DokuFest’s special 19th edition, held from the 7th of August until the 25th of August, came to an end.
Panel discussion held on Monday under DokuTalks brought together Marija Jovanović, Lana Nikolić, Eroll Bilibani, Alba Jakupi, Anja Jokić, Gent Thaçi, Olivera Mitić, and Katarina Čežek to talk about what together really means.
Teesa Bahana, Linda Llulla-Gashi, Hanna Tsyba and Pooja Sood discussed the future of Cultural Collaboration.
ProCredit Bank this year continues the tradition of supporting DokuFest, as a general sponsor. This cooperation has started 16 years ago with the aim of strengthening the cultural scene and economic growth in Kosovo.
Orwa Nyrabia (IDFA), Cintia Gil (Sheffield Doc/Fest), Veton Nurkollari (DokuFest), Shane Smith (Hot Docs) and Emilie Bujes (Visions du Reel) discussed the challenges and opportunities of shifting festivals to a virtual sphere.
August 17th’s DokuTalk panel discussion focused on the critical state of media in the Balkans.
In the 7th edition of DokuTech Leke Zherka talked about Bonevet, while Rron Cena introduced Formon.
Agim Mazreku discussed this issue with: Monique Segarra, Mike Ewall, Rinora Gojani and Lulzim Syla.
The topics that are covered in these short films are extremely diverse.
During the discussion, the speakers shared and exchanged knowledge and experiences regarding the artistic and journalistic approach to facts and truth, rewriting history, and the ties connecting the past to the present and the future.
Serner and O’Shea’s conversation tackled a series of steps to adopt to embrace a world beyond 2020, also referred to as “the new normal”.
All very inspiring stories and messages, not only for the children, but also for the whole family, as we could all learn a lesson.
Just like many other things, DokuFest too has transitioned into the virtual world, providing the public with a complete program of an untouched cinematic experience.
DokuFest continues to be all about the future and culture, and especially about the people.
The time has come to unite around DokuFest - albeit in distance.