Archive: Year 2022
EVERYDAY REBELLION
Facing climate crisis, a burnt-out system of ecological networks, broken habitat connections, and lost cultural and language diversity on a planet battered by human atrocities, we are in survival mode. Bringing justice, plentitude, conviviality, and liveliness to all will be of primary concern for decades to come, as a tremendous test within the history of humankind. This calls for a culture and practice of resistance on the every day. Moderator: Defne Koryürek Panelists: Ares Shporta, Levon Bağış, Jeton Jagxhiu and Sevil Baştürk
Post-partum
Post-partum: what happens to the filmmaker and its participants after the film is released? One of the most common questions asked to filmmakers in Q&As are: « What happened to your characters/protagonists? Where are they now? » Sometimes, this question gets a happy answer, and other times a painful one. In this panel, filmmakers will be invited to talk frankly about the many contradicting feelings that arise after their films’ release, and the ethical conundrums they grapple with. Panelists: Dea Gjinovci (Wake up on Mars) Marija Zidar (Reconciliation) Samir Karahoda (In Between, Displaced) Ljubomir Stefanov (Honeyland) Moderated by Aliriza Arënliu 17:00 Saturday Shani Efendi Garden
Landscapes of Repair and Resistance
Manifesta 14 Prishtina is proud to partner with DokuFest for the showcase of a special programme this August at the festival. Curated by Manifesta 14 Prishtina Creative Mediator Catherine Nichols, Landscapes of Repair and Resistance showcases three participants in the European Nomadic Biennial. The programme takes the form of three screenings and a discussion, all on the theme of landscape, interweaving this with historical and contemporary narratives of resistance, recovery, healing and repair. Screenings The Rising Forest – Uýra Landscapes of Resistance – Marta Popivoda Wild Relatives – Jumana Manna In conversation Jumana Manna, Catherine Nichols and Veton Nurkollari
Introduction to the Economics of Copyright-based Industries
Providing guidance to right holders and users on the ways of protecting their works and understanding the importance of such protection, as well as increasing awareness of the private sector and all stakeholders on the effective functioning of the creative economy. In collaboration with the EU funded - Intellectual Property Rights Project in Kosovo. Speakers: Dimiter Gantchev, Erkin Yilmaz Ioannis Kikkis Irina Lucan Arjoca Sophie Valais
The power of non-fiction films
The power of non-fiction films Non-fiction filmmakers around the world find pockets of truth, enchantment, tragedy, and hope in the represented lives of people who share the experience of being in a film. For the past few decades, documentary has emerged and sought to separate from its colonial past, to become another way of telling stories in the cinematic form. How have filmmakers transformed the documentary form for our times? And has it become more relevant today? Maria Silvia Esteeve Martin DiCicco Jelena Maksimovic Veton Nurkollari Moderated by Dea Gjinovci This DokuTalk was made possible through the support of 'How Do I See You' project, financed by European Union in Kosovo.
How to keep on shooting?
Filmmakers can be pushed to the utmost limits of what they thought themselves capable of doing. Making a documentary can mean standing up to and representing systems of injustice, outdated traditions, state violence and corruption, and many of the ills in society. In this panel, we will explore what kind of responsibility filmmakers carry and what drives them to keep on shooting. Sofia Bohdanowicz Nataša Urban Keti Stamo Moderated by Dea Gjinovci
How to make an impactful documentary?
How to make an impactful documentary? With the rise of large-scale impact campaigns attached to documentaries, the fusion between activism and filmmaking has never been more salient. From filming activism to campaigning for change, what does it mean to make an impactful documentary today? Introduction by Eroll Bilibani on how DokuFest integrates documentary films into the national curricular framework to inspire social change. A panel moderated by Dea Gjinovci and composed of Brigid O'Shea, Rich Felgate and Ilir Hasanaj. This DokuTalk was made possible through the support of 'How Do I See You' project, financed by European Union in Kosovo
War crimes, surviving the past, bearing the future
Filmmakers have often stood at the forefront of conflicts and wars, documenting and filming war crimes and their consequences to get global attention. But, how different is it to film for evidentiary purposes that can later be used in a court of law? What can be learned from the experiences and perspective of the Balkans wars vis-à-vis the war in Ukraine? And what does justice look like for survivors and victims of war crimes? Bekim Blakaj Nebi Qena Zhanna Maksymenko-Dovhych Sasha Romantsova Moderated by Dea Gjinovci
Performing Democracy
What is democracy today, what does it imply and what are the most important inscribed concepts without which democracy cannot function? Is democracy possible? Is there an alternative to democracy? What is the optimal form of democracy? We talked to 62 groups of citizens, initiatives, activists, professional associations, and political parties from Kosovo, Serbia and North Macedonia aiming to discover how both democracy and the future are understood today. The answers we heard were extremely heterogeneous and ranged from the viewpoint that the “essence of democracy is the engaged citizen, dedicated to public welfare” to the standpoint that “democracy is a wrong idea due to human nature which cannot function in such a system”. Performing Democracy is a collaborative project between Kiosk from Belgrade, Kontrapunkt from Skopje, and DokuFest from Prizren. The project was supported by: the Balkan Trust for Democracy, the project of the The German Marshall Fund of the United States and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID); Allianz Kulturstiftung; Open Society Foundation Serbia, and the European Fund for the Balkans. Project authors: Ana Adamović and Milica Pekić Editorial team: Ana Adamović, Eroll Bilibani, Iskra Geshoska, Veton Nurkollari, Milica Pekić, Artan Sadiku Social game, dramatist: Katarina Pejović The exhibition can be previewed from 12:00 on Saturday 6 August. Performing Democracy Social Game, Tuesday 9 August Master of Ceremony: Lulzim Bucolli 15:00 @ Shani Efendi Garden
How Do I See You?
HOW DO I SEE YOU? Building bridges between young people in Kosovo and Serbia to be more resilient toward the aggressive media approach in the region. The mission of How do I see you? is to empower the youth in Kosovo and Serbia to confront social challenges, and discover each other in these times of terrifying fake news and hate speech that has become the norm in our lives, finding a common meeting point. Through cultural and interpersonal exchange camps between the youth of Kosovo and Serbia, the project provides a common platform for youth from both countries to know each other better, understand more about their joint interests and common problems, and as a result built a better future for each other. The multimedia exhibition How do I see you? (How Do I See You?), is an artistic reflection of the socializing of young people from Kosovo and Serbia, and it invites you to join their space and reflections. The exhibition opens on Wednesday 10 August at 18:00 and remains open until 13 August 2022. The multimedia exhibition is displayed at Shani Efendi Museum. The project is funded by the European Union and implemented by DokuFest, Free Zone, and Foundation Fund B92.
DOCUMENTARY PRACTICE MASTERCLASS: PAUL LOWE
Led by VII Photo Agency photographer Paul Lowe, this one day masterclass will explore how to research, plan, produce, edit and present an extended photo essay / documentary photography or film project. It will also explore and critically evaluate the ethical concerns relating to documentary representation. The masterclass is open to photographers, filmmakers, writers and artists interested in digging deeper into documentary practice. The masterclass will also introduce the VII Academy Level 1 Photojournalism And Documentary Photography Program led by Paul Lowe and Ziyah Gafic that will run in the region from October to December 2022.
LECTURE BY CHEMA GONZALEZ
Cinema futures and the museum of contemporary art. The case of Museo Reina Sofia This lecture will analyze the functions and articulations of cinema in the modern and contemporary art museum, using Museo Reina Sofia (Spain, Madrid) as a case study. Museo Reina Sofia is one of the major cultural institutions devoted to the rethinking the art institution, its publics and what is at stake in the current museum in a global scenario. The lecture will address the transformations of cinema throughout the museum's main activities: history being discussed in collection display, the laboratory of image-making in the temporary exhibitions and the museum as an alternative cinematheque in the regular film programming.
IN CONVERSATION: MARYAM TAFAKORY & MORGAN QUAINTANCE
In this DokuTalk session, curator Pamela Cohn will engage with special festival guests, Maryam Tafakory and Morgan Quaintance, in a free-ranging conversation about their artistic practices, inspirations, working methodologies with original footage as well as archive, and why they've found moving image to be the best form for their artistic expression. Short clips will be shown with time left for dialogue with the audience.
CLIMATE FRESK WORKSHOP
The collaborative Climate Fresk workshop will teach you the fundamental science behind climate change and empower you to take action. AGE 9+
PAINTING WORKSHOP
Gishtat, painting with children. A painting workshop led by people from Gishtat, will include 30 children. Educational activities that aim to foster collaboration between children., fostering creativity and learning to play. Paintings of children will be exhibited at ITP where DokuKids program is held and at the end at Lumbardhi cinema at the closing Ceremony. AGE 8-13
THE POP HOP WORKSHOP
The Pop-Hop Studios will bring a pop-up film sets, to allow the participants of DokuKids to quickly and collaboratively learn about cinematographic vocabulary and animation film techniques. Led by Jeremy Laurichesse we introduce a workshop in the production of animated film that often involves tackling this same pre-production over short periods of time (2-3 hours), to which is added a brief initiation to filming, editing and sound design. 3 day of 3 hour workshop each will provide each day to 12 children to learn cinematographic vocabulary and animation film techniques, and will produce short animations for screening at the closing of the festival. AGE 8-10
STOP MOTION WORKSHOP
The training program led by Viktorie Stepanova and Luna Mascha Wielandova will include stop-motion animation training by building digital skills for children and youth that will develop future capacities of creative industries in Kosovo. The animation film made by students will be screened at the closing ceremony of DokuFest. This workshop is led by two Czech professionals for animations. Around 20 participants will be engaged in creating an animated film with the theme of the festival “HOW TO SURVIVE”. AGE 8-10
