DokuTalks
Explorations in the evolving role of documentaries in shaping how we understand the world.
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Immersive sessions led by acclaimed filmmakers offering deep insights into the craft.
Short Film Forum
Guest Country: Scotland
DokuFest and the Scottish Documentary Institute (SDI) partnership brings together emerging filmmakers from opposite ends of Europe for a collaborative residency grounded in storytelling, cultural exchange, and political consciousness.
About
A space where resistance, collaboration, and emerging voices take center stage.
Tuesday, August 5
14:30
Shkolla e Muzikës 'Lorenc Antoni'
DokuTalks
Co-Produce or Stay Small
What it really takes to co-produce a short film in the Balkan: funding tools, institutional support, and regional cooperation unpacked in a talk on how short films cross borders. The Short Film Forum co-manager Jing Haase will moderate this conversation with the heads of Film Centres of Kosovo, North Macedonia, Albania and Montenegro.
Venue: Shkolla e Muzikës 'Lorenc Antoni'
Date: Tuesday, 5 August
Time: 14:30 hrs
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Public Space as Cultural Resistance
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Nobody’s Buying Your Short: So What Now?
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BEYOND SILENCE
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Against the Void: How Artists Resist Numbness
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Reassembled: Collage, Memory, and the Hybrid Image
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