Building New Hope is a non-profit organisation working in Central America. Their projects focus on basic education & literacy, vocational programs and health services for children and young people living in poverty. Proceeds from the festival were directed into one of Building New Hope’s newest projects: the Cineastas de Granada program.
Las Cineastas de Granada is a small film and video production school for teenagers in Granada, Nicaragua. The program is offered at no charge to low-income teens. It includes courses in beginning through advanced film and video production, including writing, directing, cinematography, sound and editing. The mission of Cineastas de Granada is to help young Nicaraguan women gain access to the film medium, to bring their stories out of the isolation of the personal realm into the collective life of Nicaragua and the world, while learning technical skills and building confidence in their abilities.
The Cineastas de Granada were the very grateful recipients of a donation of AUD$3500 to help with the purchase of essential items so that these young filmmakers may have their voices heard loud and proud!