Actie voor Solidariteit, Gelijkheid, Milieu en Diversiteit

A SEED Europe is een internationale campagne organisatie die vanuit het interactieve kantoor in Amsterdam samenwerkt met verschillende organisaties en personen in Europa en rest van de wereld. De organisatie wil de structurele oorzaken van milieuproblemen en sociale onrechtvaardigheid aanpakken. Zij doen dit door middel van campagnes tegen multinationale ondernemingen en hun nationale en internationale invloedsferen en machtsinstrumenten. Tegelijkertijd promoten zij duurzame alternatieven. A SEED Europe focust zich onder andere op de problematiek van de mondiale voedselketen en klimaatverandering: genetische manipulatie, sojamonoculturen en machtsconcentraties in grote en internationale agro/biotech-bedrijven.

De Kleine Aarde

De visie van “De Kleine Aarde” is: “Mondiaal denken, lokaal handelen”. De organisatie wil producten, instrumenten en diensten ontwikkelen en onderhouden om mensen te laten samenwerken aan de noodzakelijke duurzame ontwikkeling. Duurzaamheid voorziet in de primaire levensbehoeften en het welbevinden van de huidige generatie en verbetert ook de mogelijkheden voor volgende generaties.”De Kleine Aarde” richt zich voornamelijk op de thema’s mondiale voetafdruk, voeding, (ver)bouwen en biodiversiteit.

Agromisa Foundation

Agromisa Foundation werkt om het bestaan van kleinschalige boeren, voornamelijk in de rurale gebieden in het Zuiden, te verbeteren door hun toegang tot praktische informatie over duurzame landbouw te verhogen. Agromisa doet dit via publicatie en het geven van expert advies aan boeren, waarmee de organisatie rechtstreeks of via intermediaire organisaties communiceert.

Platform Aarde Boer Consument

Het Platform Aarde Boer Consument wil de relaties tussen boeren en consumenten versterken. De belangrijkste elementen zijn een alternatief Gemeenschappelijk Landbouwbeleid (GLB) en een andere Overeenkomst inzake Landbouw bij de WTO. Het voorgestelde alternatief is gebaseerd op voedselsoevereiniteit zowel in het Noorden als het Zuiden. Dit is een concept dat ontwikkeld werd door Via Campesina. Het betekent onder andere een eerlijke prijs voor een eerlijk product op nationale en Europese markten. Dit betekent ook het recht voor elk land om eigen voedsel te produceren door eigen boeren, op een duurzame manier. Dit kan alleen worden bereikt met invoertarieven, effectief beheer van voorraden en de afschaffing van handelsverstorende export-en inkomstsubsidies.

Nederlandse Melkveehouders Vakbond (Critical Dairy Farmers Union)

Een eerlijk inkomen voor melkveehouders, zowel op korte als lange termijn. NMV ondersteunt de Raad van de Nederlandse Melkveehouders, die deel uit maakt van de Europese Melkraad. In deze Raad komen melkveehouders samen om sterker te staan ten opzichte van de zuivelverwerkende industrie en een eerlijke prijs te verkrijgen. Zij werken ook samen met andere organisaties voor een hervorming van het Gemeenschappelijk Landbouwbeleid en van de WTO.

Nederlandse Akkerbouw Vakbond (Union of Critical Arable Farmers)

Een eerlijk inkomen voor boeren, zowel op korte als lange termijn. Dat is de missie van NAV, een vereniging van boeren voor boeren.

Werkgroep Landbouw en Inkomen

Deze organisatie bekritiseert de huidige maatschappelijke crisis van de familiale landbouwbedrijven in Nederland en werkt voor een sterkere sociale en economische positie van de landbouw in het land.

Centrum voor Landbouw en Milieu (Centre for Agriculture and Environment)

Het Centrum voor Landbouw en Milieu (CLM) engageert zich voor het werken aan duurzame landbouw en een aantrekkelijk platteland. Duurzame landbouw produceert gezond voedsel, houdt het milieu in stand en brengt een aantrekkelijk ruraal gebied voort. Nieuwe, creatieve krachtlijnen zijn noodzakelijk voor de toekomst van het platteland. CLM zet bedreigingen om in kansen. Zij zijn experts in een breed scala van gebieden: milieuvriendelijke landbouw, dierenwelzijn, voedselveiligheid, natuurbehoud en landschapsbeheer, waterbeheer, energieproductie en instandhouding, agrotoerisme en zorglandbouw.

Alliance Paysans Ecologistes Consommateurs (PEC)

“L’Alliance des Paysannes, écologistes et consommateurs ” regroupe des organisations nationales d’agriculteurs, de consommateurs, d’environnementalistes, ainsi que les alliances  régionales et fait partie du Réseau Européen pour une Agriculture et une Alimentation Soutenables (REPAS). L’alliance PEC promeut une agriculture respectueuse de l’environnement fondée sur la production alimentaire de qualité et sur le respect de la nature et l’homme. Le site Web de L’alliance PEC contient un guide à tous les AMAP en France (voir l’entrée suivante).

AMAP (Association pour le Maintien d’une Agriculture Paysanne)

“L’Association pour le Maintien d’une Agriculture Paysanne “sont des “partenariats de proximité” entre des groupes des consommateurs et une ferme, généralement situés dans les zones suburbaines. Les AMAP sont comparable au système utilisé aux États-Unis appelé “Agricultural supported Community” (CSA) ou  “Agriculture soutenue par la communauté “. Il s’agit d’une forme de marketing direct qui fonctionne par le biais du groupe de consommateurs abonné aux produits de la ferme à l’avance. Les AMAP peuvent être développés pour tout type de production, en particulier pour les fruits et légumes.

Confédération Paysanne (CP)

La “Confédération Paysanne Française” ou CP est un syndicat des agriculteurs fondée en 1987 qui devint plus tard une composante essentielle du paysage français des syndicats. Depuis sa fondation, le CP a mis en doute le modèle à haute productivité du développement agricole qui a prospéré au cours des 40 dernières années et a conduit à un certain nombre de problèmes: baisse des prix agricoles, la surproduction, les crises environnementales, les disparités entre les régions agricoles en France, en Europe et dans le monde, ainsi qu’une diminution constante du nombre de paysans. Le CP propose un modèle alternative de développement agricole, basée sur l’agriculture paysanne (ou l’agriculture familiale). Le CP est membre de la Coordination Paysanne Européenne et de Via Campesina, le mouvement mondial des agriculteurs.

MODEF (Mouvement de Défense des Exploitants Familiaux)

“Mouvement de Défense des Exploitants familiaux” (MODEF) est un syndicat des agriculteurs familiaux qui défend la souveraineté alimentaire et le maintien d’une agriculture dynamique sur l’ensemble du territoire français. MODEF est membre de la Coordination Paysanne Européenne et de Via Campesina, le mouvement mondial des agriculteurs.

Réseau Agriculture Durable

Le “Réseau Agriculture Durable” fondé en 1994 en réponse à la nécessité de coordonner des projets des groupes locaux, promeut un type d’agriculture basé sur des systèmes économiques et autonomes – il diffuse le savoir-faire et offre de formation continue. Au cours des années, le réseau a pu acquérir d’expérience et d’avoir ses pratiques reconnues par un certain nombre d’agriculteurs et d’institutions professionnelles agricoles.

Nature & Progrès

“Nature et Progrès” est une fédération internationale des producteurs biologiques et des consommateurs qui a formulé dans les années 1970 la première système de spécification pour l’agriculture biologique dans le monde. Comme l’association de base de l’écologie pragmatique, il propose des alternatives concrètes à la crise actuelle de l’environnement, de la santé et la crise de l’homme causées par l’agriculture industrielle. L’organisation propose des projets fondés sur des relations de convivialité et de proximité entre les gens et leur environnement. Nature & Progrès défend ses valeurs en France grâce au travail de ses groupes locaux qui organisent des foires organiques et des événements. L’association publie également un magazine intitulé “Nature & Progrès”.

Biocoop

Biocoop était le premier réseau de points de vente organiques créer en France. Les points de vente Biocoop sont nés grâce à l’engagement des consommateurs qui, à partir des années 1970, se sont organisés pour s’approvisionner en produits biologiques. Plus tard, dans les années 1980, ces groupes d’achat développés en coopératives commerciales qui ont germé dans tout le pays. Les principes fondateurs du réseau sont l’esprit de coopération, le développement d’une agriculture durable et biologique, la transparence et l’équité dans les relations commerciales, la qualité des produits et la participation des “consommateurs-acteurs”.

Cohérence pour un Développement Durable et Solidaire

Le réseau “Cohérence pour un développement durable fondé sur la solidarité” est né d’un constat: la nécessité de renforcer la concertation entre les différents acteurs de la vie économique, sociale et culturelle de la région. Ce constat est devenu certitude. Ancrés dans un territoire, les membres de cette réseau se sont engagés à mettre en œuvre et à favoriser les modes de production, d’échange et de consommation plus équitables, respectueux des hommes, des territoires et des ressources naturelles.

Mouvement pour la Défense et le Respect des Générations Futures

Le “Mouvement pour la Protection et le Respect des Générations Futures” (MDRGF) est une association qui depuis de nombreuses années à travailler pour dénoncer la pollution de l’eau, sols et des aliments causées par des pesticides. Elle informe les citoyens sur les dangers sanitaires liés à la pollution et propose des alternatives agronomiques permettant de produire des aliments sains sans produits chimiques. L’association travaille à l’échelle nationale et internationale. En France, elle est le représentant officiel de PAN Europe (Pesticide Action Network Europe).

Agir pour l’Environnement (APE)

L’association “Agir pour l’environnement” a été créée en 1996 dans le but de mettre en place un outil d’action efficace au service des citoyens qui veulent s’impliquer dans les questions écologiques. L’idée est d’accompagner – et parfois anticiper – concrètement les préoccupations des citoyens pour leur environnement. Pour les nombreuses campagnes qui ont été menées à ce jour, l’association a été en mesure de développer des partenariats avec d’autres organismes environnementaux et non environnementaux.

France Nature Environnement

FNE vise à réconcilier l’homme et la nature. Pour les questions agricoles, FNE s’engage à obtenir une réduction de l’utilisation des pesticides en France.

Action Citoyenne pour les Alternatives aux Pesticides

“Action Citoyenne pour les Alternatives aux Pesticides” (ACAP) est un collectif d’ associations, comprenant 125 organisations membres qui représentent collectivement 300 groupes répartis dans toute la France qui informent le public sur les dangers liés à l’utilisation des pesticides et propose des alternatives.

Kokopelli

Cette association pour la protection des variétés de semences anciennes propose aux gens d’adopter une plante menacée d’extinction parmi les 550 variétés de tomates, 150 variétés de citrouilles, 130 variétés de laitues.

Semences paysannes

Le réseau “Semences Paysannes” a des objectifs multiples. Il vise principalement à rapprocher les diverses initiatives qui favorisent la biodiversité dans les fermes et dans les jardins, chacune gardant son originalité et sa spécificité. L’association facilite la formation, l’échange et la ré-appropriation de savoir-faire traditionnel, et travaille pour réaliser la validation et la reconnaissance (sur le plan technique, scientifique et juridique) des pratiques traditionnelles de production de semences et des plantes. En partenariat avec des chercheurs, le réseau favorise l’émergence de nouveaux schémas de sélection, création de la diversité cultivée et des semences adaptées à l’agriculture biologique, biodynamique et l’agriculture paysanne. Le réseau vise également à consolider la conservation et la gestion de la biodiversité agricole dans les fermes et dans les jardins. Il sensibilise également le public sur l’importance des enjeux liés à la production et la commercialisation des semences.

Inf’OGM

“Inf’OGM” est une association veille citoyenne sur les OGM informant le public sur les dangers liés à la propagation des OGM.

OGM Dangers

L’association “OGM Dangers” a pour vocation de lutter contre les OGM en soulignant les aspects multiformes des OGM qui sont rarement envisagés comme les aspects économiques, politiques, philosophiques, alimentaires, environnementaux, agricoles et juridiques. L’association a pour but de remonter aux racines des problèmes.

Accueil Paysan

Le réseau “Accueil Paysan” qui englobe l’ensemble du territoire français propose des  vacances à la ferme. Le site contient des centaines d’adresses en France et à l’étranger.

Awards for The Meatrix II: Revolting

W3 Award for “Excellence in Web Marketing,” 2006

Artivist Film Festival Award for “Best Short Film,” 2006

Poppy Jasper Film Festival Winner for “Best Animation Film,” 2006

Film Festivals

2009

RioFest International Environmental Film Festival – Showing the whole Meatrix series! (Socorro, NM)

2008

Ecocinema International Film Festival Israel – May 15th – May 24th. Showing The Meatrix Series! (Jerusalem, Haifa, and Tel Aviv)

Food For Thought Film Festival – April 5th, 12th, & 19th. They will be screening the whole Meatrix Series on all 3 days! (New York City, NY)

2007

Social Movement Film Festival – Oct. 21st – Dec. 8th. Screening The Meatrix & The Meatrix II: Revolting in Cantonese! (Hong Kong)

FilmColumbia Film Festival, Oct. 18th – Oct. 21st. They will be showing the Meatrix series. (Chatham, NY)

CinemAmbiente- International Environmental Film Festival – October 11th – 16th. The Meatrix series will be shown at this environmental film festival in Italy! (Turin, Italy)

SiliCon Short Film Festival – October 5th- 7th. The Meatrix series will be shown amid many horror shorts! Silicon is a multi-media Horror/Sci-Fi/Comic/Anime convention that benefits Diabetes Research. (San Jose, CA)

Southern Winds Film Festival – September 12th – 16th. The Meatrix series will play in Downtown Shawnee. (Shawnee, OK)

Dorset Festival – Aug.10th – Aug 12th. The Meatrix will be shown along with some great music and comedy acts at Oakley Farm. (Dorset, England)

The Big Green Gathering – Aug 1st- Aug. 5th. The Meatrix will be shown in The Green Room Theatre at this 5 day camping event. (Somerset, England)

Rural Route Film Festival – July 20th – 22nd 2007. The Meatrix series will be shown at Anthology Film Archives in the East Village. (New York City, NY)

Urban Vestige Film Festival – July 17th – July 19th. The Meatrix series will be shown during the NY Hip Hop Festival. (New York, NY)

The Long Island International Film Expo (LIIFE) – July 12th – 19th 2007. The Meatrix II: Revolting will be one of 100 short films shown over 8 days! (Bellmore, NY)

Daegu Peace Film Festival – July 6th to July 8th 2007. The Meatrix Series will be shown. (Namgu, Daegu, Korea)

4th Green Film Festival in Seoul (GFFIS) – Having shown the original Meatrix, they are excited to follow up with both The Meatrix II & II½ this year! May 17th – May 23rd 2007 (Seoul, Korea)

13th Annual Twin Rivers Media Festival – In addition to being shown at the festival, we also won an award for outstanding efforts in promoting quality media art! May 5th 2007 (Asheville, NC)

9th Annual EarthVision International Environmental Film Festival – April 10th – April 14th (Santa Cruz, CA)

1st annual Ch*Eco*Fest, April 12th- April 15th, 2007. An environmental film festival showing the Meatrix series! Hosted by California State University, Chico. (Chico, CA)

Hazel Wolf Environmental Film Festival – Shown with The Meatrix II ½! March 30th to April 1st, 2007 (Seattle, WA)

Raw Lifestyle Film Festival- March 16th- 18th 2007 Showing The Meatrix trilogy! (West Hollywood, CA)

Very Short Movies Festival – March 8- 11, 2007 (Hollywood, CA)

Food for Thought Film Festival – March 3rd and 4th, 2007 Playing along side The Meatrix I. (Queens, NY)

2nd Environmental Film Festival- February 24th, 2007 (Davenport, IA)

Big Muddy Film Festival- Feb. 23 – March 4, 2007 (Carbondale, IL)

Golden Star Shorts Fest – February 21 to 25, 2007 at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, CA. The has been accepted as a nominee for competition along side of 12 other short films.

Show off Your Short Film Festival – Feb. 9th – 11th, 2007 The Meatrix II: Revolting has been chosen to participate at the First Annual SOYS Film Festival at the Raleigh Studios in Hollywood, California.

SmogDance Film Festival – Jan 26th- 28th, 2007 (Claremont, CA)

Tucson Slow Food Film Festival – The Meatrix II has been selected for screening at the Tucson
Slow Food Film Festival, January 13, 2007.

2006

Animated Dreams Film Festival – November 23rd – 26th, 2006 in Tallinn, Estonia.

Earthvision Fall Celebration – November 9th, 2006 at Santa Cruz’s Del Mar Theater

Artivist Film Festival, held November 9-12, at the Egyptian Theatre Hollywood, California.

Art for Activists November 9 -12, 2006 th th The Meatrix II was awarded the prize for best short film in the Animal Rights category.

Poppy Jasper Film Festival – November 10-12, 2006 in Morgan Hill, California.

Indie-AniFest – October 27-31, 2006 in Seoul Korea. Both of the Meatrix films are being featured in this festival.

La Nuit du Film Militant – October 14th, 2006. The Meatrix II: Revolting will be screened during
this “Night of Activist Films” event in Aubagne, France.

California International Animation Festival (CalAniFest), October 8th, 2006 in Riverbank, CA. The festival will take place at Riverbank’s Galaxy 12 Theatres.

Chas Doc Film Festival – October 6-9, 2006 in Charleston, SC. The film will be showcased along
with the first Meatrix movie.

Meniscus Film Festival – August 31, 2006. Both of the Meatrix films were screened at this event as part of a local arts festival. (Grimsby, England)

Haydenfilms Online Film Festival – August 30th – October 30th, 2006. The film will be posted on the Haydenfilms website, and is in the running for a grand prize of $10,000! petition this year. (Salt Lake City, UT)

Globians Film Festival – August 13-20, 2006. The Meatrix II: Revolting will be screened along side of the first Meatrix film as part of this German festival’s 2006 program.

Gloria Film Festival – August, 2006. The Meatrix II will be participating in the festival’s Animation competition this year. (Salt Lake City, UT)

Animal Rights Film Festival – June 3rd and 4th 2006 in Vancouver, BC. The Meatrix II: Revolting was screened along side of the first Meatrix film.

Annecy International Animation Festival – June 2006 The Meatrix II: Revolting was selected as part of this year’s Internet Selection category.

Planet Earth Film Festival – May 4, 2006 at the historic Aloha Theatre in Kainaliu, Hawaii.

Tribeca Underground Film Festival – May 2-7, 2006. The Meatrix II: Revolting was screened as an official selection for competition. (New York, NY)

Inspiration Film Festival – April 28-30, 2006. (Santa Monica, CA)

True/False West Film Festival – April 24, 2006 in Bellingham, Washington.

Rebel Planet Hollywood Film Festival – April 6th -9th, 2006 Leo, Chickity and Moopheus went to Hollywood! The Meatrix II was awarded with honorable mention in the animation category.

A  Seed Europe- (Actie voor Solidariteit, Gelijkheid, Milieu en Diversiteit)

A SEED Europe is an international campaigning organization which works from the interactive office in Amsterdam and together with many contacts in the rest of Europe and abroad. The organization targets the structural causes of environmental destruction and social injustice. They do this by campaigning on multinational corporations and their national and international influence spheres and control tools. At the same time they promote sustainable alternatives. A SEED Europe focuses on issues related to the global food chain and climate change: genetic engineering, soy monocultures, power concentration by global agro/biotech giants, agrofuels and meat consumption, and international financial and trade institutions.

De Kleine Aarde

The vision of “The Little Earth” is: ” thinking, local action”. The organization wants to produce and maintain products, tools and services to let people work together on the imperatives of sustainable development. Sustainability provides the primary needs and well-being of the present generation and also improves the possibilities for future generations. “The Little Earth” focuses on the themes of global footprint, food, (re) building and biodiversity.

Agromisa Foundation

Agromisa Foundation works to improve the livelihoods of small-scale farmers, mainly in rural areas in the South, by improving their access to practical information about sustainable agricultural. Agromisa publishes and gives expert advices to farmers and communicates either directly with the farmers or through intermediary organisations.

Platform Aarde Boer Consument

The Platform Earth Farmer Consumer wants to tighten relations between farmers and consumers. The key elements are an alternative Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and a different Agreement on Agriculture (AoA) at the WTO. The proposed alternative is based on food sovereignty both in North and South. This is a concept developed by Via Campesina. It means among other things a fair price for a fair product on national and EU-markets. This also means the right for each country to produce their own food by their own farmers, in a sustainable way. This can only be achieved with import tariffs, effective supply management and abolishment of trade distorting export and income subsidies.

Nederlandse Melkveehouders Vakbond (Critical Dairy Farmers Union)

A fair income for dairy farmers, both in the short and in the long term. NMV supports the Dutch Dairymen Board, part of the European Milk Board. In this Board dairy farmers come together to be more powerful against the dairy processing industry and to obtain a fair price. They also work together with other organisations for a reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and of the WTO.

Nederlandse Akkerbouw Vakbond (Union of Critical Arable Farmers)

A fair income for farmers, both in the short and in the long term. This is the mission of NAV, an association of farmers for farmers.

Werkgroep Landbouw en Inkomen

This organisation criticises the current social crisis of family farming in the Netherlands and works for agriculture to have a stronger social and economical position in the country.

Centrum voor Landbouw en Milieu (Centre for Agriculture and Environment)

The Centre for Agriculture and Environment (CLM) is committed to building sustainable agriculture and an attractive countryside. Sustainable agriculture produces sound food, maintains the environment, and yields an attractive landscape. New, creative thrusts are necessary for the future of the countryside. CLM turns threats into opportunities. They are experts in a wide range of areas: environmentally safe farming, animal welfare, food safety, nature conservation and countryside management, water management, energy production and conservation, agritourism and care farming.

The longest journey begins with a single step. Here are some fun suggestions for things you can do to join the sustainable food movement immediately! Choose any one and give it a go. Next time, try another. Involve your friends and family and witness the snowball effect! Before you know it, you will have changed your lifestyle, our food system, and ultimately the planet—all for the better.

EAT Less Meat – Meatless Monday!

Going meatless even one day a week may reduce your risk of chronic preventable conditions like cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and obesity. It can also help reduce your carbon footprint and save precious resources like fresh water and fossil fuel. For recipes, articles, nutritional guidelines and more, go to www.MeatlessMonday.com.

Stay up-to-the-minute on information about our food system.

Buying sustainable food is important, but we can’t shop out way out of our broken food system.  Go to www.FoodandWaterWatch.org to learn how to get involved.

DINE at restaurants that support the local sustainable food system.

Type in your zip code at www.EatWellGuide.org to find restaurants and more near you. The Eat Well Guide is a free online directory for anyone in search of fresh, locally grown and sustainably produced food in the United States and Canada.

EAT sustainable while you are on the road.

Planning a trip? Let the Eat Well Guide’s Eat Well Everywhere tool help you find local, sustainable, and organic food wherever you go in North America.

SHOP at a Farmers’ Market.

Find one near you at www.EatWellGuide.org. Talk to the farmers and learn about their growing practices; spend your money where it will go back into the community.

PURCHASE a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) share.

CSA provides a direct link between a local farmer and you. You pay the farmer at the beginning of the season which helps them financially, and they provide in-season, local vegetables (and sometimes fruit, dairy, meat, and more) weekly at a predetermined drop spot throughout the growing season. You can find a CSA group near you at www.EatWellGuide.org.

GO to a food movie.

Food Inc., Fresh and What’s on Your Plate are a few of the new movies to see. You can also rent Fast Food Nation, The Real Dirt on Farmer John, or King Corn (you can even NetFlix Food Inc. now!). The sustainable food movement is a hot topic, and you can be on top of it!

READ a book about sustainable food.

The new book, Eating Animals, by Jonathan Safran Foer will definitely get you thinking about the choices you make when it comes to feeding yourself and your family. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle – A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver will inspire. Reading any book or article by Michael Pollan will keep you up-to-date on the nitty-gritty of our food system here in the US. And coming soon – Anna Lappe’s Diet for a Hot Planet. Her book will clear up any question you had about the link between agriculture and climate change (available 03/30/10).

WATCH The Meatrix to learn about the problems with factory farming.

Have five more minutes? Watch the rest of The Meatrix series – The Meatrix II: Revolting and The Meatrix II½ – to find out about industrial dairy and slaughterhouses.

SHOP sustainable!

Visit the Eat Well Guide to find stores near you that sell sustainably raised products – meat, diary, eggs and produce.

HELP spread the word about sustainable food!

Send The Meatrix link (www.TheMeatrix.com) to five friends right now. (And later, if you’re feeling ambitious once you’ve armed yourself with all of our information, check out our Presentation Kits and give a presentation of your own.)

ASK questions about your food.

Our “Questions to Ask” will give you ideas about what to ask a farmer or a store manager.

RESEARCH the problems.

Find out what is wrong with industrial agriculture and read up on the benefits of sustainable farming at www.SustainableTable.org/issues.

Awards for The Meatrix

WebAward for Outstanding Achievement in Website Development – Sept. 13th, 2005.

Webby Award – June 6th, 2005. “Charitable Organizations Nonprofit” (New York, NY)

Environmental Media Awards - November 17th, 2004. (Los Angeles, CA)

Holland Animation 2004 Film Festival – November 3-7, 2004.(Utrecht, The Netherlands) Category Eduational.

Glynwood Harvest Awards – October 27, 2004. (New York, NY) Winner, “Special Glynwood Harvest Innovative Communications Award”

Annecy International Animated Film Festival – June 7-12, 2004. (Annecy, France) Winner, “Netsurfers Award for Short Films for theInternet”

Media That Matters Film Festival – May 2004. Winner, “Film for Thought” category. (New York, NY)

Film Festivals

2009

Indie-AniFest - October 27-31 in Seoul Korea. Both of the Meatrix films are being featured in this festival.

RioFest International Environmental Film Festival – Showing the whole Meatrix series! (Socorro, NM)

2008

Ecocinema International Film Festival Israel – May 15th – May 24th. Showing The Meatrix Series! (Jerusalem, Haifa, and Tel Aviv)

Food For Thought Film Festival – April 5th, 12th, & 19th. They will be screening the whole Meatrix Series on all 3 days! (New York City, NY)

2007

Social Movement Film Festival – Oct. 21st – Dec. 8th. Screening The Meatrix & The Meatrix II: Revolting in Cantonese! (Hong Kong)

FilmColumbia Film Festival, Oct. 18th – Oct. 21st. They will be showing the Meatrix series. (Chatham, NY)

CinemAmbiente- International Environmental Film Festival – October 11th – 16th. The Meatrix series will be shown at this environmental film festival in Italy! (Turin, Italy)

SiliCon Short Film Festival – October 5th- 7th. The Meatrix series will be shown amid many horror shorts! Silicon is a multi-media Horror/Sci-Fi/Comic/Anime convention that benefits Diabetes Research. (San Jose, CA)

Southern Winds Film Festival – September 12th – 16th. The Meatrix series will play in Downtown Shawnee. (Shawnee, OK)

Dorset Festival – Aug.10th – Aug 12th. The Meatrix will be shown along with some great music and comedy acts at Oakley Farm. (Dorset, England)

The Big Green Gathering – Aug 1st- Aug. 5th. The Meatrix will be shown in The Green Room Theatre at this 5 day camping event. (Somerset, England)

Rural Route Film Festival – July 20th- 22nd 2007. The Meatrix series will be shown at Anthology Film Archives in the East Village. (New York City, NY)

Urban Vestige Film Festival – July 17th – July 19th. The Meatrix series will be shown during the NY Hip Hop Festival. (New York, NY)

Daegu Peace Film Festival – July 6th to July 8th 2007. The Meatrix Series will be shown. (Namgu, Daegu, Korea)

1st annual Ch*Eco*Fest, April 12th- April 15th, 2007. An environmental film festival showing the Meatrix series! Hosted by California State University, Chico. (Chico, CA)

Delta International Film and Video Festival – March 30th- April 1st 2007 (Cleveland, MS)

Raw Lifestyle Film Festival- March 16th- 18th 2007. The Meatrix trilogy will be screened together. (West Hollywood, CA)

Food for Thought Film Festival – March 3rd, 4th & 17th 2007. Screened along side The Meatrix II. (Queens, NY)

2006

Chas Doc Film Festival – October 6-9, 2006 in Charleston, SC. The film will be showcased along with the second Meatrix movie.

Meniscus Film Festival – August 31, 2006. Both of the Meatrix films were screened at this event as part of a local arts festival. (Grimsby, England)

Globians Film Festival – August 13th-20th, 2006. (Potsdam, Germany) Screened along side of The Meatrix II:Revolting.

Annecy International Animated Film Festival – June 5-10, 2006. (Annecy, France) Selected to be screened as part of the non-competitive “Politically Incorrect” program.

Animal Rights Film Festival – June 3rd and 4th, 2006 in Vancouver, BC. The Meatrix was screened along side of its sequel, the Meatrix II: Revolting.

Eco-Film Fest – March 18, 2006 at the Unitarian Church. (Davenport, Iowa)

2005

International Audiovisual Festival on Agrobiodiversity – October 12-14, 2005. (Rome, Italy) Festival Winner.

ECOCINE International Environmental Film and Video Festival – June 8-12, 2005. (Sao Sebastiao, Brazil)

International Young Audience Film Festival Ale Kino! – June 6-11, 2005. (Poznan, Poland)

Catalonia International Film Festival – June 1-10, 2005. (Barcelona, Spain)

Ecofilmfest – June 4-5, 2005. (Fairfax, CA)

FICA – The International Festival of Environmental Film and Video – May 31 – June 5, 2005. (Goias, Brazil).

Environmental Film Festival of Accra – April 2005. (Accra, Ghana)

South by Southwest (SXSW) interactive film and music festival – March 11-15, 2005. (Austin, TX) Read about the win in the Sustainable Table Blog!

Future Film Festival – January 19-23, 2005. (Bologna, Italy)

globale Filmfestival – January 13-19, 2005. (Berlin, Germany)

Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival – January 7-9 2005. (Nevada City, CA)

2004

Seoul International Labor Film and Video Festival – November 16-21, 2004. (Seoul, Korea)

Portland International Nature & Environmental (PINE) Film Festival – November 6-13, 2004. (Portland, OR)

APHA Film Festival – November 9, 2004. (Washington, DC)

Holland Animation 2004 Film Festival – November 3-7, 2004. (Utrecht, The Netherlands)

One World Film Festival– October 27- November 5, 2004. (Ottawa, Canada)

Canarias Mediafest: The International Canary Islands ‘ Video and Multimedia Festival – October 23-30, 2004. (Canary Islands, Spain)

Wild and Scenic Filmfest – October 9, 2004. (Murphys, CA)

Woodstock Film Festival – October 13-17, 2004. (Woodstock, NY)

Toronto International Environmental Film and Video Festival –September 28 – October 3, 2004. (Toronto, Canada)

Ottawa International Animation Festival – September 22-26, 2004. (Ottawa, Canada)

Reel Take Fringe Film Festival– September 11, 2004. (London, UK)

Anime Vegas Convention, Las Vegas from September 4-6, 2004. Part of cartoonmogul.com’s exhibit.

Fairport International Festival – July 14 – August 1, 2004. In 3 categories for a Golden Smokie – Best Animation, Best Interactive Digital Media (for the website) and Best Environmental film. (Scotland)

Los Angeles Comic Book and Sci-fi convention – Part of cartoonmogul.com’s exhibit. Shrine Auditorium, June 27, 2004.

Telluride MountainFilm Festival, May 28-31, 2004. “Official selection” (Telluride, CO)

BAC 38th International Film and Video Festival. May 9, 2004. “Official Selection” (Brooklyn , NY)

Media That Matters Film Festival – May 2004. Winner, “Film for Thought” category. (New York, NY)

Artivist Film Festival – April 22-26, 2004. (Los Angeles, CA)

Video Mundi at the Chicago Cultural Center – April 20–25, 2004. (Chicago, IL)

Siskiyou Environmental Film Festival – February 24-29, 2004. (Ashland, OR)

Safe Food Film Festival – January 31, 2004. (San Luis Obispo, CA)

Sustainable Living Festival – 2004. (Melbourne, Australia)

2003

L.A. Cacophony Society 5 Minute Film Festival – December 6, 2003. (Los Angeles, CA)

Conventions and Exhibitions Anime Vegas Convention, Las Vegas from September 4-6, 2004. Part of cartoonmogul.com’s exhibit.

Los Angeles Comic Book and Sci-fi convention – Part of cartoonmogul.com’s exhibit. Shrine Auditorium, June 27, 2004.

Other Accolades and Acknowledgment

Food Site of the Day, April 3 – 7, 2006. Food Site of the Day website – Winner of the 2006 Gold Ribbon ‘Culinary Arts’ Website Crystal Globe award.

Alliance Paysans Ecologistes Consommateurs (PEC)

The “Alliance of Farmers, Ecologists and Consumers” includes national farmers, consumers and environmental organizations, as well as regional alliances, and is part of the European Network for Sustainable Agriculture and Food (REPAS). The PEC Alliance promotes an environmental-friendly agriculture based on quality food production and on the respect of nature and man. The website of the PEC Alliance hosts a guide to all AMAPs in France (see next entry).

AMAP (Association pour le Maintien d’une Agriculture Paysanne)

The “Association for the Maintenance of Family Farming” (AMAPs) are “proximity partnerships” between a group of consumers and a farm, usually located in suburban areas. AMAPs are comparable to the system used in the U.S. called “Community Supported Agriculture” (CSA). It is a form of direct marketing that works by means of the consumer group subscribing to the farm’s products in advance. AMAPs can be developed for any kind of production, particularly for fruits and vegetables.

Confédération Paysanne (CP)

The “French Farmers Confederation” or CP is a farmers union founded in 1987 that later became an essential component of the French unions landscape. Since its foundation, the CP has questioned the high-productivity model of agricultural development which flourished during the past 40 years and led to a number of problems: decrease of agricultural prices, overproduction, environmental crises, disparities among farming regions in France, Europe and the world, as well as the continuing downfall of the number of farmers. The CP proposes an alternative model of agricultural development, based on “peasant agriculture” (or family farming). The CP is member of the European Farmers Coordination and of Via Campesina, the global farmers movement.

MODEF (Mouvement de Défense des Exploitants Familiaux)

“Movement for the Defense of Family Farmers” (MODEF) is a family farmers union that defends food sovereignty and the maintenance of a vibrant agriculture on the entire French territory. MODEF is a member of the European Farmers Coordination and of Via Campesina, the global farmers movement.

Réseau Agriculture Durable

The “Sustainable Agriculture Network” founded in 1994 in response to the need to coordinate projects of local groups, promotes a kind of agriculture based on economical and autonomous systems – it spreads know-how and offers continuing training. In the course of the years, the network was able to gather experience and to have its practices recognized by a number of farmers and professional agricultural institutions.

Nature & Progrès

“Nature and Progress” is an international federation of organic producers and consumers that in the 1970s formulated the first system specification for organic agriculture in the world. As grassroots association of pragmatic ecology, it proposes concrete alternatives to the current ecological, health and human crisis caused by industrial agriculture. It proposes projects based on relations of conviviality and closeness among people and their environment. Nature & Progrès defends its values throughout France thanks to the work of its local groups that organize organic fairs and events. The association also issues a magazine called “Nature & Progrès”.

Biocoop

Biocoop was the first network of organic outlets to be created in France. The Biocoop outlets were born thanks to the commitment of consumers who, starting in the 1970s, got organized to supply themselves with organic products. Later, in the 1980s, these purchase groups developed into commercial cooperatives that sprouted all over the country. The founding principles of the network are spirit of cooperation, development of a sustainable, organic agriculture, transparency and fairness in commercial relations, quality of products and participation of “consumers-actors”.

Cohérence pour un Développement Durable et Solidaire

The “Coherence for a Sustainable Development based on Solidarity” network was born out of the following appraisal: the need to strengthen coordination among the different players of the region’s economic, social and cultural life. This appraisal has become certitude. Anchored in a given territory, the members of this network have committed themselves to promote and put in place fairer modes of production, of exchange and of consumption that respect man, the land and the natural resources.

Mouvement pour la Défense et le Respect des Générations Futures

The “Movement for the Protection and Respect of Future Generations” (MDRGF) is an association that for many years has been working to denounce pollution of water, soils and food caused by pesticides. It informs citizens about health hazards related to pollution and proposes agronomic alternatives that allow to produce healthy food free of chemicals. The association works at the national and international level. In France, it is the official representative of PAN Europe (Pesticide Action Network Europe).

Agir pour l’Environnement (APE)

The “Ecological Action” association was founded in 1996 with the aim of putting an efficient action tool at the service of citizens who want to get involved in ecological issues. The idea is to offer concrete support to – and sometimes anticipate – citizens’ concerns vis-à-vis the environment. For the numerous campaigns that were led so far, the association was able to forge partnerships with other environmental and non-environmental organizations.

France Nature Environnement

FNE aims at reconciling man and nature. On agricultural issues, FNE is committed to obtaining a reduction in the use of pesticides in France.

Action Citoyenne pour les Alternatives aux Pesticides

“Citizens’ Action for Alternatives to Pesticides” (ACAP) is a coalition of associations, comprising of 125 member organizations that collectively represent 300 groups spread all over France that inform the public about the hazards related to pesticides use and propose alternatives.

Kokopelli

This association for the protection of old seed varieties proposes people to adopt a plant threatened by extinction among 550 varieties of tomatoes, 150 varieties of pumpkins, 130 varieties of lettuces.

Semences paysannes

“Peasant Seeds” network has multiple goals. It mainly aims at bringing together the various initiatives that promote biodiversity on farms and in gardens, each one keeping its originality and specificity. It facilitates formation, exchange and re-appropriation of traditional know-how, and works to achieve the validation and recognition (at the technical, scientific and legal level) of traditional practices of seed and plant production. In partnership with researchers, the network promotes the emergence of new schemes of selection, variety creation and seed distribution suitable for organic, biodynamic and peasant agriculture. The network further seeks to consolidate the conservation and management of agricultural biodiversity on farms and in gardens. It also raises public awareness on the high stakes involved in seeds production and trade.

Inf’OGM

The “GMO Info” association is the citizens’ GMOs watchdog informing the public on the hazards related to the spread of GMOs.

OGM Dangers

The “GMO Dangers” association’s mission is to fight against GMOs by outlining the multifaceted aspects of GMOs that are seldom debated: their economic, political, philosophical, alimentary, environmental, agricultural and legal dimension. The aim is to solve the problem at its root.

Accueil Paysan

The “Farmers Welcome” network that encompasses the entire French territory offers vacation on farms. The website lists hundreds of addresses in France and abroad.