Established in 1998 at Stanford University, UNAFF celebrates the power of international films and videos dealing with UN related issues: human rights, environmental survival, women's issues, protection of refugees, homelessness, racism, disease control, universal education, war and peace. UNAFF offers a unique opportunity to view films that are rarely screened, to become familiar with global problems, and to acquire a better understanding of the means to address these problems.

Over 250 submissions from all over the world have been carefully reviewed for the sixth annual UNAFF. The jury has selected 30 films to be screened at this year's festival. The documentaries selected showcase topics from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burma, Canada, Colombia, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Liberia, Macedonia, Mexico, Niger, Senegal, Serbia, Spain, Suriname, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam, the United Kingdom, the United States and Zimbabwe.

Encouraged by overwhelming positive response from the audience and the media, we established the UNAFF Traveling Festival which already took place in San Francisco, Berkeley, Monterey, Sonoma, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Salt Lake City, New York and at Harvard University.

Our relentless efforts in promoting awareness of global issues have been rewarded at the annual UNA Convention in New York, where UNAFF received the prestigious Earl W. Eames Award for innovatively combining new technologies with traditional media.

UNAFF is an independent project of the Midpeninsula Chapter of the UNA-USA, a non-profit organization. We welcome your support, financial or otherwise in helping us put together a festival that promotes documentary filmmaking as a tool for social and political understanding, and which facilitates community participation in effecting international change. By making a tax-deductible donation to UNAFF you will directly give a chance to tens of thousands of people to see these important documentaries that bring our diverse community together. Please send your gift (check payable to UNAFF) to:

UNAFF
P.O. Box 19369
Stanford, CA 94309

Warmest regards,
Jasmina Bojic
Founder and Festival Director, UNAFF/UNAFF TF
(650) 725-0012
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ACCOMMODATIONS:

If you are looking for accommodations during the festival, we urge you to consider The Stanford Terrace Inn, the original premier Palo Alto hotel. As a UNAFF exclusive hotel sponsor, The Stanford Terrace Inn have been extremely kind to provide special rates for UNAFF participants and attendees, and we encourage you to visit their web site and take advantage of this opportunity.
http://www.stanfordterraceinn.com


SCHEDULE:

Special pre-festival screenings in San Francisco:
Wednesday, October 15 7:00PM
Delancey Screening Room, 600 Embarcadero, San Francisco
Discovering Dominga
Liberia: America's Stepchild
ADMISSION (two films and reception):
Students: $8, General Public: $10

Wednesday, October 22, 6:30PM
Cubberley Auditorium School of Education, Stanford University
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Thursday, October 23, 3:30PM
Annenberg Auditorium Cummings Art Building, Stanford University
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Friday, October 24, 3:30PM
Annenberg Auditorium Cummings Art Building, Stanford University
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Saturday, October 25, 1:00PM
Annenberg Auditorium Cummings Art Building, Stanford University
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Sunday, October 26, 1:00PM
Cubberley Auditorium School of Education, Stanford University
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ADMISSION:

Students: $5
General Public: $8
(per film session*)

Festival pass: $50
Daily Pass: $15

Tickets can be purchased at the Festival or at the following locations:

Kepler’s Bookstore, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park
UNA store, 552 Emerson Street, Palo Alto.

Click HERE for directions to Stanford University

*Each film session will last approximately two to three hours