I am working with a small group of people to see whether we can make a  
short, 20 minute, film for Bees for Development, a charity registered in the  UK.
 
The purpose of the film  is to raise awareness of the work that BfD does and 
hopefully to raise funds  through donations. The ‘story’ is that a small 
office in Wales assists  beekeepers in developing countries all over the world by 
providing knowledge and  information in the form of the Bees for Development 
Journal and their  Information Service; and how this information is used by 
beekeepers to reduce  poverty. We can also incorporate the value of beekeeping in 
maintaining  biodiversity.
 
Those readers who  attended Apimondia may have met the BfD team there.  They 
may also have met  Ceri Collingborn, the World Honey Queen and Claire Kehoe 
the Irish Honey Queen.  The candidates for the crown were required, among other 
things, to make a  presentation on beekeeping in the developing World.  Ceri, 
in particular,  takes seriously the duty that comes with the title: to promote 
beekeeping.   She will be using her presentation skills on the film. Claire 
is studying  marketing at University and has already been very helpful with her 
advice in  this direction.  My son, Charlie, is studying Media Arts and is  
contributing with specialised advice on making films.
 
The audience for  the film is intended to be beekeeping associations and 
international  development groups/NGOs in English speaking, developed countries 
(other  suggestions welcome). Current thinking is that we will issue the film in 
the  form of DVDs to be distributed where required.  We need to get a  handle 
on the costs before we can go to a potential sponsor with a detailed  
proposal, and also get an idea of the potential audience and the number of DVDs  
required and which countries they should go to.
 
The purpose of this  mail is to seek advice on these numbers.  I am guessing 
that the UK, US,  Canada and Australia would be the main takers, but India and 
parts of Africa may  also require some.  If Aaron thinks that this is 
sufficiently of general  interest then replies through this list would be welcome, 
otherwise off list  would be fine. Please note that this is still in the ideas 
stage and so we would  welcome input from others.  We are assuming that it will 
be about a year  before completion and so we are not taking orders at this  
stage.
 
People might like to  visit the Bees for Development web site at 
_http://www.planbee.org.uk/_ (http://www.planbee.org.uk/) 
 
Chris

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