Aruba Goes Green during First International Film Festival

The first Aruba International Film Festival (AIFF), taking place on island June 4-11, is dedicated not only to promoting the understanding and appreciation for the art of cinema and filmmaking, but also to honoring the island’s natural beauties through pro-environmental practices to take place before and during the week-long events.

The festival’s organizers are aware that the film industry, historically, has been at the forefront in raising critical issues for society, including the current concerns about environmental threats from climate change and over-exploitation of resources. To this extent, the Aruba International Film Festival is launching two initiatives in an effort to keep Aruba “green” before, during and after the events.

“The Aruba International Film Festival will be a momentous event, and the island of Aruba is excited to welcome such an eclectic group of people to share the talent of international and local filmmakers,” said Otmar E. Oduber, Aruba’s Minister of Tourism, Labor and Transportation. I am pleased to see that AIFF embraces Aruba’s efforts to go green: we currently have seven hotels that received Green Globe Certification and a number of our beaches working towards receiving Blue Flag Certifications. We applaud the film festival’s excellent example.”