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IPFF-TV is the official channel of the International Peace & Film Festival. Fans of the festival can view selected content from 87 countries, including trailers, full films and extended offerings beyond the annual festival event in Orlando, Florida. The free channel is available now on Roku & Amazon Fire with Apple TV coming in 2016.
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| Worldwide: Add IPFF Channel to Your Roku United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Mexico, France, Germany, Spain Supported Languages: English, French, Spanish |
Available Worldwide | Coming May 2017
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Enhancing the experience of world films and cultural exchange, the International Peace & Film Festival launched IPFF-TV on Saturday, December 2, 2017.
Interested in having your film shown on IPFF-TV? You may submit your film for channel consideration via the official entry process on FilmFreeway.com
Film makers are beginning to receive notifications of selection for the upcoming International Peace & Film Festival, scheduled for November 2015 in Orlando, FL.
Selections will continue through September 15, as the 1000+ submissions from 82 countries are reviewed and ranked. Meanwhile, film makers are taking advantage of the opportunity to show their films beyond the festival, via IPFF-TV the festival’s online channel application. Trailers for selected films will appear along with the Roku device debut set for mid July 2015.
International consulars and embassy posts have also been approached to participate in the festival, as representatives of their country. “The diplomatic response has been very positive, with almost immediate interest in attending due to the connection with international film, audiences and the connecting theme of peace.”, said Jef Gray, IPF Festival director.
Film submissions are open until September 15, as are opportunities for speakers, performers and most importantly, volunteers to assist with the project.
Visit the festival website for full details: http://peacefestival.us
NASA scientist and engineer, Dr. Weiping Yu, will present “Unlocking the Mysteries of Universe: The Universe is simpler than we thought.” at the International Peace & Film Festival on November 14, 2015.
Dr. Yu has developed a new theory unifying all the field forces in the universe with one single fundamental particle. Using this theory, he is able to settle the centennial dispute between Einstein’s Theory of Relativity and Quantum Mechanics. During this presentation, the author will reveal the secrets of the origin of Electric Charge, the origin of Mass, the natures of Gravity, Dark Matter and Dark Energy. The author will also explain the mysteries of Quantum Mechanics Double Slit Experiment and Wave-Particle Duality paradox.
Dr. Weiping Yu is a scientist/physicist at NASA Kennedy Space Center. Yu holds a doctorate in Engineering Physics and is a pioneer researcher in theoretical and applied physics and the founder of the Universal Particle (Uon) Theory of Everything.
Dr. Yu is a contributing member of the American Physical Society (APS), the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) and American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). He is a senior member of NASA Speakers Bureau and a guest speaker at conferences, universities, and communities.
The goal of the festival is to foster the establishment of relationships through film, knowledge sharing and cultural exchange. Attendees will have the opportunity to interact with represented countries, view exhibits, attend performances and educational sessions, watch independent films and experience cultural exchange on a personal level.
What are Knowledge Sharing Sessions?
The knowledge sharing sessions bring together discovery and research in Agriculture, Science & Technology, Health, Education and International Business. Industry leaders and explorers share their findings with the festival audience in a face to face environment, designed to inspire and educate. The idea of a knowledge share is quite simple; When one nation finds a success that helps its people, it is logical to assume that success can help other nations as well. The broad international audience at the festival provides a wide exposure for attendee and speaker alike. Knowledge Sharing sessions take place during the film festival, cultural performances and diplomatic appearances.
The International Peace & Film Festival closed the Early bird deadline for films scheduled for today. In the remaining 24 hours prior to the deadline, film makers rushed to get their work submitted to take advantage of the waived entry fee prior to June 18, 2015. The early bird period saw a whopping 955 submitted films from 80 countries. Screening efforts are ramping up as the process of selection begins and will continue through September as films continue to come in during the regular submission timeline.
| Shorts (Narrative and Documentary) | 646 |
| Student Shorts | 311 |
| International Narrative Feature | 86 |
| International Documentary Feature | 76 |
| Total Entries | 957 |
| Total Countries | 81 |
Some films are entered in more than one category, duplicates have been removed from the count.
United Arab Emirates 1
Uganda 1
Afghanistan 1
Malawi 1
Sri Lanka 1
Qatar 1
French Polynesia 1
Kenya 1
Palestine, State of 1
Puerto Rico 1
Romania 1
Cuba 1
Hong Kong 1
Myanmar 1
Slovakia 1
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1
New Zealand 1
Guinea-Bissau 1
Côte d’Ivoire 1
About:
The International Peace & Film festival combines the excitement of film with the goodwill of cultural exchange, knowledge sharing and live performances. The impact of blending a peace and film festival will bring mutual benefit to audiences and participants through the diversity of exhibits, national representation, cultural presentations and films focused on animation and family.
An interesting milestone clicked by as submissions continued to arrive at the International Peace & Film Festival (IPFF) in Orlando, Florida. 777 films in the combined categories of Feature, Documentary, Short and Student films were recorded and at the same moment, 77 countries were listed as the origin of those films.
The appeal of the festival, international peace through cultural exchange, has connected with film makers around the world. The impressive number of films and their origin is out shined by the speed in which the submissions occured, “We started the call for submissions just 10 days ago, and had no idea we would see such a rapid intake of films.”, said Jef Gray, Festival Founder and Director. Films continue to arrive by the hour via the festival’s portal on FilmFreeway.com and directly from film makers via email.
The festival combines international film with diplomats, culture, performances and industry speakers in a 4 day mind spin that will connect people from around the world as they gather in Orlando between 12 and 15 November, 2015. IPFF is sponsored by numerous vendors and the Russian-American Community Center of Florida.
In it’s first week on call, the International Peace & Film Festival received over 500 films submitted from 66 countries. That’s just the first week, there will be more! While this is exciting news for the festival, we need help in sorting through the films to find the best of the best.
If you’d like to volunteer to be a “Screener” please click below. Previous experience is nice but not necessary, you mainly need to love film, have a culturally diverse background and be able to review films based on the established criteria of the festival.
C’mon, how many people get to see the newest movies from around the world? It’s a fun but serious task and we need your help!
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The Russian-American Community Center of Florida in cooperation with several sponsors is developing a large scale peace & film festival designed to attract a worldwide audience. The event features a unique combination of official and cultural representation along with numerous unexpected highlights.
“This is not a hippie peace festival”, jokes festival chairman, Jef Gray. “It’s designed to enlighten the audience through international film, culture, amazing food and the opportunity to interact with national delegates.”
The festival is segmented into programs as follows:
Attendance at the festival is expected to be high and filled with non stop photo opportunities as each person is encouraged to wear their national costume or colors of their flag. Plans are to make admission free or very low cost, with opportunities to upgrade access to featured programs such as the tasting room, knowledge sessions and closing performances.
The festival will conclude in a grand finale fashion show, featuring models wearing the national costume of their country. The location is expected to be in the International Drive area of Orlando, but is subject to change to accommodate crowd size.
Get the latest information about the International Peace Festival from their website: PeaceFestival.us
The 2016 International Peace & Film Festival concluded on January 17, 2017. Please read below for the official selections and award winners. All selection participants and award winners have been notified by email.
| First Name | Last Name | Film Title/Project | Awards | Country |
| Kazuhito | Takazawa | Odayaka-Ya | Avante Garde Award | Japan |
| Mahyar | Hamidian | Happy without Money | Best International Documentary | Iran |
| Karthik | Gandhi | Kagidha Odam – Paper Boat | Best Music Video | India |
| Adrian | Alonso Cordoni | Magic Cobra Tattoo | Best Short Documentary | Argentina |
| Daria | Korneeva | The Sky Over Berlin of My Childhood | Best Short Narrative | Kazakhstan |
| Eglė | Mameniškytė | Hidden | Best Student Film | Lithuania |
| David | Ohikhuare | Dear John | Best Student Short | Nigeria |
| Mazin | Sherabayani | The Kids & The Bike | Judges Choice Award | United Kingdom |
| Cheryl | Halpern | WishMakers | Judges Choice Award | United States |
| Alexey | Protsenko | Newspaper Desires | Russian Federation | |
| Alexey | Protsenko | The 8th Miricale | Russian Federation | |
| Alexey | Protsenko | The book – the best gift | Russian Federation | |
| Alexey | Protsenko | Help a fellow man | Russian Federation | |
| Alexey | Protsenko | The Day Off | Russian Federation | |
| Alexey | Protsenko | Acquaintance | Russian Federation | |
| Sara | Eustaquio | 4242 | Portugal | |
| Junhua | Li | Worlds Apart | China | |
| Pedro | Solís García | Cuerdas | Spain | |
| Sayed | Ebrahimi | The Terrorist | Afghanistan | |
| Heba | Abdelbaky | The Car | Egypt | |
| Erik | Wiesbaum | Cydonia’s Smile | Germany | |
| Ahmed | Nabil | Utters of imagination | Egypt | |
| Zahra | Jafari | Unconsciousness With Open Eyes | Iran | |
| John | Stanley | Crane | United States | |
| Terry | Jones | Soup For My Brother | United States | |
| Giorgia | Brandolese | Mataleòn – “Atari” | Italy | |
| Ivan | D’Antonio | Bolero | Italy | |
| Vijay | Kumar | Maagh Mela | India | |
| Hassan | Moosavi | I am an Azriel | Afghanistan | |
| Wangechi | Ngugi | Monsoons Over the Moon Part 1 | Kenya | |
| Hasan | Najmabadi | Copper wire | Iran | |
| Gholamreza | Jafari | Boomerang | Iran | |
| Ling-Qun | Hu | No Pain Labor & Delivery – Global Health Initiative | United States | |
| Rati | Tsiteladze | Mother | United States | |
| Katherine | Dudley | The Perfect Selfie – How far would you go? | United States | |
| Katherine | Dudley | The Bet | United States | |
| Lida | Sadeghi | In the Station | Iran | |
| Fuad | Khater | Hole | Saudi Arabia | |
| Ryan | LaPine | Pushing | United States | |
| Diane | Fellows | We Listened. We Collaborated. We Made Waves. | United States | |
| Cynthia | Pepper | Polka Dott | United States | |
| Michael | Faulkner | In the Water | United States | |
| Nick | LeDonne | Hanging | United States | |
| Keun Young | Ko | Ode to the Unsung Heroes | Korea | |
| Bradley | Evans | Appassionato | United States | |
| Prakas | Aheibam | The Living God: Medicine and The Ancient Meetei Civilization | India |
We are pleased to announce that the Russian-American Community Center of Florida, has received the prestigious “Silver Archer” Award for Public Relations in the category: COMMUNICATIONS IN A GLOBALIZED WORLD for their role in the International Peace and Film Festival.
“IPFF recieved the Silver Archer USA, Communication in a Globalized World. Their work, despite any political differences, to promote the establishment and development of friendly relations between countries and peoples through filmmaking, the sharing of knowledge and cultural heritage.
-Alexander Y. Stadnyk
Trade Representative of the Russian Federation in the US
About the Festival
The first International Peace & Film Festival was held in Orlando, Fl on November 12-15, 2015. Despite any political differences, the festival promoted friendly relations among nations and people through cinematography, exchange of knowledge and cultural heritage. The Russian-American Community Center of Florida worked in partnership with Auros Publishing as the organizers of the festival with additional support from: the Embassy of the Russian Federation in the United States, the Russian Center of Culture and Science in Washington, DC, Orlando City Hall, NASA & the Orlando Film Commission.
The festival program included:
Screenings of 112 world films selected from 1,387 international competitors
Exhibitions and presentations of the participating countries in the “Hall of the Nations”
Seminars and presentations of leading experts in the field of science and art
Concert performances of different cultures and a fashion show of national costumes
Tasting dishes of international cuisine
The festival began with representatives of local ethnic and cultural communities joined by visitors from abroad. During the 4 days of the festival 112 of the top films from 87 competing countries were shown including films from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan. The Russian speaking community was the host of the festival, working in the Hall of Nations the coordinated exhibitions, performances, tours and photos.
About The Silver Archer Award:
The “Silver Archer” award is a national award in the Russian Federation that has been expanded in recent years to recognize outstanding projects outside Russian borders including the United States and Canada. It is established by a board of trustees in the field of Public Relations. The “Silver Archer – US” category “Communications in a Globalized World” is a separate competition oriented on projects carried out in the United States.
The criterion of competition is based on the humanitarian importance of the project and the potential for development of relations between Russia and the United States. Members of the jury name the best communication projects, which, at the end of 2015, contributed most to the expansion of the interstate, cultural, business and public relations.
The Awards were presented at the Trade Representation of the Russian Federation in Washington, DC. USA.
Participants of the competition were comprised of projects submitted from Canada and the US including Nevada, Illinois, Colorado, Tennessee, North Carolina, Washington, New York, San Francisco, Sacramento, San Diego, San Jose, Chicago, Houston, Orlando & Washington DC.
Jef Gray, festival founder and director extends his gratitude and congratulations to the core team of activists that made the festival possible: Anna Kiryakova, Mikhail Farfel, Yelena Korayk & Tetiana Mogylko. The presentation of the award was made at the “Silver Archer USA” ceremony in Washington, DC where Anna Kiryakova and Mikhail Farfel presented the project.
Full press coverage of the event: http://www.luchnik.ru/news/1770/
