The GVFF Board of Directors is seeking new Board members. Directors must be or become members of Global Visions Festival Society. Interested individuals are welcome to submit a short bio or resume to the attention of Lesley McMillan at info@globalvisionsfestival.com

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Global Visions Film Festival is a non-profit organization. It is run by a volunteer Board of Directors.

Responsibilities of a Board Member:

• Serve in a volunteer capacity without remuneration or profit.

• Be actively involved on one or more Board committees in addition to attending monthly Board meetings (min. 3-6 hours per month).

• Have a commitment to and understand of the purpose and policies of GVFF.

• Be aware of/attend GVFF events and represent GVFF in the community.

• Work cooperatively within a group.

• Becoming a Board Member:

GVFF welcomes everyone, but we are especially looking for those with skills/experience/contacts in the following areas:

Revenue Development/Fundraising/Sponsorship
HR/Personnel
Non-Profit/Board Expertise
PR/Marketing
Community and Cultural Organizations
Government Relations
Links to potential Corporate/Business Sponsors
Links to Education/Schools/Youth

Nomination of candidates to serve as members of the Board can be made at the Annual General Meeting being held on May 1, 2012 at 6:30 pm. Candidates must be members in good standing (memberships will be available for purchase at the AGM). If you are interested in becoming a candidate for our Board of Directors, or for more information, please contact Lesley McMillan at info@globalvisionsfestival.com.

Below are the committees that both Board and staff join to carry out the work of the festival:

Finance Committee
Fundraising/Sponsorship:
HR/Personnel
Planning and Operations
PR/Communications/Community Outreach
Programming Committee

We also strike subcommittees as required throughout the year.

We are also seeking people to serve on GVFF committees. If you are interested, please contact Lesley McMillan at info@globalvisionsfestival.com.

1. BHOPALI – Winner, 2012 Audience Choice Award (DVD Now available for purchase!)
2. The Other ‘F’ Word
3. Somewhere Between
4. The Battle for Barking
5. The Whale
6. Peace Out
7. Battle for Brooklyn
8. Give Up Tomorrow
9. The Loving Story
10. Grace

Global Visions congratulates ALL of the filmmakers who had films in this year’s festival!

Guest Speakers:

Alberta Party: John Hudson
Conservative Party: TBD
Liberal Party: Dr. Raj Sherman
NDP: Rachel Notley

GVFF Presents:
BATTLE FOR BROOKLYN
at  U of A International Week
Co-Director Michael Galinsky in Attendance

BATTLE FOR BROOKLYN follows the story of reluctant activist Daniel Goldstein as he struggles to save his home and community from being demolished to make way for a professional basketball arena and the densest real estate development in U.S. history. Along the way, he falls in love, gets married and starts a family while living in a vacated building located at the heart of the project site. Over the course of seven years, Daniel spearheads the movement against the development plan as he and the community fight tenaciously in the courts, the streets, and the media to stop the abuse of eminent domain and reveal the corruption at the heart of the plan.  BATTLE FOR BROOKLYN is the epic and universal tale of one man under pressure, and how far he will go to save his community and his home from the private developers who want to build a basketball arena on top of it. Battle for Brooklyn is an intimate look at the very public and passionate fight waged by the Prospect Heights community to save their neighborhood from destruction.

WHEN | WHERE
Wednesday February 1, 2012
7 pm
Metro Cinema at the Garneau Theatre (8712 – 109 Street)
$10 entrance fee

INTERNATIONAL WEEK – Living Democracy: Citizen Power in a Global Age
Jan 30 – Feb 3, 2012
International Week is the largest annual educational extracurricular event at the University of Alberta, and fosters global citizenship through engagement with today’s most pressing issues. Events feature faculty, students, community and government. Check out over 60 free events, including workshops, lectures, concerts, and more! Everyone welcome.
Program Guide: www.globaled.ualberta.ca