Winners of the Ramsar MedWet film award

2006: RAIN IS FALLING, Holger Ernst , 14' Germany

An apparently simple tale forms the basis of the narrative: a little girl works to carry water back to her village where she takes care of her sick mother and of the household. Intuitive and captivating imagery weave themselves into a poetic narrative that works without words to communicate a wealth of messages on water.
With a well measured pace the film gradually builds up to address the issue of access to water, its value as a life sustaining element and the potential of local solutions to meet the needs for water. Read more

2005:  THE VEIL OF BERTA,  Esteban Larrain, 73',  Chile

Set in a high altitude river basin in the South of Chile, the film highlights the struggle of a community of native Pehuenche villagers against the building of a dam that will change the flow of the Bio-Bio river and flood the lands where they have lived for centuries.Veil of Berta unfolds the story of the leader of this Pehuence community, Berta Quintreman, who at the age of 86 leads the last group opposing the construction of the dam. Read more

2004: THE TURTLE PEOPLE (Aamakaar), Surabhi Sharma, 76' India

Sharma's film shows the everyday life of the so-called Turtle People, in North Kerala (India), fighting for the survival of an Olive Ridley Turtle nesting beach while their own survival is threatened by the sinking of their village due to the erosion of the shore from sand mining activity in their estuary. The film juxtaposes the community's struggle against elements threatening their village and its natural resources with the cycle of life of the turtles. Read more