I am against the oil exploitation project in Virunga National Park, since I am aware that oil operations will likely damage the treasured site and the health and wellbeing of our population. "[17], Virunga has won several awards including the Peabody Award;[18] the Feature Documentary Award at DOXA Documentary Festival in Vancouver, Canada; the Award of International Emerging Filmmaker at Hot Docs in Toronto; the Golden Rock Documentary Award at Little Rock Film Festival; and the Action and Change Together (ACT Now) Award at the Crested Butte Film Festival. The London-listed company said it has never denied funding the work of the Congolese army "or that Maj Feruzi was the DRC army's military liaison officer assigned to Soco's security". With the development of hydropower, fisheries and ecotourism industries, Virunga can have a prosperous and sustainable future. VideoTrump and Biden face voters' questions, Portugal's radical decision to decriminalise all drugs. Virunga National Park’s first hydropower plant has started to generate electricity. The UK premiere of the film was at the Edinburgh International Film Festival on 24 June 2014. [20], The allegations brought against Soco International by the documentary, and supported by local NGOs and civil society organizations working in and around Virunga National park, put increased pressure on the company to put an end to its exploration for oil within the protected World Heritage Site. Virunga is Africa’s oldest national park and a treasured World Heritage Site. It’s got more than its share of wonderful wildlife - not just huge numbers of unique birds, but African icons like lions, elephants, hippos, chimps and the remarkable okapi. [29], Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, "Oil firm Soco to begin seismic testing in Congo's Virunga park", "Confronting Threats to Virunga, Africa's Oldest Park", "SOCO comments on unfounded allegations in film and re-emphasises commitment to helping local communities", "Belgian Emmanuel de Merode shot in DR Congo ambush", "Netflix Bolsters Offerings in Documentary Genre", "Netflix's 'Virunga' uncovers Congo's fight to protect resources", "Oscar Winner Barry Jenkins Teams With Leonardo DiCaprio & Netflix On Film Adaptation Of 'Virunga' Documentary", "Gorillas in the Midst of a Battle Over Oil", "WWF calls on Soco to explain Virunga allegations in new film", "SOCO and WWF agree way forward on future activity in Virunga National Park (DRC)", "Soco International's Latest Move in Virunga National Park Leaves More Questions than it Answers", "British oil company's back-tracking on World Heritage Site looks like a ruse", "Dispatches: Congo's Virunga Park Rangers, Activists Still Need Justice", "Congo Civil Society Express Concerns About SOCO's Deal With WWF on Virunga Oil Exploration", "Oil Dispute Takes a Page From Congo's Bloody Past", "DR Congo seeks Virunga park boundary change", "SOCO gives up oil license in proteced DRC park", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Virunga_(film)&oldid=975017553, 2014 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Documentary films about the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Documentary films about environmental issues, Petroleum in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Films set in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Films shot in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Articles with unsourced statements from May 2020, Pages containing links to subscription-only content, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 26 August 2020, at 07:36. It’s the size of a small country, straddling the equator in Democratic Republic of the Congo. Virunga is a 2014 British documentary film directed by Orlando von Einsiedel.

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