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12PM – 1.30PM : VIDEO CONTEST « YAPAKA »Our children are watching us, what kind ofexample do we give them?Children observe and copy everything what we sayand do; which is quite fortunate, because by imitatingus, they learn how to talk, to sing, to walk, to love, totake care of others...It’s quite a responsibility to be a role model…And whether we want it or not, we are all, at a certainmoment in our lives, the example, the reference… Our children are what we transmit tothem. They develop themselves according to what they get from their parents and thesocial environment that surrounds them. But what kind of example do we give them?With this topic, Yapaka, a mistreatment prevention program created at the initiative of theMinistry of The French Community, launched the campaign “Our children are watching us,what kind of example do we give them?” in collaboration with the Community’s cinemacenter. Part of this campaign is the organization of a free contest (for amateurs,professionals, film school students,…) that invites the participants to shoot a short videoclip that fits the campaign’s theme “We are the example”.At the occasion of the Belgian Film Day, selected clips will be screened at the BIFFF onFriday 15 April 2011 at 12pm in presence of the jury, consisting of personalities such asMarion Hänsel, Stéphane Aubier, Bernard Bellefroid, Joachim Lafosse, Frédéric Dumont… The winners will be announced on the same day around 5pm at Tour & Taxis.85