Screenings Category
Followed by a Q&A with directors' Friedrich Moser & Matthieu Lietaert author of Webdocs - Survival Guide for Online Filmmakers.
Brussels is the second biggest lobbying capital of the world. With the existence of a strong, well organised and deeply rooted lobby network directors Friedrich Moser and Matthieu Lietaert raise the question who really runs the European Union.
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Followed by an extended Q&A with director Julia Bacha
My Neighbourhood goes beyond the sensational headlines that normally dominate discussions of Jerusalem and captures the rarely heard voices of those striving for a shared future in the city. ...more
Followed by a Q&A with directors Emad Burnat and Guy Davidi
For the birth of his fourth son, Palestinian villager Emad Burnat bought his first camera and began filming as the separation barrier is being built in his village Bil'in. Five cameras are broken - and the footage of each tells a different part of the story of his village's non-violent resistance to the Israeli army. ...more
Followed by a Q&A with director Stephen Maing
High Tech Low Life follows Zola, a smart, tech-savvy and playful youngster and Tiger Temple, a 50-something citizen reporter as they each travel the country to report stories that would otherwise remain unknown. A unique peek behind the notorious Great Firewall of China that captures the fearlessness of a new digital generation. ...more
Followed by a Q&A with director Katia Jarjoura
With the presidential elections scheduled at end of May, a possible run-off mid June and the trial verdict of President Hosni Mubarak expected Goodbye Mubarak is a timely examination of the period right before the so-called Arab spring. What were the expectations of the uprising and to what extent have they been met so far? ...more
Followed by a panel discussion with director Jill Emery (other speakers to be announced)
In Ukraine: From Democracy to Chaos Jill Emery and Jean-Michel Carre explore this complex country, its geopolitical importance in Europe, and its unfinished struggle for democracy.
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THIRD PARTY SCREENING ORGANISED BY BBC PERSIAN
Followed by a Q&A with producer Jenny Norton, reporter Mehdi Parpanchi and director Katherine Duchesne.
It's one of the most corrupt countries in the world and widely criticised for its human rights record but this year Azerbaijan is hosting Eurovision - one of the most glitzy TV music competitions in the world.
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Followed by a Q&A with director Mirko Pincelli and producer Enrico Tessarin
A documentary that looks at the 677 concentration camps, rape houses and prisons set up during the Bosnian war and their legacy today in Serbia, Croatia and Bosnia & Herzegovina.
Director Mirko Pincelli addresses the complexity of post conflict society, where everyday life exists somewhere between past and present.
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