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AdapTV's Sean Behr on Afghanistan Economy, Education and Digital Media

25 06 2012 17:15:23 +0000

Movie Title: AdapTV's Sean Behr on Afghanistan Economy, Education and Digital Media

Movie Language: English

Movie Length: 05:01

Movie Synopsis:
As the General Manager, Sean Behr oversees all aspects of the Adap.tv Marketplace with one goal in mind: to make Adap.tv customers successful. Having moved up the management ranks at Shopping.com with contributions to strategy and business development, Sean understands the importance of truly solving customer problems with intelligent solutions that improve their futures and exceed their expectations. In this video, Sean talks about the philosophy behind Adap.tv and how it all started, why he chose a career in online advertising, and what he looks for in his publishers. In addition, he stresses the importance of digital and social media in today's world in terms connecting people and improving their lives. Lastly, Sean tells us his views on the Film Annex initiatives in Afghanistan. Visit the Afghan Development Initiative and the Afghan Development Web TV for more information.

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Afghan Education System - Film Annex Classroom at Houz-e-Karbas High School, Herat

30 05 2012 20:07:24 +0000

Movie Title: Afghan Education System - Film Annex Classroom at Houz-e-Karbas High School, Herat

Movie Language: Arabic

Movie Length: 03:33

Movie Synopsis:
Film Annex, in collaboration with Afghan Citadel Software Company, celebrates the new Internet Classroom at the Houz-e-Karbas High School near Herat, Afghanistan. This video shows the entire process of building the Internet classroom from pre-construction to construction, opening ceremony, speeches, and more. Film Annex is proud to connect 4000 students to the World Wide Web. The Houz-e-Karbas high school was founded in 1962 and has 4000 students, two-thirds of which are female. There are 92 teachers, 5 senior teachers, one education manager, and one administrator. For more information, visit the Afghan Development page and the Afghan Development Web TV.

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Afghanistan schools for girls and boys - Interviews at Baghnazargah School, Herat

18 04 2012 17:16:56 +0000

Movie Title: Afghanistan schools for girls and boys - Interviews at Baghnazargah School, Herat

Movie Language: English

Movie Length: 2:27

Movie Synopsis:
The Film Annex Afghanistan Production Crew interviews Parwin Motasibzadeh (school principle), Saghar Rahmani (teacher), and Lailama (student) at the Baghnazargah High School near Herat. The women talk about the importance of technology in young people's lives in Afghanistan, give us more information about the school's history, and tell us what they expect from the future of education in Afghanistan. This is second segment of our video series, documenting the process of building internet classrooms in the Baghnazargah School The construction is part of the Afghan Development Project sponsored by Film Annex and Citadel Software Company. Stay tuned for the next videos, documenting the renovation of classrooms and the installation of computers. Visit the Afghan Development Initiative and the Afghan Development Web TV for more information.

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Building schools in Afghanistan - Afghan Development Project

09 02 2012 18:41:45 +0000

Movie Title: Building schools in Afghanistan - Afghan Development Project

Movie Language: English

Movie Length: 09:03

Movie Synopsis:
Film Annex's founder and president, Francesco Rulli, talks about his new initiative, the Afghan Development Project. Recently, Rulli collaborated with Citadel's Roya Mahboob to create a web channel called The Afghan Development Web TV: http://webtvs.filmannex.com/AfghanDevelopment. He explains the initiative's missions as one that shows people the new face of Afghanistan by broadcasting current event videos, interviews, and news clips as well as archival material directly from the Afghan Young Development. In this interview Rulli answers questions about the project and the future of Afghanistan including building school in Afghanistan with Internet classrooms to connect over 160,000 children to the global community of the World Wide Web. Visit the Afghan Development Initiative and the Afghan Development Web TV for more information.

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Filmmaker Sam French on Afghanistan's Culture - Buzkashi Boys - Oscar Nominated

19 07 2012 15:37:59 +0000

Movie Title: Filmmaker Sam French on Afghanistan's Culture - Buzkashi Boys - Oscar Nominated

Movie Language: English

Movie Length: 13:20

Movie Synopsis:
Sam French is the founding director of Development Pictures in Kabul, Afghanistan. He has been in Afghanistan since 2008 and has discovered a complex country full of stories. His goal is to foster the Afghan film industry. His company documents Afghans' everyday lives and jobs, and shows stories you don't necessary see in the media. They try to show another side of the country. In this video, he also talks about a venture they have started called the Afghan Film Project in order to provide infrastructures and skills to people who are passionate by filmmaking, so they can restore the film industry in Afghanistan. He explains that the mobile phone industry is the biggest industry in Afghanistan and that people get connected to the world through their phones. He believes that social media is a force for change and awareness. He adds that film has the power to influence society and that he wants to give tools to Afghans to make videos, so they can start telling their stories and affect change. For him, the biggest problem in Afghanistan is the lack of business opportunities and that the fastest way to grow is to connect people with new ideas using social media. More about Sam French: A founding director of Development Pictures in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sam French is an award-winning filmmaker with over 14 years experience in film and television. He recently directed Buzkashi Boys, one of the first narrative fiction films to be shot entirely on location in Kabul with a mixed Western and Afghan crew. This film is the first project of the Afghan Film Project, a non-profit NGO which Sam co-founded in 2010. Before moving to Afghanistan he wrote, produced, and directed short films, music videos, commercials, and documentaries. His 2006 short film Over the Line won multiple awards, including Best Director and Best Actor at the Beverly Hills Film Festival, and was rated as one of the best films of the year at USC’s 2006 First Look Festival. Sam graduated from USC film school with a Masters of Fine Arts in Film Production. He has spent the last four years in Kabul, producing and directing documentaries for diverse clients including the UN, DFID, the EU, CARE International, Channel 4, CNN, PBS, and Current TV. For more information on Buzkashi Boys, please visit www.buzkashiboys.com Visit the Afghan Development Initiative and the Afghan Development Web TV for more information.

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Marine Dustin Norwood on his Veteran Experience

14 03 2012 16:04:23 +0000

Movie Title: Marine Dustin Norwood on his Veteran Experience

Movie Language: English

Movie Length: 4:27

Movie Synopsis:
Film Annex interviews Marine Dustin Norwood in Jacksonville, North Carolina about his experiences during his deployment in Afghanistan. The interview is part of the (G.I.V.E.) project Global Initiative for Veteran Entrepreneurship, a new initiative by Film Annex to re-introduce war veterans to society and help them make their business ideas a reality. To empower the veterans, Film Annex founder, Francesco Rulli, set out to interview each Marine about his time in war as well as what he expects from his future. In addition to the interviews, Film Annex offers Web TV channels to all veterans on its network, where they can broadcast their content and receive advertising revenues. (G.I.V.E.) advocates that the Afghan war veterans have the necessary skills and vision to be given distinct business opportunities due to their experience in the war, knowledge of different cultures, peace-keeping efforts, perseverance, supreme time management skills, and hard work.

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Marine Dustin Norwood on Veteran Business Opportunities

14 03 2012 16:02:19 +0000

Movie Title: Marine Dustin Norwood on Veteran Business Opportunities

Movie Language: English

Movie Length: 2:27

Movie Synopsis:
Film Annex interviews Marine Dustin Norwood in Jacksonville, North Carolina about his aspirations and business ideas following his deployment in Afghanistan. The interview is part of the (G.I.V.E.) project Global Initiative for Veteran Entrepreneurship, a new initiative by Film Annex to re-introduce war veterans to society and help them make their business ideas a reality. To empower the veterans, Film Annex founder, Francesco Rulli, set out to interview each Marine about his goals and inspirations. By steering away from past experiences in the military, these interviews intend to shed light into the veterans' future and turn the viewer's gaze to what lies ahead. In addition to the interviews, Film Annex offers Web TV channels to all veterans on its network, where they can broadcast their content and receive advertising revenues. (G.I.V.E.) advocates that the Afghan war veterans have the necessary skills and vision to be given distinct business opportunities due to their experience in the war, knowledge of different cultures, peace-keeping efforts, perseverance, supreme time management skills, and hard work.

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Mr. President, can you raise my taxes?

28 09 2011 13:47:54 +0000

Movie Title: Mr. President, can you raise my taxes?

Movie Language: English

Movie Length: 00:44

Movie Synopsis:
President Obama talks about unemployment rates and taxes in present day America. He adds that many American entrepreneurs have been successful in the past pursuing their 'dreams'. However, is this still the case today? As unemployment continues to rise, it makes us question the economy's stability. Are you currently employed? Do you believe in the raising of taxes? AAACountry.com is a global interactive movement and platform to inform viewers about the United States credit rating, current economic events, and concrete facts from the White House and other international institutions. AAACountry welcomes your Questions and Suggestions at www.AAACountry.com. Get involved today. 奥巴马总统谈到有关在现今美国的失业率和税收。他补充说，许多美国企业家已经在过去成功地追求他们的“梦想”。然而，在今日仍然是这样吗？由于失业率继续上升，它使我们对经济的稳定产生疑问。您目前有工作吗？你是否相信提高税收的效用？ AAACountry欢迎您在www.AAACountry.com提出问题和建议。参与我们吧，以及让我们知道您对这些有争议的话题的感觉如何。更多的影片镜头，请访问白宫网络电视(White House Web TV) http://www.thewhitehousewebtv.com.

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Pubmatic's President Kirk McDonald on Afghanistan's Education, Economy and Digital Advertising

19 07 2012 11:29:35 +0000

Movie Title: Pubmatic's President Kirk McDonald on Afghanistan's Education, Economy and Digital Advertising

Movie Language: English

Movie Length: 11:24

Movie Synopsis:
Kirk McDonald is the President of Pubmatic and explains how it was founded, as a response to publishers' needs of innovative technologies. Pubmatic is a technology provider for those publishers and help them share content and build a relationship with their audience. In this video, he talks about social media as a new form of conversation and engagement with the audience. He believes that online advertising is an opportunity in the digital world to monetize connections. He adds that social media can really help developing countries by taking down barriers and helping young people to realize their potential, and that it will provide the fuel to allow them to rise and reconnect with the rest of the world. He finishes by talking about Film Annex's initiatives in Afghanistan and how impressed he has been by the project and its impact. More about Kirk McDonald: Kirk McDonald joined PubMatic in October 2011, bringing more than two decades of experience across a range of premier media brands including Time Inc., CNET, Ziff Davis and Conde Nast. As President of the company, Kirk is driving the next stage of PubMatic's growth. Before joining PubMatic, Kirk was President of Digital at Time Inc, where he was brought together the company's digital assets to deliver audience and brand solutions to clients. Prior to Time Digital, he was CEO of the Fortune|Money Group, where he oversaw worldwide advertising sales and integrated marketing. Prior to his leadership position at Fortune|Money, Kirk was Senior Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Client Services for DRIVEpm and Atlas, which were both key units of Microsoft's advertising business. In addition, Kirk spent nine years at CNET, where he was the Senior Vice President of network sales, and developed hugely successful strategic partnerships with the top tier of technology marketers. Kirk serves on several professional and not-for-profit boards. He's an advisor on the LUMA Partners board and the Chairman of a small not-for-profit, Camp Interactive, which empowers inner city youth through the inspiration of the outdoors and the creative power of technology. Visit the Afghan Development Initiative and the Afghan Development Web TV for more information.

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The Kid

01 01 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Movie Title: The Kid

Movie Language: Silent

Movie Length: 40min 46sec

Movie Synopsis:
The opening title reads: "A comedy with a smile--and perhaps a tear". As she leaves the charity hospital and passes a church wedding, Edna deposits her new baby with a pleading note in a limousine and goes off to commit suicide. The limo is stolen by thieves who dump the baby by a garbage can. Charlie the Tramp finds the baby and makes a home for him. Five years later Edna has become an opera star but does charity work for slum youngsters in hope of finding her boy. A doctor called by Edna discovers the note with the truth about the Kid and reports it to the authorities who come to take him away from Charlie. Before he arrives at the Orphan Asylum Charlie steals him back and takes him to a flophouse. The proprietor reads of a reward for the Kid and takes him to Edna. Charlie is later awakened by a kind policeman who reunites him with the Kid at Edna's mansion.

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The Man Who Knew Too Much

01 01 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Movie Title: The Man Who Knew Too Much

Movie Language: English

Movie Length: 1:15:00

Movie Synopsis:
Bob and Jill Lawrence are on a winter sports holiday with their teenage daughter Betty. When their friend Louis Bernard is shot whilst dancing with Jill, he tells Bob of an assassination about to take place in London. Fearing that their plot will be revealed, the assassins kidnap Betty in order to keep the Lawrence's quiet. Bob and Jill return to London and take matters into their own hands. Bob Lawrence (Banks) and his crack-shot wife, Jill (Best) are holidaying in Switzerland when their French friend, Louis Bernard (Frensay) is gunned down, warning them, with his dying breath, of an imminent diplomatic assassination. To ensure the couple's silence, the conspirators kidnap their daughter (Nova Pilbeam). However, Abbot (Lorre) and his comrades have fatally underestimated British pluck. Jill and Bob Lawrence are on a winter holiday with their daughter, Betty. While he is dancing with Jill, the secret agent Louis Bernard is shot to death. With his last words he tells Jill about an assassination planned by some terrorists, about to take place in London. Fearing their plan would be revealed, the spies kidnap Betty and carry her off to London with them. Bob and Jill come back to London too, searching for their daughter.

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The NATO

19 09 2011 16:49:52 +0000

Movie Title: The NATO

Movie Language: English

Movie Length: 00:55

Movie Synopsis:
TheNATO.com is a global interactive platform to inform viewers about NATO's activities. Get involved in the discussion about NATO's presence in Afghanistan, Libya, and Kosovo. Analyze situations, tasks, actions, and results of each NATO operation and find methods to make a difference. TheNATO.com welcomes your Questions and Suggestions at www.TheNATO.com. Get involved today.

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The NATO 2

20 09 2011 16:31:12 +0000

Movie Title: The NATO 2

Movie Language: English

Movie Length: 00:59

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