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WHO WE ARE We are unique and oldest environmental festival worldwide to be established medium of film and accompanying activities such as presentations, in 1973 with continuous history of 43 years. We have raised whole genera- workshops and games. tions and become a real trendsetter festival focusing on sustainability. • We have accomplished to connect public, private and third sector • More than 1 million visitors attended the festival. (government, municipalities, NGOs) on one platform. Festival is traditionally held under the auspices of the President of the Slovak Republic. • We have established more than 5000 partnerships in more than 58 countries, including UN, UNESCO, UNEP and other multinational organizations. • Our unique event has earned high professional and moral credit in Slovakia as well as abroad. We encourage well-known personalities • We are an all year ongoing festival that is realized independently and celebrities to be active and support environment protection. in 50 cities and towns in Slovakia and Czech Republic, with the attendance of more than 3% of the country population. • In 2006 we welcomed HSH Prince Albert II, who honoured the festival with his presence and collected the Honour of Ekotopfilm award in person. • We realize real environmental education through fun experience using the 1 Ekotopfilm Festival I who we are

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HONOUR OF EKOTOPFILM Since 1998 the Honour of Ekotopfilm award is presented annually. The award is (2012) Pavol Barabáš – Slovak film director, cameraman, traveler (2011) Allison Argo – American filmmaker, director, producer (winner of 6 National EMMY Awards) designed to evaluate the major domestic and foreign personalities for (2010) Ingvar Kamprad – founder of furniture retail chain IKEA outstanding services achieved in sustainable development, for major break- (2009) Yann Arthus-Bertrand – photographer, filmmaker, founder of GoodPlanet NGO, UN goodwill ambassador throughs, human or cultural activities, or for lifetime achievement, for the (2008) Eva Siracká – president of the Slovak League Against Cancer development of human society. (2007) Martin Strel – Slovenian marathon swimmer (2006) HSH Prince Albert II – leader of the environmental foundation, organiser and participant Laureates (1998 - 2016) of the expedition to the North Pole (2005) Nicole a Serge Roetheli – in five years ran through five continents (40 912 km) to support starving, sick and all children in need (2004) Juraj Hraško – academician of SAV (Slovak Academy of Science), outstanding pedologist (2016) Jane Goodall - renowned primatologist and activist, founder of the Roots&Shoots program for youth (2003) Václav Havel (†) –ex-president of Czech and Slovak Federative Republic and ex-president of Czech Republic (2015) Janina Ochojska - founder and chairman of the Polish Humanitarian Action. Coordinator for humanitarian aid in Bosnia, Sarajevo, Kosovo, Chechnya, Iraq and other countries in need (2002) Günter Verheugen – commissioner for the European Commission for Enlargement of the EU (2014) Vladimír Krčméry – Slovak doctor, scientist, professional in tropical medicine, infectology, (2001) Al Gore – ex vice president of the United States, significant environmentalist oncology, university professor, founder of medical and social facilities as well as foreign (2000) Svend Auken – former president of UNEP humanitarian aid in developing countries (1999) Ivan Bella - first Slovak pilot-astronaut (2013) Felix Finkbeiner – 15-year-old German student, activist, founder of The Plant for the Planet (1998) Jacques Yves Cousteau - scientist, director, discoverer of submarine ,,world of science‘‘ Foundation 3 Ekotopfilm Festival I Honour of Ekotopfilm

THE MESSAGE OF HSH PRINCE ALBERT II ON THE OCCASION OF THE 40TH FESTIVAL ANNIVERSARY. Ladies and gentlemen, dear friends, This is with great regrets I cannot be among you today on the occasion of the 40th Ekotopfilm festival. I remember with emotion my participation in 2006 because I had the honor of being one of its award recipients. 2006 - the year I launched the foundation that bears my name and where many of my initiatives took shape. Seven years later my foundation has taken off, and led to over 200 projects worldwide in three key areas, which are: climate, water and biodiversity. Over and above these personal memories are the goals and philosophy of the Ekotopfilm festival, which I consider of key importance – to share, educate and to explore solutions. But also to convince and to appeal. Missions it undertakes are crucial – face with the challenges of protecting our Planet and the need to alert our contemporaries. To achieve these goals the power of image is irreplaceable. It is capable of talking to each one of us about general issues, of giving concrete dimension to abstract problems and of raising our awareness of issues that sometimes seem far away. One of Ekotopfilm‘s great merits is to showcase these films and to generate new audience. In addition to the film selection I would also like to mention the capacity of the organizers to bring together public and private sectors, as well as NGOs. Ekotopfilm creates essential bridges between players who need to learn of how to better work together in order to address common challenges. Celebrating its 40th anniversary, to be the age of maturity the Ekotopfilm festival popularity has proven year after year its relevance while many similar initiatives have blossomed across the globe over the past 40 years. The success above all proves the value of the innovative spirit that is your driving force. Forty years ago those who believed that the environment would be one of the key issues of the 21st century were indeed extremely rare. In this century that needs to address some of the greatest challenges since the emergence of our civilization, I believe that this innovative spirit is more than ever necessary. It is through intelligence, baldness and innovation that humanity will be able to continue to progress. Cinema also brings its contribution to unite good will to save the environment. It is my hope therefore that your jubilee reaffirms this success and renews these promises so that Ekotopfilm is able to continue to gather countries and always more forces involved in the major endeavors to save our Planet. Thank you. Ekotopfilm Festival I the message of HSH Prince Albert II on the occasion of the 40th festival anniversary. 4

IFF EKOTOPFILM – ENVIROFILM IFF Ekotopfilm – Envirofilm is a joint event of two traditional festivals focused on sustainability and environment protection. Free entry to all screenings and accompanying activities. Dates and venues 1) Capital city Bratislava: competitive festival in May 3) Tour Regional cities: September – April – Košice, Žilina, Nitra, Prešov, Trenčín, Trnava 2) Banská Bystrica: competitive festival in May 4) Tour District towns: September – April – approx. 30 selected towns with more than 15 000 inhabitants 5 Ekotopfilm Festival I IFF Ekotopfilm – Envirofilm

Film categories a) Nature and natural science b) Science and technology c) Success stories - Technology d) Success stories – Human activities e) Current affairs f) Children and youth g) Short films Film program Each year there are more than 500 film entries from all over the world. The Selection Commission selects relevant entries, in compliance with the Festival Statute, into the Festival Contest. Each title in the Contest is screened at least once within 5 day Festival Screenings in Bratislava and Banská Bystrica. Accompanying program Apart the film screening there is a special accompanying program offering its space for professionals, e.g. government departments, institutions, NGOs, but also general public. The program constitutes of presentations, workshops, discussions, and presentations stands where we can present activities and ideas of our festival partners, filmmakers and festival guests. We always focus, apart from the so-called perpetual themes, on one key theme to determine the selection of home and international festival guests. The festival visitors can thus discuss the themes with the filmmakers and guests, or buy relevant products such as new technologies, food, services, etc. Ekotopfilm Festival I IFF Ekotopfilm – Envirofilm 6

JUNIOR FESTIVAL A unique part of the Festival. The project with special agenda for elementary and accompanying program in form of competitions, games and creative workshops secondary schools. We focus on relations with regional schools and plan their aimed to educate the children, e.g. in the field of waste separation and recycling. participation on festival activities in order to satisfy the highest number of This is a real environmental education of the young generation. Junior festival schools possible. Those schools, which fail to attend the festival for capacity provides an excellent space for active participation of festival partner. What reasons, get our films with promotion messages of festival partners after the end makes it special is its own Junior Jury to award one of the festival prizes. Junior of festival. The key of the project is the film program divided into special blocks festival educates through experience. according to themes and age groups. After the film program there is a rich 7 Ekotopfilm Festival I junior festival

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