Devour! The Food Film Fest is an international festival celebrating cinema, food and wine culture. The five-day festival takes place in the culinary epicenter of Nova Scotia – the town of Wolfville, Kings County. The festival is an experiential celebration of food on film, the culture of food and the dramatic impact it has on our day-to-day lives. The sixth edition of Devour! The Food Film Fest is slated for November 2-6, 2016.
We wish them another awesome Film Fest and are proud to share that this year’s program includes three 2016 Real Food Film Winners:
The 2016 Grand Prize Winner Home Flavored
In this powerful and poignant portrait of a Latino American family, award winning Youth Speaks poet Monica Mendoza tells the haunting story of how corporations continue to colonize the bodies of her culture and how to we can return to our roots. Directed by Jamie Wolf, written by Monica Mendoza and produced by Youth Speaks.
Home Flavored | 2016 Real Food Films Winner from Real Food Media on Vimeo.
The 2016 winner for Best Producer Profile, Farmed with Love
Fed up with food safety problems in China, a mother in Shanghai returns to the farm to help rebuild her trust in the local food system through organic farming. Directed by Wang Yu and produced by Li Yang.
Farmed with Love | 2016 Real Food Films Winner from Real Food Media on Vimeo.
The 2016 Grand Prize Runner up and winner of best cinematography, Naturali Tea
Beyond water, tea is the number one consumed beverage in the world. An organic Japanese tea farmer with over three decades of experience shows that soil health is essential for the environment and the future of tea. Directed by Jeremy Seifert and produced by Aaron Stair.
Naturali Tea | 2016 Real Food Films Winner from Real Food Media on Vimeo.
