Worldwide, one third of all food produced for human consumption is wasted. This amount of food waste harbours both economic and environmental impacts. The EWWR community is committed to guiding local and public authorities, private companies, associations, schools and citizens to rethink their relationship with food and raise awareness of the environmental, economic and social impact of food waste.

This year, the EU Youth Cinema: Green Deal is back on board to raise young people’s awareness for the global food crisis. The project offers an exceptional collection of feature-length and short films by European directors, which can be streamed at www.euyc.green. Many films revolve around the struggles and solutions related to food consumption, production and waste management.  The entire programme is made available free of charge for registered teachers, all films are accompanied by educational material. Numerous films can be streamed by anyone worldwide without registration.

About the Project:

A sustainable Europe is the focus of the trendsetting EU Youth Cinema: Green Deal project. It is located in the field of European dialogues and is therefore politically absolutely neutral and democratic. The green agenda is brought to young citizens of all backgrounds through films and discussions in cinemas and an innovative, multilingual streaming platform with a strong didactic narrative available at www.euyc.green. The project engages with the young audience on environmental challenges and promotes green habits and a healthier and more sustainable lifestyle.

The year-round educational programme is freely accessible to all registered schools in 12 countries, and partially also worldwide. It consists of 50+ European films, accompanied by up-to-date didactic materials and thematically related discussions, workshops, and lectures. The registration process is very simple and takes only a few minutes. EU Youth Cinema: Green Deal is available free of charge, thanks to Creative Europe MEDIA and the main sponsors and partners: the Austrian Ministry of Climate (BMK), the Vienna Insurance Group, the Austrian Collecting Society for Audiovisual Media VAM and Cineplexx International as an exclusive cinema partner in 11 countries and 33 cities.

 

Films for everyone:

LAKE OF APPLES
Full film: www.euyc.green/watch/lakeofapples

Short Documentary | Directed by Ljubo Stefanov & Tamara Kotevska | Produced by UNDP | North Macedonia 2017 | 30 min | Original with subtitles | 12+

An elderly fisherman rows out across the lake to check on his fishing nets. It’s the same trip he’s made every morning for most of his life. But other things have changed. The famous pelicans and cormorants are not staying here in the same numbers anymore. And the fishermen’s nets now only catch algae and rotten apples. This documentary follows the changing fortunes of beautiful Lake Prespa, one of the oldest freshwater lakes on Earth, providing a habitat for over 2,000 species of plants and animals, many of them unique to this ancient ecosystem.

 

Films for registered schools: 

EATING DIFFERENTLY: THE EXPERIMENT
Trailer: vimeo.com/letsceeff/eating 

Documentary | Directed by Andrea Ernst & Kurt Langbein | Austria 2020 | 84 min | Original with subtitles | 12+

The way we eat is a burden on the climate. But how big is the CO2 burden really and is the claim true that our cattle are actually grazing in the fields of soy farmers in Brazil? For the film EATING DIFFERENTLY: THE EXPERIMENT, a field was planted for the first time with exactly those grains, vegetables, fruits, oilseeds and grasses that end up on our plates per person – and that the industry processes into feed for animals, among other things. The result was a field 4,400 m2 in size, the area of a small soccer field, needed by an “average” person. Two thirds of it are located abroad. In total, we consume twice as much as we are entitled to. If all people were to eat like this, we would need a second Earth. Can anything be done about it? Three families dare to try it out for themselves.

 

A THIRSTY WORLD
Trailer: vimeo.com/letsceeff/thirstyworld

Documentary | Produced by Yann Arthus-Bertrand | Directed by Thierry Piantanida & Baptiste Rouget-Luchaire | France 2012 | 88 min | English with subtitles

Today, against a backdrop of sharply increasing demand, growth in the world population, and the growing impact of an unsettled climate, water has become one of the most precious natural resources on our planet. A THIRSTY WORLD attempts to bring together Yann Arthus-Bertrand’s trademark aerial view of the world with the harsh, everyday reality of all those people who are deprived of water and may even die for lack of it, the people engaged in the daily struggle to find water, purify it, or bring it to those who need it.

”Will we be able to imagine a new culture of water?” – Yann Arthus-Bertrand

 

WHEN TOMATOES MET WAGNER
Trailer: vimeo.com/letsceeff/tomatoes

Dokumentarfilm | Directed by Marianna Economou | Greece 2019 | 71 min | Original with subtitles | 12+

Elias, a small farming village in central Greece, is dying out. But two cousins team up with the village grannies to cultivate tomatoes. With a little help from Wagner’s music, the villagers export their little jars with organic tomato recipes across the world. The film follows the protagonists of this unlikely story, as they struggle to make their dream come true.

 

UTOPIA REVISITED
Trailer: vimeo.com/letsceeff/utopien

Documentary | Directed by Kurt Langbein | Austria 2018 | 95 min | Original with subtitles | 12+

After the collapse of ‘real socialism’, is there a model of society worth thinking about and arguing about alongside capitalism, which produces ever more polarising wealth and poverty worldwide? Four people and initiatives say: Yes! They have decided to go beyond greed and the pursuit of profit and have learnt a lot in the process. They are not dropouts, but newcomers to a new society.

 

WHAT’S FOR DINNER

Short film | Directed by Maja Górczak | Produced by FAMU | Czech Republic 2021 | 11 min | Original with subtitles

A young family decides what to have for dinner. They have to deal with unexpected difficulties while trying to get the right ingredients for the long-awaited pancakes.