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Arte
Acción Copán Ruinas has it's own television program!
In 2008 we produced each week a new episode of Mini-Mundo, a
25 minute show for children with different sections such as storytelling;
games; history; scientific experiments, Maya culture; interviews; crafts
and much more. Filmed and produced with the help of local children. Click here to see the trailer! |
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Of course we also teach video workshops to our students and twice a year we edit a short impression of our latest projects. Click here for a sample. |
With our
traveling film festival we bring movies to the people! Whenever we can
we pack our equipment and show latin american cinema in remote corners
of the country where people often have never seen a movie in their lives. |
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Our first documentary, La Cultura Maya en Copán (Dec. 2007) explores the living Maya culture in this town through interviews with community leaders, archaeologists and many indigenous Maya Chortí people. Anyone who thinks there are no living Mayas left in Copán should see this film! |
See below a list of all our activities! |
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* Traveling Film Festival Carrizalón
This time we took our traveling film festival to the Maya chortí community of Carrizalón, home of our co-worker Moisés Mancía. The festival was quite a success with more than 150 people showing up, many of them who had never seen a movie before. We showed some episodes of our program Mini-Mundo as well as our documentary about contemporary Maya culture in Copán in which some people from Carrizalón appear. They couldn’t stop laughing at seeing themselves! October 1, 2010
* Maya DVD
With volunteer Judith Bardoel from Holland and her experience in the area of video we’ve started a new project combining video with theater. The end result will be a DVD with animations on the Mayan culture made by children; a dramatization of a story of Popol Vuh; and interviews with puppet Balám and children from Maya Chortí communities. To see the different (subtitled) sections, click on the following links:
August-October 2010
* Puppet Show and Traveling Film Festival
With puppeteer David Vivar of Teatro Latino in Guatemala, we headed to the community of Boca del Monte for a presentation of Mayan fables. A huge crowd was waiting for us. The presentation was on the football field is in front of the school. It was a beautiful afternoon and the children had a lot of fun. We continued the event with a film festival: we presented an episode of Mini Mundo Maya, then showed a selection of the results of our new video project. We ended the festival showing Apocalypto. August 23, 2010
*Traveling Film Festival San Rafael
We received a request from the students of the middle school in the village of San Rafael to organize a film festival at their school. The also requested the movie: Apocalypto. Of course we complied. We set up our equipment on the soccer field and were lucky it didn’t rain. More than 300 people showed up. July 23, 2010
*Traveling Film Festival Cine Campesino
In 2010 we continue with the project Cine Campesino, this time in the community of Sinai, in collaboration with students at the Huron University, Canada. While waiting for the public to arrive, we set up the equipment for the film presentation. We started with Mini-Mundo-Maya, our television program for children. We continued with the movie Tonta, tonta pero no tanto with the Mexican comedian Marcia Velasco (La India Maria). There was lots of laughs all through the night.
In the community of Santa Cruz we began again with the presentation of Mini –Mundo, then we presented the film El Norte, a production of Gregory Nava, released in 1983, featuring the journey of two Guatemalan immigrants to the United States. May 6 & 12, 2010
2009
*Cine Maya: Traveling Film Festival
This is a variation on our traveling film festival Cine Campesino. Instructor
Lóndin Velásquez organizes a series of ten film festivals around
the theme of cultural identity in Maya Chortí communities. April - December,
2009
*Traveling Film Festivals
Now that Ronald Reinds, coordinator of the video and film projects has returned
to Holland, instructor Lóndin Velásquez has taken over the traveling
film festivals. Right now he’s organizing a series of film festivals in
Maya Chortí communities, showing films and documentaries about Maya culture.
September 2008 – present
*Film Festival & Video-Story in La Pintada
So far, video as a medium has been pretty abstract for the participants of this
first Video-Story project, but when the results were shown during the film festival
in their community, everything fell in place…. Recognition, pride, and
yes, maybe some embarrassment here and there too. But mostly, the children loved
seeing their own production amongst friends and family members. They were the
stars of their own show! It was the 111th Film Festival!!! August 6, 2008
*Video-Story
Part I in La Pintada
After doing several Photo-Story projects, we thought
it was about time to do something new. In July our volunteer Rosan Breman started
the first Video-Story project in the community of La Pintada and the town of
Copán Ruinas. Nine children, age ten to fifteen, were given a camera
for 24 hours to film their own life. Most of them never used a video camera
before, so they were very excited to participate. Before
the children started filming, they received a theoretic class. In these lessons
we explained the basis principles of the camera. We also talked about what the
children would like to film and how they could do this. A few suggestions were:
film your parents, brothers and sisters, school, the house you’re living
in or the food you daily eat. Besides, and this was very important, add your
personal opinion. So while they were filming, the children had to tell something
about their subject. Next to this, we also conducted interviews with all of
the children. The information of this interview is used in the final films to
give a more completed impression of the children’s life.
After being edited in our office in Copán, the result will be a 30 minute
documentary containing an introduction of the project, a selection of the films
and an impression of the film festival in La Pintada, on august 5th. June – August, 2008
*Traveling
Film Festivals (about Health)
Three film festivals in the remote villages of Montecristo,
El Tesorito and Nueva Allianza, all in the north of the municipality of Copán
Ruinas, as part of our multidisciplinary health project for World
Vision. March 5, April 2 & 9, 2008
*Improvements
Mini-Mundo
Improvements in our television program with
the help of professional television maker César Borregón from
Spain (www.lapierna.net).
January 10 - March 10, 2008
*Workshop on Radio Presentation
Workshops on articulation, pronunciation and other aspects important for announcing on radio or television. Workshops conducted by Mireia Faura, a professional announcer from Spain, for all the children who collaborate with Mini-Mundo. February 9, 2008
*Maya Culture in Copán, a Documentary
Production of a 30 minute documentary about living Maya culture in Copán Ruinas. December 2007
*Mini-Mundo, Children's Television Program
Production of a weekly 25 minute educational children's program for local television with art activities, games, yoga exercises, maya culture, scientific and historic facts, story telling and much more. Premier: September 15, 2007. August 2007-present
*Arte Acción, An Impression, Part 6
Production of a 8 minute documentary about the activities of Arte Acción Copán Ruinas. August, 2007
* Promo Film Maya Culture
Production of a 2-minute promo film about our Maya project, for the web site of our sponsor, the MACHI Project. To see the film, click here. August, 2007
*Arte Acción, An Impression, Part 5
Production of a 10 minute documentary about the activities of Arte Acción Copán Ruinas. May, 2007
*Frida Kahlo Video / Art Project
Video classes for the students of our advanced course. January-February, 2007
*Video Classes
Video classes for the students of our advanced course. January-February, 2007
*Children's Congress
Production of 4 videos for the annual Children's Congress (2 documentaries about the 4° and 5° Children's Congress, 1 documentary about the Children's Council, 1 educational program about hygiene and nutrition). October, 2006
*Trash
Production of a short video about the trash problem, for the Municipality of Copán Ruinas. September 2006
*Video Forum
Video forum for three groups of students of Copán Ruinas' high school, presenting the film "Un Día en la Vida de mi Vida", produced by Arte Acción in Tegucigalpa. The forum was presented by one of the young actors and producers of the film. August 18, 2006
*Video Workshops
A series of workshops for children leading up to the filming of a short production. August 2006
*Arte Acción, An Impression, Part 4
Production of a 11 minute documentary about the activities of Arte Acción Copán Ruinas. August 2006
*If you keep littering.
Production of a social announcement about littering for local television, in collaboration with the Municipality of Copán Ruinas. July 2006
*Terror on the Beach
Short film made by children from the Maya Chortí village of La Pintada in Copán Ruinas during their visit to the beach, in Cayos Cochinos. June 2006
*Film for Electricity
Series of 6 film festivals in the Miraflores neighbourhood of Copán Ruinas to raise funds for the installation of electricity. May-June 2006
* Mini Video Course for Children
A short course about the basic techniques of videography for children between 10 and 13 years old. March, 2006
* Latin American Film festival in Copán Ruinas
A two-day film festival featuring, among others, the honduran productions "Adelante Muchachas!" and "Corazón Abierto", in collaboration with Terco Productions. March 21-22, 2006
*Arte Acción, An Impression, Part 3
Production of a 10 minute documentary about the activities of Arte Acción Copán Ruinas. December 2005
*Frida Kahlo Workshops
A three day course for adults about the mexican painter Frida Kahlo. The first night the eleven participants learned about her work and life through a lecture, slide presentation and documentary. The next night we watched the movie "Frida", followed by an analysis of the film. The third, night the participants painted a self portrait in Frida's style. December 20-22, 2005
*World AIDS Day
Presentation of two films about HIV / AIDS and related themes at the Central Park of Copán Ruinas for the celebration of World AIDS Day. December 1, 2005
*Look at me!
Broadcasting of our weekly children's program on local television. October 2005 - present
*Traveling Film Festival Cine Campesino
104 Presentations of Latin American alternative films in remote areas of Honduras. January 2004 - present
*Alternative Tourist Destinations
Production of a 10 minute documentary about tourist attractions in remote rural areas in the Municipality of Copán Ruinas for the Children's Congress. August 2005
*Cine Palapa
Daily film presentations in Hotel Restaurant Via Via. July - August, 2005
*Look at Me!
Production of series of 10 children's programs for local television. July - August, 2005
*Arte Acción, An Impression, Part 2
Production of a 10 minute documentary about the activities of Arte Acción Copán Ruinas. July 2005
*Arte Acción, An Impression, Part 1
Production of a 15 minute documentary about the activities of Arte Acción Copán Ruinas. March 2005
*Fund Raiser Children's Congress
Production of a 3 minute documentary about a fundraising activity by the Children's Council. March 2005