"Returned: Child Soldiers of Nepal's Maoist Army" has been accepted into the 5th Annual Artivist Film Festival!

Dear Friends,

I just wanted to share with you the letter that I received yesterday from the Artivist Film Festival in Hollywood, CA.

Films that premiered at the Artivist Film Festival include ACADEMY AWARD winner "Born into Brothels",
ACADEMY AWARD Nominees "Super Size Me", "God Sleeps in Rwanda", and the premieres of "Fast Food Nation", "Emmanuelle's Gift", "Trudell", and more.

Thanks again for all of your support!

- Robert Koenig

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August 19, 2008

Congratulations! We are delighted to officially notify you that your film, "Returned: Child Soldiers of Nepal's Maoist Army", has been accepted into the 5th Annual Artivist Film Festival!

We were pleased by the high volume of quality film submissions for this year’s film festival, submitted by a diverse and talented group of filmmakers. Your response to our festival demonstrates the passion and strength of activists around the world, and the power of the visual image. We thank you for joining us in our mission to raise awareness for social, global issues.

The 5th Annual Artivist Film Festival will take place on October 2 – 5, 2008, at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, California. Additionally, we’ll be touring a selection of films over the following two months in London, Lisbon, Mexico City and Tokyo.

We are in the process of finalizing the schedules for the Hollywood and international screenings, and will notify you of each schedule when they have been confirmed. Your film will be screened at the main Hollywood festival, but we cannot guarantee that it will be included in the international screenings.

Christopher Riedesel, a Co-founder/Vice President of Artivist, oversees the logistical concerns of all film screenings. He will assign a staff member from Artivist who will be your main contact for all information we will need, as well as for providing any information you will need for being a part of the 5th Annual Artivist Film Festival.

We are committed to making the screening of your film a success at the 5th Annual Artivist Film Festival. On behalf of everyone in the Artivist family, we look forward to your participation in this year’s Artivist Film Festival!

Sincerely,



Diaky Diaz,
President/Founder

Bettina Wolff
Vice President/Founder

Christopher Riedesel
Vice President/Founder