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Vicente Ferrer organization, founded by a former Jesuit priest, has been working for over 50 years to better the condition of the “untouchable” class and other disenfranchised people in India. The foundation is based in Anantapur, a remote region in the Andra Pradesh region, devastated by constant drought. In that region, the most marginalized in Indian society live in the midst of a dry and rocky landscape.  Forty years ago in that rural, abandoned region, Vicente Ferrer dedicated himself to planning the “miracle seed,” as he termed it, giving the farmers their first rupees through microloans. Through these means, the first wells were built, crops were planted and the first businesses started. In 1969, before he received international awards such as the Prince Asturias prize, Ferrer wrote, “I’ve declared war on pain and suffering.” Those words help start a peaceful war that motivated millions of people.

The foundation has developed a colossal organization that today supports 2,278 villages and benefits 2.5 million people. Today, Anantapur has three hospitals, an HIV/AIDS center, and 11 rural clinics, more than 1,180 schools where 100% of the local children are enrolled, 21,000 homes for the poor and 1,000 homes for the disabled.

Foundation’s website (only in Spanish): www.fundacionvicenteferrer.org

Information in English: download PDF

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Event location:  CCCB, Cine Rex y la Sala 2 of cines Aribau Club – BarcelonaBAFF – The Barcelona Asian Film Festival.  in 2010 BAFF will present a selection of 60 feature films produced in Asia throughout the last year. Since its creation in 1999, BAFF has offered the best in Asian independent cinema and attracts one of the largest, most enthusiastic audiences in the city of Barcelona. Now in its 12th season, the BAFF is also the Barcelona’s fastest-growing film festival: in the course of the eleven editions held so far, the number of sections and films screened have both increased, while audience figures have gone up from 3,000 to 22,000. The Golden Durian Award will be granted to the best feature film directed by a new talented filmmaker with less than three movies in his credits. Thirteen films from Japan, Korea, China, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam will be competing in the Official Selection

Full programme 2010 Barcelona Asian Film Festival (BAFF) website

BAFF movies are screened at these cinemas.

Cine Rex
Gran Vía de les Corts Catalanes 463
Metro: Red L1 Rocafort
Bus: 9, 41, 50, 56, N1, N2, N3, N14, N15

Cines Aribau Club 2
Gran Vía de les Corts Catalanes 565-567
Metro: L1, L2 Universitat L1 Urgell
Bus: Bus: 9, 41, 50, 56, N1, N2, N3, N8, N13, N14, N15

Espacio cultural Caja Madrid
Plaça de Catalunya 9
Metro: L1, L3 Catalunya
Bus: 9, 14, 16, 17, 24, 41, 42, 55, 58, 59, 66, 67, 68, 141, NIT BUS: N1, N2, N3, N4, N6, N8, N9, N11, N13, N15

CCCB Auditori and CCCB Hall
Montalegre 5
Metro: L1, L2 Universitat L1, L3 Catalunya
Bus: 7, 9, 14, 16, 17, 24, 38, 41, 50, 54, 55, 56, 58, 59, 64, 66, 67, 68, 91, 120, 141

BAFF Ticket prices 2010
€ 6.50 Single admission
€ 25 5 admissions
€ 45 10 admissions

Tickets on sale at Servicaixa.com, Telentrada.com and tickets office of CCCB, Cinema Rex, Cinema Aribau Club

This is the 7th edition of the Asia Festival, this year is dedicated to India. During this time there will be more than fifty activities and shows in three different places: Ciutadella Park, Mercat de les Flors and CaixaForum.

More info

(Taken from www.casaasia.es)

Programme

10pm at  Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona CCCB ( Montalegre, 5)  Free admission

Gandules 08 looks at the theme of interculturality, taking as its starting point an essential film principle: the viewpoint. In the form of fiction, essay and documentary, the films shown during Gandules 08 present works from the West and beyond which deal with two major themes that question the point of view: journeys that lead to another culture and situations of coexisting cultures in a single place.

Gandules 08 extends this year to provide a space for creation, inviting four young film makers to make a short film that dialogue with the programme.  (Taken from www.cccb.org).

See programme