON cut!
07/12/09 17:57 Filed in:Film
We're pleased to announce that independent documentary film distributor Journeyman Pictures have accepted our short 15 minute cut of our new film project "Death of the Nile?"
We have been working with Journeyman for the past year and they have been a great help to us in developing the film project, so we are naturally really pleased that the film is now being distributed to their worldwide client base via their web site. So thanks to them.
Huge thanks also to Sally Ann Wilson at the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association. The CBA-DFID Broadcast Media scheme has funded this project.
There are a couple of tweaks needs to the voice over and to subtitles, but the film is now ready to be picked up by UK and international broadcasters.
You can view the film here:
The film is also available through the Journeyman site here:
http://www.journeyman.tv/
Follow the links to "Death of the Nile?"
We have been working with Journeyman for the past year and they have been a great help to us in developing the film project, so we are naturally really pleased that the film is now being distributed to their worldwide client base via their web site. So thanks to them.
Huge thanks also to Sally Ann Wilson at the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association. The CBA-DFID Broadcast Media scheme has funded this project.
There are a couple of tweaks needs to the voice over and to subtitles, but the film is now ready to be picked up by UK and international broadcasters.
You can view the film here:
Death of the Nile? (15 min cut) from Andy Johnstone on Vimeo.
The film is also available through the Journeyman site here:
http://www.journeyman.tv/
Follow the links to "Death of the Nile?"
Coffee, Bugs & Rust
17/11/09 18:21 Filed in:Film
Well, we're back from Uganda after an excellent week's shoot.
One of the key stories that we were looking to cover was about coffee. We met famers on Mt Elgon near the border with Kenya whose crop has been badly affected by pests that have chomped their way through the Arabica coffee crop which the community depends on. The increasing annual temperatures in the region have also meant that coffee has become susceptible to 'leaf rust".
Are there any solutions for the Ugandan farmers? According to Dr Declan Conway from UEA, in an interview that we have just shot in London, it is poorer communities, who rely mostly on agriculture for their livelihoods that are least able to adapt to the threats posed by climate change. Meanwhile, developed countries that are less reliant on agriculture and have more varied economies are better placed to cope with climate change. It is easier to relocate your service industry to an office higher up the hill as the river floods than it is to acquire new land.
Ironically, poorer countries, who have contributed the least to global greenhouse gas emissions, are the most likely to pay the price for the damage done to the planet. Something tells me that that is not right...
One of the key stories that we were looking to cover was about coffee. We met famers on Mt Elgon near the border with Kenya whose crop has been badly affected by pests that have chomped their way through the Arabica coffee crop which the community depends on. The increasing annual temperatures in the region have also meant that coffee has become susceptible to 'leaf rust".
Are there any solutions for the Ugandan farmers? According to Dr Declan Conway from UEA, in an interview that we have just shot in London, it is poorer communities, who rely mostly on agriculture for their livelihoods that are least able to adapt to the threats posed by climate change. Meanwhile, developed countries that are less reliant on agriculture and have more varied economies are better placed to cope with climate change. It is easier to relocate your service industry to an office higher up the hill as the river floods than it is to acquire new land.
Ironically, poorer countries, who have contributed the least to global greenhouse gas emissions, are the most likely to pay the price for the damage done to the planet. Something tells me that that is not right...
On the Road...
03/11/09 19:08 Filed in:Film
Well, we're just about ready to hit the road for Uganda and as usual the preparations have been dominated by trying to shoehorn the film and photo kit into the smallest number of bags possible to avoid excess baggage fees and all the rest of it.
Thanks to our brilliant fixer William Odinga in Kampala, we have a pretty busy schedule for the 10 days trip, including shoots with various environmentalists and a trip to Mbale to cover a story about coffee. Coffee is the main cash crop in Uganda and coffee growers are suffering from the changing climate which unpredictable storms and rainfall which threatens the crop and the industry.
Flood or drought? Expert opinion is somewhat divided on the Nile Basin's future, but all are agreed that climate change will have a major impact.
Next post from Kampala.
Thanks to our brilliant fixer William Odinga in Kampala, we have a pretty busy schedule for the 10 days trip, including shoots with various environmentalists and a trip to Mbale to cover a story about coffee. Coffee is the main cash crop in Uganda and coffee growers are suffering from the changing climate which unpredictable storms and rainfall which threatens the crop and the industry.
Flood or drought? Expert opinion is somewhat divided on the Nile Basin's future, but all are agreed that climate change will have a major impact.
Next post from Kampala.