ATF 2010 Mailing
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ATF 2010 Mailing
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Author<br />
Jean CREPU<br />
Director<br />
Jean CREPU<br />
Coproducers<br />
ARTE FRANCE, LADYBIRDS FILMS<br />
Format<br />
1 x 52 ', 1 x 90 ', 2009<br />
Available rights<br />
Cinema - Non-theatrical rights - Internet -<br />
VOD - DVD - TV - Mobile<br />
Versions<br />
English - German - French<br />
Territory(ies)<br />
Worldwide except French-speaking and<br />
Dutch-speaking Belgium along with Frenchspeaking<br />
Switzerland for TV rights.<br />
RICEJACKING<br />
At a time when the world food balance is once again under threat, this film<br />
sheds light on what will be the subject of future commercial wars - the control of<br />
agricultural resources.<br />
Ricefeedsoneineverytwohumanbeingsonadailybasis,andassuchiskeytoworldwidefood<br />
security.Thepreciouscrophasthepowertoguaranteepoliticalstabilityortotopplegovernments.In<br />
spring2008,theinhabitantsofPortauPrinceinHaiticriedfamine.InCairoandDakar,crowdstookto<br />
thestreets.InManila,shantytownswereonthebrinkofrevolt.Everywhere,thecausewasthesamethepriceofricehadexploded.Whywasthemarketaffectedsoaversely?Withitsdetailedenquiryinto<br />
producersandexportersinThailand,intointernationaltradersinGeneva,andintoimportersinDakar,<br />
BamakoandManila,"Ricejacking"revealsthemechanismsthatledtothe2008crisis-corruption<br />
attheveryhighestlevel,abusivemonopolies,andspeculation,whichforcedAfricatopayveryhigh<br />
pricesforAsianrice.<br />
AWARDS :<br />
<strong>2010</strong>:GoldenFipa-ReportageandCurrentAffairSectionatFIPA(Biarritz,France).<br />
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