Nigerian Times

The iREPRESENT International Documentary Film Festival is calling for Entries for the 2012 edition. CRITERIA: · Films must reflect the African story or experience. · Films not shot in Standard English language must be subtitled in English. · There is no age limit for filmmakers. · Copyright of films must belong to entrants. · Entries can be submitted in miniDV, DVD, and Blu-ray disc format. · Entries should be accompanied with synopsis of film, duration, and the filmmaker’s profile. · Deadline for submission is March 5, 2012. · Films submitted after the deadline will not be accepted. Please note that the selection of films would be done by a body of jury, and iREPRESENT International Film Forum reserves the right to show a film or not based on the recommendation of the jury. Entries should be submitted to: iREPRESENT International Documentary Film Forum, 13, Oguntona Crescent, Gbagada Phase1, Lagos. For more information, please call 070361...

Randy Taran's Project Happiness is a must see documentary film starring Richard Gere, Dr. Richard Davidson and the XIVth Dalai Lama and directed by John Sorensen. Every young person who views this very special film will be moved by the honest intensity...This is an important film for everyone to see. --Rosemary Fillmore Rhea, Association of Unity Churches International. This extraordinary uplifting documentary probes to the heart of what it takes to be happy. --New Consciousness Review. Project Happiness explores what it means to be happy through a students' lens and challenges us all to question what makes us happy. --Cindy Johanson, Executive Director of The George Lucas Educational Foundation. Project Happiness focuses on four teens from Santa Cruz, California. Each faces personal obstacles to happiness: loss, alienation and the everyday challenges of being a teenager passing into adulthood. Project Happiness introduces them to their peers in Nigeria and India and quickly l...