Presented by Eroll Bilibani, Marko Grba Singh
Since 2014, Kassel Dokfest has been presenting international film festivals, to extend its profile, and to document the festival’s connection with other, similarly-orientated organisations. Two programs, each curated by a festival from the Balkan region will be followed by a discussion on film education.
DokuFest, International Documentary and Short Film Festival in Prizren, is the largest film festival in Kosovo. What started in 2002 with a group of friends and cinema lovers, became one of the leading documentary film festivals in Southeast Europe. Through its year-round activities and the visionary DokuLab, it is promoting documentary film in classrooms, as well as in film training programs for aspiring filmmakers under the Future is Here and Schools and Documentary programs. Therefore, helping launch what is now being labeled a New Kosovo Wave in filmmaking. DokuFest is an EFA and BAFTA nominating festival for short films.
Contact:
Veton Nurkollari veton@dokufest.com
Eroll Bilibani erollb@dokufest.com
https://dokufest.com
International Documentary Film Festival Beldocs was founded in 2008 in Belgrade and based on the idea that the documentary form has a special power to inspire people to think, create, and believe in change. The main goals of Beldocs are to develop, support, promote, network, and educate in the field of international documentary film and XR content. Beldocs is one of the main gathering places for creative documentaries and European film professionals in the Western Balkans. It is recognized as the place where best national and international documentaries, new voices and the industry of the region meet and support each other.
Contact:
Marko Grba Singh marko.grba@beldocs.rs
https://beldocs.rs/en/
Subsequently: 14.30 – 15.00 Education Talk
with Eroll Bilibani (DokuFest), Marion Czarny (Fipadoc), Marko Grba Singh (Beldocs), Afsun Moshiry
Student projects integrated within film festivals can draw on the resources of arts and critical multiliteracies as Educational Exchange flourishes the intersectional value within film festivals. The discussion elaborates on the line between exchange programs and collaborative artistic projects.
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