GFDD-Funglode’s short film "Garbage or Resource? A Dominican Republic Experience" will be screened this Friday, November 7 at 2:00 p.m. at the BLUE Ocean Film Festival, taking place this week at St. Petersburg, Florida. The film, a finalist in the category of Foreign Language Film, was directed by Natasha Despotovic, Executive Director of GFDD.

Ms. Despotovic and Ms. Semiramis De Miranda, GFDD executives, are participating at the BLUE Ocean Film Festival and Conservation Summit 2014, which is an event celebrated every two years where ocean leaders, filmmakers, photographers, scientists, explorers, entertainment executives and the general public gather to honor the best in ocean filmmaking. Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) actively aims on fostering progress, collaboration and exchange related to sustainable development and democracy in the Western Hemisphere, and so participating in summits, forums, festivals and discussions on these topics and to collaborate creating awareness at all levels, is part of the Foundation’s institutional mission.

More information: www.blueoceanfilmfestival.org