Deep Green won Best
in Show at Cinema Verde Environmental Film and Arts Festival; Confessions of an EcoTerrorist took the
Audience Choice award. I loved it.
The Cinema Verde Film and Arts
Festival has released the list of names and award winners for films included in
the 2012 film festival, with Deep Green
receiving the Best in Show award.
During the eight day
festival, hundreds of attendees participated in an eco-fair, art walk, art exhibits,
premiere Vintage Verde fashion show, and a multitude of films presented at
Villa East, thanks to Cinema Verde’s generous sponsors, Celebrations Catering
and Sound Ideas, which provided a state-of-the-art audio system.
Directed, produced, and written
by Matt Briggs, Deep Green is a 57-minute
solutions oriented documentary exhibiting the best worldwide applications in
energy efficiency, green building, de-carbonizing transportation, sustainable
agriculture, renewable energy, smart grids, and forest restoration. Mr. Briggs joined
us in Gainesville for the screening of Deep
Green on the final night of Cinema Verde 2012, and while in town he visited
with several classes at area middle schools. “I impacted more than 500 people
through the schools,” Briggs said, very pleased. “I gave each student a copy of
my film and asked them to make sure to pass it along to another person when
they’ve watched it.”
Peter Brown, Director of
Audience Choice award winner Confessionsof an Eco-Terrorist, also visited Cinema Verde, on hand for the VIP
Reception Opening Night and staying for three days so he could speak with
audiences following the film’s screening. He also visited the student group
Gators Going Green at the University of Florida. “These college guys are my
biggest fans,” said the star of Whale
Wars, a television series much like the film, documenting the escapades of
the Sea Shepherd vessels that troll the seas protecting wildlife from greedy
poachers.
A complete list of the Cinema
Verde Award winners follows and trailers of the awarded films can be viewed at
our website.
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