10 Billion: What's on Your Plate?

2015 film 10 Billion: What's on Your Plate? 10 Milliarden – Wie werden wir alle satt? Valentin Thurn Jürgen Kleinig, Tina Leeb, Valentin Thurn, Ira von Gienanth Sebastian Stobbe Valentin Thurn Joachim Dürbeck René Dohmen 2015 04 16 Germany yes 107 minutes Germany German, French, English 10 Billion: What's on Your Plate? (de 10 Milliarden – Wie werden wir alle satt?) is a documentary film released in 2015 by Valentin Thurn about solutions to supply the future world population with food. It was the most viewed documentary film in 2015 in German cinemas.November 2018 Content In 2050 the Earth's population will most probably reach approximately 10 billion people. To look for an answer to the question of whether it is possible to supply food for the whole world population, Valentin Thurn travels to different spots in the world in search of ecologically and economically responsible alternatives to the mass means by which most of our food is currently produced.https://www.idfa.nl/en/film/a1a27ef7-010a-4eb8-8b85-2743c3730982/10-billion-whats-on-your-plate 10 Billion - What's on Your Plate? International Documentary Filmfestival Amsterdam 17 November 2018 He visits a seed farm in India, an insect farm in Thailand, food cooperatives in the United States, Germany and the United Kingdom, both small and large farming projects in Africa and industrial food producers in Japan. He discovers the complexity of producing and transporting food and its dependence on vulnerable markets. Small farmers, especially in newly industrialized countries and developing countries, stand in competition with the industrial food production. The message that arises from all these interactions is about the huge difference that small-scale agriculture and eating locally produced food as often as possible can make. According to Thurn, these are the only viable options in resolving the problems of the future.https://www.independent.com/news/2016/feb/01/10-billion-whats-your-plate/ '10 Billion: What's On Your Plate?' Stewart Ethan 1 February 2016 The Santa Barbara Independent 17 November 2018 17 November 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181117193003/https://www.independent.com/news/2016/feb/01/10-billion-whats-your-plate/ dead Reception Academic Brandon West praised the film, mentioning that while it "could have easily used scare tactics to pique viewer interest, [...] Thurn presents an interesting and well-balanced perspective". He goes on to recommend it for academic purposes, claiming that the "narration of the events and concepts provide ample details, while respecting the intelligence of the audience."http://emro.lib.buffalo.edu/emro/emroDetail.asp?Number=6509 10 Billion: What's on Your Plate? Educational Media Reviews Online (EMRO) 2018-11-17 2018-11-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20181117193002/http://emro.lib.buffalo.edu/emro/emroDetail.asp?Number=6509 dead Writing for Glam Adelaide, Jo Vabolis gave the film a 10/10 rating, while describing it as "equal parts enthralling and confronting" and "essential viewing" for all those being kept awake at night by the ramifications of population growth.http://www.glamadelaide.com.au/transitions-film-festival-review-10-billion-whats-on-your-plate/ Transitions Film Festival Review: 10 Billion – What's On Your Plate www.glamadelaide.com.au 16 May 2016 en-AU 2018-11-17 The film has been used as academic material, with Planet in Focus releasing a teacher's guide that provides "a brief social and scientific background on the issues covered in the film".http://planetinfocus.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/A-Teachers-Guide-to-10-Billion-Whats-On-Your-Plate-.pdf A Teacher's Guide to - 10 Billion: What's On Your Plate? Richard Erica Planet in Focus 2017 Toronto 2018-11-17 2018-11-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20181117192815/http://planetinfocus.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/A-Teachers-Guide-to-10-Billion-Whats-On-Your-Plate-.pdf dead Awards IDFA 2015, Official Selection Panorama, Netherlands Best Documentary Film, 4th Peace and Love Film Festival, Sweden 31st Agro Film festival, Slovakia Darßer Naturfilm Festival, Hajo Schomerus Jury Award for extraordinary performances in camerawork Darßer Naturfilm Festival, Award of the Children's jury 5th Life Sciences Film Festival, Prague, Award of the Faculty of Agrobiology, Food, and Resources See also We Feed the World Our Daily Bread (2005 film) Food, Inc. References External links 3592340 10 Milliarden - Wie werden wir alle satt? Category:2015 films Category:German documentary films Category:Documentary films about agriculture Category:Documentary films about environmental issues Category:2015 German films