CINEECO 2022

CineEco present in the World Water Forum in Dakar, with a Short Film Exhibition
CineEco will be present at the World Water Forum, which is taking place in Dakar, Senegal, from March 21st to 26th, with a Short Film Exhibition on the theme of Water. The Festival integrates the entourage of Portugal and will have daily screenings of short films at the Pavilion of Portugal, from a program for which 24 short films on the theme of water were selected and that competed in the last 4 editions of the festival (2018 - 2021) .
On the first day of the Forum, Madalena Cunhal and Mário Branquinho, representing the municipality of Seia and the festival board, will make a presentation of CineEco and its 27-year journey in promoting environmental values through cinema.
It should be recalled that the Seia festival had already participated in the World Water Forum held in Brasilia in 2018 and is now back on the programme of the Pavilion of Portugal, highlighting the contributions of art, in this case cinema, to raise awareness and education on environmental issues and, in this case, on water issues.
Under the theme "Water Security for Peace and Development", the event, held for the first time in Sub-Saharan Africa, intends, according to the organization, "to become a platform for professionals and decision makers to accelerate the priority of ensuring access to water and sanitation for all".
Promoting the national presence is the DAKAR Task Force, which includes representatives from the Secretary-General for Environment, Portuguese Environment Agency, Regulatory Authority for Water and Waste Services, Portuguese Partnership for Water, Portuguese Association for Water Distribution and Drainage, Águas de Portugal International, in addition to the Embassy of Portugal and the AICEP Delegation in Dakar.
As in previous editions, Portugal will present the competences of the Portuguese water sector and its capacity for internationalisation, namely by affirming the relevant role of Portuguese language cooperation in this sector.