Here is a list of projects done by Cine campesino in colaboartion with Arte Acción Copán Ruinas and various volunteers;

* Cine Campesino San Rafael
We received a request from the students of the middle school in the village of San Rafael to organize a film festival at their school. The also requested the movie: Apocalypto. Of course we complied. We set up our equipment on the soccer field and were lucky it didn’t rain. More than 300 people showed up.
July 23, 2010

*Cine Campesino
In 2010 we continue with the project Cine Campesino, this time in the community of Sinai, in collaboration with students at the Huron University, Canada. While waiting for the public to arrive, we set up the equipment for the film presentation. We started with Mini-Mundo-Maya, our television program for children. We continued with the movie Tonta, tonta pero no tanto with the Mexican comedian Marcia Velasco (La India Maria). There was lots of laughs all through the night.
In the community of Santa Cruz we began again with the presentation of Mini –Mundo, then we presented the film El Norte, a production of Gregory Nava, released in 1983, featuring the journey of two Guatemalan immigrants to the United States.
May 6 & 12, 2010

*Cine Maya
This is a variation on our travelling film festival Cine Campesino. Instructor Lóndin Velásquez organizes a series of ten film festivals around the theme of cultural identity in Maya Chortí communities.
April - December, 2009

*Film Festival & Video-Story in La Pintada
So far, video as a medium has been pretty abstract for the participants of this first Video-Story project, but when the results were shown during the film festival in their community, everything fell in place…. Recognition, pride, and yes, maybe some embarrassment here and there too. But mostly, the children loved seeing their own production amongst friends and family members. They were the stars of their own show! It was the 111th Film Festival!!! And last of Ronald Reinds. Now that he has returned to Holland, instructor Lóndin Velásquez has taken over the traveling film festivals. Right now he’s organizing a series of film festivals in Maya Chortí communities, showing films and documentaries about Maya culture.
August 6, 2008 – present

*Video-Story Part I in La Pintada
After doing several Photo-Story projects, we thought it was about time to do something new. In July our volunteer Rosan Breman started the first Video-Story project in the community of La Pintada and the town of Copán Ruinas. Nine children, age ten to fifteen, were given a camera for 24 hours to film their own life. Most of them never used a video camera before, so they were very excited to participate. Before the children started filming, they received a theoretic class. In these lessons we explained the basis principles of the camera. We also talked about what the children would like to film and how they could do this. A few suggestions were: film your parents, brothers and sisters, school, the house you’re living in or the food you daily eat. Besides, and this was very important, add your personal opinion. So while they were filming, the children had to tell something about their subject. Next to this, we also conducted interviews with all of the children. The information of this interview is used in the final films to give a more completed impression of the children’s life. After being edited in our office in Copán, the result will be a 30 minute documentary containing an introduction of the project, a selection of the films and an impression of the film festival in La Pintada, on august 6th.
June – August, 2008

*Traveling Film Festivals (about Health)
Three film festivals in the remote villages of Montecristo, El Tesorito and Nueva Allianza, all in the north of the municipality of Copán Ruinas, as part of our multidisciplinary health project for World Vision.
March 5, April 2 & 9, 2008

*Improvements Mini-Mundo
Improvements in our television program with the help of professional television maker César Borregón from Spain.
January 10 - March 10, 2008

*Maya Culture in Copán, a Documentary
Production of a 30 minute documentary about living Maya culture in Copán Ruinas.
December 2007

*Mini-Mundo, Children's Television Program
Production of a weekly 25 minute educational children's program for local television with art activities, games, yoga exercises, maya culture, scientific and historic facts, story telling and much more. Premier: September 15, 2007.
August 2007-present

So...four years and at least 111 film festivals later, we think it is time to expand and try to set up the Cine Campesino Photo and Film Institute. The Institute will consist of the following proyects and programs.

Festivals will be continually produced throughout Honduras, although now by a complete Honduran crew. These day events will celebrate the difficult yet beautiful life of the Campesino (farmer). Content and process is designed to stimulate the self-awareness, creativity, and cooperation at the heart of the development process. Post-film discussion will focus on the power of freedom of expression and honest dialogue. Marginalized communities we serve with our films and festivals will become a major part of the Institute, for the very reason that there can be no true revolution without the people.

One week introductory programs are open to youth from marginalized communities throughout Honduras. These programs introduce students to an over-view of film making; the history of the international and Latin American film industry; the funding, distribution, and consumption of film; as well as a hands-on film making experience. This program is free to students and includes food, lodging, transport, and all materials. Honduran youth making up our workshops will be the real stars of the Cine Campesino Photo and Film Institute.

Advanced study programs are open to youth showing promise and interest in film making. The advanced study program begins with an in-depth examination of the topics covered in the introductory program. Students then begin to work on their own projects, under the one-on-one tutelage of the Institute Director. These local youths will be trained to eventually run the institute, conforming to our commitment to promote self-sufficiency.

Coordination of Honduran film community events will take place at the Institute. The Institute’s open door policy aims to foster a national film culture. We will host workshops, seminars, and members of the international film community will contribute to the Institute with their experience and expertise. We will also promote inter- and intra-national cultural exchanges. Our collaborators include the New Latin American Film Institute in Cuba, a group of budding Honduran film makers, development organizations actively promoting the arts in Honduras, and the film departments of several major universities in several countries. Our board of directors will represent the various communities that comprise the Institute. A full-time Director will oversee the day-to-day operations of the Institute.

The Cine Campesino Photo and Film Institute is a collaborative effort.