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Chris Elisara
Chris ElisaraCo-founder/Producer First+Main Films & Better Cities Film Festival

Dr. Elisara is an educational pioneer, entrepreneur, award-winning filmmaker, and urbanist. After growing up in New Zealand, Dr. Elisara moved to the United States to undertake graduate studies at Eastern University and Biola University. In 1995 he founded a tertiary environmental study abroad program in Belize, and in 2001 expanded the program to New Zealand. Dr. Elisara became a member of Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) in 2009 and served on the CNU board from 2013-2016. During this time he co-founded First+Main Films, and later the Better Cities Film Festival, both of which are dedicated to the motto that “a story can change a city.”

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Speaker Sessions

TYPE EVENT DATE TIME VENUE
Press Conference Room Launch of the UN-Habitat Better Cities Film Festival Monday, 10 February 17:30 - 18:00 Conference Hall B
Press Conference Room VIP Panel Discussion on City Inclusion Tuesday, 11 February 17:15 - 19:15
Press Conference Room Awarding of Best Short Film and Feature Films at the UN-Habitat Better Cities Film Festival Wednesday, 12 February 17:00 - 17:45 Conference Hall B

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