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One World film festival puts human rights on-screen in Sofia
The vernissage of Czech photographer Jan Šibik’s exhibition The Devil in Us will kick off the One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival on May 7 at Dom na Kinoto in Sofia.
Šibik himself will be in attendance for the 6pm opening of the show, which presents 65 artistic-realist images covering everything from conflicts in Palestine to the effects of AIDS.
The purpose of the One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, which runs from May 7 to 11 2008 in Sofia, it to “encourage tolerance and cultural diversity and to reduce national prejudices and xenophobia”, according to event organisers. Through entering behind the veil of everyday life, viewers will be led to think of the different – and not always positive – dimensions of human reality. It is hoped that change will be effected through the recognition of the right to know.
Organised in Bulgaria by the Bulgarian branch of the Czech Republic-based organisation People in Need, the One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival came about 10 years ago in the Czech Republic with the support of the Czech writer and playwright Václav Havel and People in Need.
This is the first time that a human rights festival is occurring in Bulgaria.
Projections of more than 50 films will be held at Dom na Kinoto, the Czech, French and Polish cultural centres, and the Bulgaria-Korea Multimedia Hall in the underpass in front of NDK. The movies fall into categories like Freedom of Speech, the Right to Know, Women’s Voices, Lessons in Democracy, Tolerance/Intolerance, and Globalisation – Winners and Losers. Accompanying the films will be discussion sessions with the directors, music (think jazz evenings), networking opportunities and more.
From May 18 to December 1, they will be presented in cities around Bulgaria.
Sofia joins Brussels, Bucharest, Hong Kong, London, Madrid, New York, Paris, Pretoria, São Paolo, Vienna and Washington, DC, in hosting such a festival. Supporters include Václav Havel, former Bulgarian president Petar Stoyanov, writer Orhan Pamuk, director Krikor Azaryan, actress Milena Kuneva, journalist Neri Terzieva, and poet and novelist Viktor Samouilov.
Within the context of the festival, One World is organising a roundtable discussion entitled Human Rights-Based Approach to Development Co-operation with the Global South. In the roundtable will participate foreign representatives, embassies, the Foreign Affairs Ministry, the human rights and the European integration committees of the National Assembly, international agencies, media and more. It will be held on May 7 from 1pm to 4.30pm at the European Information Centre in Sofia.
Screening Programme Preview:
OFFICIAL OPENING
Ein Artikel zu viel (Eric Bergkraut, 2008, 83')
May 7, 20.00, Dom na Kinoto
Bullshit (Per-Åke Holmquist, Suzanne Khardalian, 2005, 73')
May 7, 17.30, Czech Cultural Centre
Weiße Raben - Alptraum Tschetschenien (Johann Feindt, Tamara Trampe, 2005, 92')
May 7, 17.30, French Institute
Black Sun (in English; Gary Tarn, 2005, 75')
May 7, 19.00, Czech Cultural Centre
Favela Rising (in English; Matt Mochary, Jeff Zimbalist, 2005, 78')
May 7, 19.20, French Institute
Discussion: The Documentary in the Work of NGOs - Aspects of Alternative and Multimedia Education
May 8, 14.00-17.30, Czech Cultural Centre
The Children of Leningradsky (Andrzej Celinski, Hanna Polak, 2005, 35'); followed by discussion with the director
Lieber Muslim... (Kerstin Nickig, 2005, 36')
May 8, 18.00, Polish Institute
Gesher Al-Havadi (Tomer Heymann, Barak Heymann, 2006, 57')
May 8, 18.00, Dom na Kinoto
The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo (Lisa F Jackson, 2008, 77')
May 8, 18.00, French Institute
Pyhän kirjan varjo (Arto Halonen, 2007, 90')
May 8, 18.00, Czech Cultural Centre
Winterkinder – Die schweigende Generation (Jens Schanze, 2005, 99')
May 8, 18.00, Bulgaria-Korea Multimedia Hall
Black Gold (Marc Francis, Nick Francis, 2006, 78')
May 8, 19.15, Dom na Kinoto
Ïðîáëåìúò ñ êîìàðèòå è äðóãè èñòîðèè (Andrey Paounov, 2007, 100')
May 8, 20.00, Bulgaria-Korea Multimedia Hall
This World: Access to Evil (Ewa Ewart, 2004, 60')
May 8, 20.00, Polish Institute
The Liberace of Baghdad (Sean McAllister, 2005, 74')
May 8, 20.45, Dom na Kinoto
For a complete listing of films at One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, please visit www.bgoneworld.org.
May 6 2008, source:sofiaecho.com
Šibik himself will be in attendance for the 6pm opening of the show, which presents 65 artistic-realist images covering everything from conflicts in Palestine to the effects of AIDS.
The purpose of the One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, which runs from May 7 to 11 2008 in Sofia, it to “encourage tolerance and cultural diversity and to reduce national prejudices and xenophobia”, according to event organisers. Through entering behind the veil of everyday life, viewers will be led to think of the different – and not always positive – dimensions of human reality. It is hoped that change will be effected through the recognition of the right to know.
Organised in Bulgaria by the Bulgarian branch of the Czech Republic-based organisation People in Need, the One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival came about 10 years ago in the Czech Republic with the support of the Czech writer and playwright Václav Havel and People in Need.
This is the first time that a human rights festival is occurring in Bulgaria.
Projections of more than 50 films will be held at Dom na Kinoto, the Czech, French and Polish cultural centres, and the Bulgaria-Korea Multimedia Hall in the underpass in front of NDK. The movies fall into categories like Freedom of Speech, the Right to Know, Women’s Voices, Lessons in Democracy, Tolerance/Intolerance, and Globalisation – Winners and Losers. Accompanying the films will be discussion sessions with the directors, music (think jazz evenings), networking opportunities and more.
From May 18 to December 1, they will be presented in cities around Bulgaria.
Sofia joins Brussels, Bucharest, Hong Kong, London, Madrid, New York, Paris, Pretoria, São Paolo, Vienna and Washington, DC, in hosting such a festival. Supporters include Václav Havel, former Bulgarian president Petar Stoyanov, writer Orhan Pamuk, director Krikor Azaryan, actress Milena Kuneva, journalist Neri Terzieva, and poet and novelist Viktor Samouilov.
Within the context of the festival, One World is organising a roundtable discussion entitled Human Rights-Based Approach to Development Co-operation with the Global South. In the roundtable will participate foreign representatives, embassies, the Foreign Affairs Ministry, the human rights and the European integration committees of the National Assembly, international agencies, media and more. It will be held on May 7 from 1pm to 4.30pm at the European Information Centre in Sofia.
Screening Programme Preview:
OFFICIAL OPENING
Ein Artikel zu viel (Eric Bergkraut, 2008, 83')
May 7, 20.00, Dom na Kinoto
Bullshit (Per-Åke Holmquist, Suzanne Khardalian, 2005, 73')
May 7, 17.30, Czech Cultural Centre
Weiße Raben - Alptraum Tschetschenien (Johann Feindt, Tamara Trampe, 2005, 92')
May 7, 17.30, French Institute
Black Sun (in English; Gary Tarn, 2005, 75')
May 7, 19.00, Czech Cultural Centre
Favela Rising (in English; Matt Mochary, Jeff Zimbalist, 2005, 78')
May 7, 19.20, French Institute
Discussion: The Documentary in the Work of NGOs - Aspects of Alternative and Multimedia Education
May 8, 14.00-17.30, Czech Cultural Centre
The Children of Leningradsky (Andrzej Celinski, Hanna Polak, 2005, 35'); followed by discussion with the director
Lieber Muslim... (Kerstin Nickig, 2005, 36')
May 8, 18.00, Polish Institute
Gesher Al-Havadi (Tomer Heymann, Barak Heymann, 2006, 57')
May 8, 18.00, Dom na Kinoto
The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo (Lisa F Jackson, 2008, 77')
May 8, 18.00, French Institute
Pyhän kirjan varjo (Arto Halonen, 2007, 90')
May 8, 18.00, Czech Cultural Centre
Winterkinder – Die schweigende Generation (Jens Schanze, 2005, 99')
May 8, 18.00, Bulgaria-Korea Multimedia Hall
Black Gold (Marc Francis, Nick Francis, 2006, 78')
May 8, 19.15, Dom na Kinoto
Ïðîáëåìúò ñ êîìàðèòå è äðóãè èñòîðèè (Andrey Paounov, 2007, 100')
May 8, 20.00, Bulgaria-Korea Multimedia Hall
This World: Access to Evil (Ewa Ewart, 2004, 60')
May 8, 20.00, Polish Institute
The Liberace of Baghdad (Sean McAllister, 2005, 74')
May 8, 20.45, Dom na Kinoto
For a complete listing of films at One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, please visit www.bgoneworld.org.
May 6 2008, source:sofiaecho.com
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