Asunto: Ahora pasaran el documental en Canada...

De: ProVeO info@proveo.org Fecha: Mie, 9 de Abril de 2003, 4:31 pm Para: ProVeO Members members@proveo.org

Estimados, Caigamosle ahora a CBC y la universidad de Calgary. Aleksander Boyd

Just a reminder that if you have been putting off registering for our luncheon on Venezuela, now is the time to act. The event is a week away and once the full media coverage starts, the few remaining tickets will be gone in a flash. CHECK THE END OF THIS MESSAGE FOR INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION FORMS

Also, here are the details on the upcoming CBC documentary on Chavez and the Coup.

Please note THE PASSIONATE EYE documentary Venezuela: Anatomy of a Coup, originally scheduled for Sunday, April 13 at 10 p.m. ET (10 p.m. PT), is being replaced by Chavez - Inside the Coup, an extraordinary access-oriented film that examines the role the media played in orchestrating last year's attempted coup in Venezuela, shot by the only crew inside the palace at the time. It's a timely lesson about media manipulation and how NOT to attempt a "regime change" in one of the world's largest oil-producing countries.

A year ago, on April 11, 2002, the world awoke to the news that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez had been removed from office and had been replaced by a new self-appointed "interim" government. News report after news report carried stories of the mayhem in Caracas, where 11 people had been killed in what were alleged to have been bloody street battles between Chavez supporters and an opposition march. Viewers all over the world were led to believe that Chavez had ordered the killings, and had therefore been forced to resign. What in fact took place was the first coup of the 21st century, and probably the world's first media coup. Private media had manipulated the story and the images they were broadcasting on TV to create support and justification for the coup.

Venezuela is the world's fourth largest exporter of oil, and the third highest supplier to the United States. In 1999, a landslide majority had democratically elected Hugo Chavez president, promising to end corruption and redistribute the oil revenue to the 80 per cent of the population who lived in poverty. But from his first day in office Chavez faced powerful enemies both inside and outside Venezuela.

Just over 12 months ago, two Irish documentary-makers, Kim Bartley and Donnacha O Briain, travelled to Venezuela to make a film about this charismatic and unorthodox world leader. They met with Chavez and secured his permission to have full access to film what was to be an up-close and personal profile. It turned out to be something completely different. Chavez - Inside The Coup is a thrilling insight into Chavez, charting the last seven months in the run up to the coup and his dramatic return to power some 48 hours later.

Chavez - Inside the Coup is nominated for a 2003 Rocky Award for Best Documentary at the Banff Television Festival.

Chavez - Inside the Coup is a Power Pictures production. It was produced by David Power and directed by Kim Bartley and Donnacha O'Briain. Catherine Olsen is the series producer for THE PASSIONATE EYE.

ON THE LUNCHEON

Latin American Research Centre at the University of Calgary

Sponsored by: CBC – Radio Canada Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade MAGIC TOURS and TRAVEL Calgary Herald Editorial Board

Latin American Research Centre Proudly Presents SPOTLIGHT ON VENEZUELA Award-Winning Venezuelan Writer Margarita López-Maya At a Luncheon, Wednesday, April 16, 2003 Alberta Room, Fairmont Palliser Hotel

Registration 11.30 a.m. Lunch 12.00 noon Presentation 12.30 p.m. Discussion 1.15 p.m.

The current political situation in Venezuela is at best, fragile. This state of affairs should concern us all. Through its oil company and its subsidiaries, Venezuela has a considerable stronghold on the US energy supply. In several sub-sectors, such as exports of petroleum products to the US and the production of heavy crude, the country is a direct competitor of Canada. At the same time, the intense demand for specialized personnel and equipment in Venezuela creates a unique opportunity for Alberta companies – that of doing abroad what they do best at home.

Political observer Margarita Lopez-Maya will give luncheon guests a privileged insider’s overview of the current situation. Her insightful comments are guaranteed to provide a perspective that Calgarians have seldom, if ever, been exposed to. This is a rare opportunity not to be missed by anyone with an interest in South America.

Information or Sponsorship Opportunities: Contact Annette Hester, ahester@ucalgary.ca or Patricia Ongpin 220-7203, pongpin@ucalgary.ca

EVENT REGISTRATION

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Text Box: Price: LARC sponsors, CERI, Economics Society of Calgary, ESAA, CIPNG, Association of Translators and Interpreters of Alberta, and the Venezuelan Canadian Association of Calgary members, and students, $35.00 + gst = $37.45 all others $50.00 + gst = $53.50 tables of 8 are availabe at $500 + gst = 535.00 Registration: Fax your registration to (403) 282-8606 Or Email: Patricia Ongpin pongpin@ucalgary.ca MAKE CHEQUE PAYABLE TO: University of Calgary, SS 554, 2500 University Drive NW, CALGARY T2N 1N4

I look forward to seeing you there!

Annette Hester Director Latin American Research Centre University of Calgary phone: (403) 220 8636 fax: (403) 282 8606