Artivist Film Festival (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Artivist Film Festival & Awards is an international film festival and awards ceremony dedicated to recognizing activist efforts of filmmakers, specifically in the areas of human rights, child advocacy, environmental preservation, and animal rights. The 6th Annual Artivist Festival was announced to open October 8, 2009. The Festival is held annually and tours internationally. Its mission is to strengthen the voice of activist/artists ("artivists"), while raising awareness for global causes. The festival is produced by Artivist Collective, a nonprofit organization founded in August 2003 by Diaky Diaz, Bettina Wolff, and Christopher Riedesel. The first Artivist Film & Awards Festival was held April 27 2007 at Hollywood's Egyptian Theater. Honorees were Ed Begley Jr., Tippi Hedren, Mike Farrell and France Nuyen.