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Face of AIDS activities at AIDS 2008 in Mexico City

1. The five minute Opening Film to the AIDS 2008 AIDS Conference is a result of a co-production between Mondopop Production in Bangkok, Thailand and Face of AIDS Foundation in Stockholm, Sweden. The film is directed by Pierre Peyroth and highlight the co-sponsors of the AIDS 2008 meeting.

When? Sunday, August 2 at 6.00 pm

Where? The big conference hall

Organized by the International AIDS Society, IAS along with co-sponsors.



2. Screning of “Women at the Frontline”, a new 25 minute documentary on
four young women from Indonesia, Bolivia, Kenya and Sweden living with HIV/AIDS
and involved in advocacy and outreach work. Two of the women from the film,
Frika Chia Iskandar, from Jakarta,Indonesia and Violeta Gracia Ross, La Paz,
Bolivia will participate along with the film´s director Staffan Hildebrand.

When? Thursday, August 7 at 6.30 pm

Where? Skill Building Room 2.

Organized by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Sweden and Face of AIDS
Foundation.



3. Screening of short version of “Women at the Frontline” documentary as
opening film at the AIDS 2008 Plenary Session.The film will be shown after tge
introduction talk by Zonnie Woods.

When? Friday, August 7, at 8.30 am

Where? Plenary Session Room, xxx

Organized by the International AIDS Society, IAS.



4. Screening of the 25 minute “Women at the Frontline”. The film will be
presented by Frika Chia Iskandar, one of the women participating in the film,
during her session in the Asian Networking Zone.

When? Monday, August 4, 14.00 – 16.00 and
Thursday, August 6, 10.45-12.30

Where? Asian Networking Zone

Organized by Asian People Living with HIV/AIDS, APN+



5. “Until there is a Cure” – an historical documentary on the history of
the International AIDS Conferences, as time markers of the human history of
HIV/AIDS. The film is a co-production between Face of AIDS and Mondopop
Production in Bangkok. The film is made to highlight the 20th anniversary of the
International AIDS Society, IAS.

When? Tuesday, August 5, between 6.00 pm –
8-00 pm

Where? At session room xxxx.

Organized by the International AIDS Society, IAS.



6. The Face of AIDS Foundation has been assigned by the International
AIDS Society to document highlights, keynote speakers, participants and ordinary
delegates with two separate film teams.

If you like to be documented and
interviewed by the Face of AIDS, please contact us.

Launch of New Beta Website

The Face of AIDS Foundation is launching a beta version or a draft version of its brand new website, www.faceofaids.org in connection with the XVII International AIDS Conference, AIDS 2008, in Mexico City, August 2-8. The new website contains 45 web films, selected and edited from the Face of AIDS film archive, containing of 900 hours of film material on HIV/AIDS, shot by the Face of AIDS film teams between 1987 - 2008. This is the first important step in the development of the website, which will be the main communication platform for the Face of AIDS project in the future. Digitalization Process First step completed

Face of AIDS started during the autumn of 2007 to digitize, structure, log and edit the oldest film material in the film archive, filmed on 16 mm film during 1987-1990 as well as material shot digitally on HDV tapes in 2006-2007. This was a precondition for Face of AIDS to be able to upload and make accessible online edited web films from the film archive. The first step in the Face of AIDS digitalization process was made possible thanks to a grant from UNAIDS in Geneva. During the autumn of 2008 the digitalization process will continue. Our plan is to have the entire film archive complemented, digitized structured and accessed digitally online in an edited version for educational, information and research by he spring of 2011.

Women at the Frontline - a 25 minute documentary

The Face of AIDS is currently producing a new documentary, Women at the Frontline, which is a 25 minute documentary, also made in a short 6 minute version. The film is produced for the AIDS 2008 conference in Mexico City, August 2-8, with the support of the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Both versions of the film will be shown at the AIDS 2008 Conference. The film portrays four young HIV+ women from four continents and their deep involvement in the global response to HIV/AIDS. The film is focusing on how these active women are fighting stigma and discrimination and how they help to empower more women to take part in the fight against HIV/AIDS. The four women in the film are:

• Frika Chia Iskandar, 26, Jakarta, Indonesia. At the age of 18, she found out about her HIV+ status while attending a drug rehabilitation center. Frika is currently recognized as one of the most vocal and influential people living with HIV, not only in the national response of Indonesia, but within the Asian region and globally. She is currently based in Bangkok, working for the Asia Pacific Network of People Living with HIV and AIDS (APN+).
• Violeta Gracia Gross, 34, La Paz, Bolivia. Since Violeta discovered her HIV status in 2000, she has been an advocate for access to treatment and care for people living with HIV/AIDS both in Bolivia and internationally. She is a previous Chairperson for the Bolivian network of People Living with HIV and AIDS and has led initiatives to fight stigma and discrimination against people living with HIV and AIDS.
• Skytt, 36, Nairobi, Kenya. Skytt, who lives alone with her daughter after separating from her husband, was diagnosed with HIV in 2003,. She is program coordinator with the Kenya Network of Women Living with AIDS (KENWA) and focuses much of her attention on outreach work among teenagers and young people, inform them about sexual and reproductive health and rights.
• Toni Roos, 18, Stockholm, Sweden. Toni was born with HIV, being infected byher mother who died when she was 10; her father died when she was 15. Currently, she is a senior art student at a Stockholm high school and wants to use her art in the fight against stigma and discrimination. She is currently involved in HIV Sweden, a support group for people living with HIV and AIDS. She has generously designed the cover of this DVD.

Until there is a Cure - An IAS documentary

"Until there is a Cure" is a 40 minute documentary co-produced by Face of AIDS Foundation in Stockholm, Sweden and Mondopop Production in Bangkok, Thailand. The producers are Pierre Peyroth from Mondopop and Staffan Hildebrand from Face of AIDS. Pierre Peyroth is also the director of the film. This newly produced documentary highlight milestones in the 20 year history of International AIDS Society, IAS 1988 - 2008 as the main organizer of the international AIDS conferences. The film also include unique film archival material from Face of AIDS and other TV news archives covering the international AIDS conferences, from the first one in 1985 in Atlanta, USA to the XVI International AIDS Conference in Toronto, Canada. It is the first film produced to summarize the international AIDS conferences as time markers for the human history of HIV/AIDS.

Global Youth fighting HIV/AIDS

Face of AIDS is currently producing a 6 minute documentary on Global Youth Fighting HIV/AIDS, based on material from its archive, in collaboration with the World AIDS Campaign (WAC) in Amsterdam and the Government of Netherlands. The film will be shown as an opening film to a satellite session during the AIDS 2008 conference, focusing on how a global youth network is emerging, using internet and new media to communicate HIV and AIDS related messages relevant to young people in the world. The film portrays young people involved in the fight against HIV/AIDS from Gabarone, Botswana, New Delhi, India, Mexico City, Mexico, Kingston, Jamaica and Amsterdam, the Netherlands