Timeline
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The Films for the Earth Foundation premieres in cooperation with director Emma Hudson and 350.org Australia the film "Accelerate" online...
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Show solutions, encourage commitment: On 18 April 2019, the Films for the Earth Community invites people from all over Switzerland to a pop-up cinema with the film "Blue Heart" and brings over 500 people before the film.
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"Empire of Red Gold", "Less is More" and "Inhabit" inspire about 200 students.
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The films for the Earth Festival of 21 September 2018 was a complete success. Around 16,000 visitors took part in the Environmental Film Festival, which took place on Friday, parallel in 21 cities and 43 halls in Switzerland, Germany and Liechtenstein.
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In Germany, too, we want to win over people with inspiring films for the preservation of our natural basis of life. This is why we are founding the association "Films for the Earth" in Germany together with Juliane Schöll and are organising this year's "Films for the Earth Festival" in Constance and Rheinfelden on 21 September.
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A woman with initiative!
Léa Sommer from France is committed to establishing a pop-up cinema at her home in Wittnau. An interview from the neue Fricktaler Zeitung.
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We welcome Sandra Boschert as a new fundraiser. We are very happy to have Sandra in our team and look forward to an exciting time with her.
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On 22 April 2018, the association Films for the Earth brings Earth Day to Switzerland and reaches 300 people at 15 screenings with "Inhabit".
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After 10 years of filming for the earth, we have established a foundation to make a substantial contribution to stärken and a global contribution to environmental education.
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Finally here...
... our new Website with over 200 new films, a dynamic search function and in three languages (German, English, French).
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Due to the first technological achievements of digitalisation, we are now in a position to make the first digital school campaign!
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With two venues in Liechtenstein, the festival is now international. The first digital film keys are distributed and a new record of 16,000 visitors is reached.
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After 10 years of work, it is time: Films for the Earth calls for the 10th anniversary and the first summer festival and announces the foundation of the Films for the Earth Foundation.
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On 22 April 2017, the association Films for the Earth brings Earth Day to Switzerland and reaches 500 people at 15 screenings with "Tomorrow".
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400 DVDs of "Seasons" are all taken after a few hours - a new record.
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The festival is for the first time in the French-speaking Switzerland, with 13,000 visitors and four premieres.
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Films for the Earth begins a large-scale reconstruction of its data and web infrastructure and prepares itself for the digital future.
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Films for the Earth invents a new national format for the worldwide Earth Day.
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Together with Leibniz Universität Hannover, Films for the Earth can present 200 DVDs of the film "Taking Root" to schools in Germany.
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1000 DVDs of the moving film "The True Cost" for 50,000 young people in Switzerland.
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The festival is now one of the largest sustainability events in Switzerland. Another 50% increase in visitor numbers and "The True Cost" for the first time on the big screen in Switzerland.
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Films for the Earth on Swisscom TV - and more people are watching environmental documentaries.
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On the island of Mainau, Films for the Earth discusses the topic of consumption with visitors and pupils.
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A short version of "The Fourth Revolution", newly edited by Films for the Earth, tours the most important Swisscom locations in all parts of the country in a solar lunch cinema.
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On behalf of Innorecycling AG, Films for the Earth is organizing an exciting evening on the topic of plastic recycling.
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700 DVDs of "Arctic Tale" reach over 30,000 children.
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We explore how our visitors are doing and create a first event manual for volunteers.
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Record number of visitors (55% growth) in 14 cities in German-speaking Switzerland, including the Swiss premiere of "Growing Cities" and an exciting national live stream.
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Antonia Merz joins the core team.
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"Taste the Waste" going to Oman in a cooperation at a health food store.
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In spring or until the festival we count 35 screenings!
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For almost a year, in 34 evenings, the best Films for the Earth films are shown.
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And again on tour all over Switzerland, this time especially with lunch cinemas in companies.....
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1 day, 6 films, 11 cities! We look back on a moving and successful day with over 5,000 people. The highlight of the day was the Swiss premiere of "Revolution".
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Together with schulbesuch. ch by Greenpeace Switzerland and the Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz (FHNW), we are giving away 900 DVDs of the film "More Than Honey" to schools.
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"The Island President" against the backdrop of the city of Winterthur.
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Marcel Nüesch is responsible for the design of the festival and the DVD booklet.
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Our website is being revamped: Angela, a new volunteer, revises the film rating pages and integrates the ratings of the film juries Winterthur and Lucerne into the website.
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Film screenings everywhere...
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In cooperation with Arbeitsintegration Winterthur and the HEKS Visite, a place for an integration office will be created to relieve the core team.
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The Films for the Earth website is selected as "Favourite of the Month" by the Redaxo CMS community. Open Source rocks!
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500 DVDs of the film "Taste the Waste" will be donated to upper secondary schools in Switzerland in collaboration with ZHAW Wädenswil.
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Autumn and winter are always also time for further development in Films for the Earth, along with many film evenings.
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Films for the Earth can now increase to a total of 170 digit percentages and employ an assistant manager.
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The Films for the Earth Festival 2012 will take place at 14 locations throughout German-speaking Switzerland with a synchronous programme. The visitors are offered a lot: for the first time school cinema, short film competition, exhibitions and much more.
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After we found out at the 2011 festival what the teams of volunteers have to do and that it would be helpful to have an event manager at any location who can lead a team, we realize that we should train our valued teams.
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Films for the Earth, together with Greenpeace and the FHNW, give 500x "The 4th Revolution" to schools.
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Almost traditionally, Films for the Earth come to some places in Switzerland, is hosting films and gives DVDs to schools.
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Hanna Selm develops the Filmjury Luzern and gets it going.
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Films for the Earth is on a gigantic screen at the OpenAir-Cinema Lucerne with "The 4th Revolution" and has already given away 3500 DVDs of the film.
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"Schweizer Illustrierte Grün" writes about Films for the Earth.
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Swisscom is giving 2000 pieces of a special version of the "The 4th Revolution - Energy Autonomy" to its employees. Our fourth own production.
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A giant step forward: 6 cities connected by direct transmission, 1000 spectators, the third DVD production.
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There are many smaller events organized by helpers and friends from Chur to Basel and Interlaken.
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The "Oliv Magazine" publishes an article that triggers reactions by enthusiastic people for several weeks.
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Films for the Earth touring with "Recipes for Disaster" and "The 4. Revolution".
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Films for the Earth produces 1600 DVDs of "Recipes for Disaster".
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The Films for the Earth Association opens its doors to membership.
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Hanna Selm joins in for over 4 years and builds up Films for the Earth.
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Films for the Earth is recognized as an excellent activity of sustainable education.
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In the finale at the Nature Gala Films for the Earth receives the 2nd prize.
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With "The Big Picture", Films for the Earth is releasing its first self-produced DVD.
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Films for the Earth is attending many trade fairs and film screenings in German-speaking Switzerland during the autumn months and is becoming increasingly popular.
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Spontaneous film evenings develop into the first film jury.
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"The Future of Food" comes to 900 schools in German and French-speaking Switzerland.
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With only 2.5 weeks of preparation, Films for the Earth - together with many friends - brings around 1000 people in 13 cities to the global premiere of the film.
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We receive invitations to the trade fairs in Zurich, Winterthur and Schaffhausen.
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We are on the road throughout Switzerland with "The Oil Crash" and distribute about 1000 DVDs.
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This time with even more viewers (300) and 140 DVDs..... media mentions and new partnerships with NGO' s
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The two thousandth DVD is distributed and Swisscom becomes the main sponsor. Apprentices program the DVD card.
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250 people fill the hall.
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The website already has 1000 visitors per month and will be developed further.
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First website, first events outside Winterthur, first main sponsoring.
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Michael Zeugin joins the team and the association is founded.
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After the action "Passing on knowledge" has been completed, the idea remains to turn the same principle into sustainability with different films.
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After Kai Pulfer has seen "An Inconvenient Truth", a first volunteer team is giving away 950 DVDs in Winterthur.
