The Institute of Documentary Film will host June 29 a Facebook debate about Industry response to conflict, with specific reference to the war in Ukraine.
“Four months ago, Russia invaded Ukraine and started a war in the middle of Europe. Immediately there were large waves of solidarity towards people in Ukraine. There were also immediate calls, open letters or discussions about boycotting Russian culture, including cinema. No matter whether you are for a complete boycott or stand somewhere in between, we all have to make a stand that reflects in our everyday work,” writes IDF.
“How do such conflicts influence film industry practice and what needs to be done if we really want to highlight filmmakers and film works from the former-Soviet region? Are there any similarities between the war in ex-Yugoslavia in terms of giving voices to all the countries?”
The panelists discussing these and other related topics are:
- Daria Badior: Freelance critic, editor, and journalist from Ukraine. She is a co-curator of the Kyiv Critics’ Week film festival, which takes place annually at the end of October.
- Kumjana Novakova: In 2006 she co-founded the Pravo Ljudski Film Festival in Sarajevo, and acts as its chief curator and director. She also led the Film Department of the Museum of Contemporary Arts in Skopje from 2018 to 2021.
- Volia Chajkouskaya: Belarusian filmmaker, founder and program director of Northern Lights Film Festival in Belarus and the company Volia Films. She first established herself in the industry as a producer, her producer debut The Road Movie premiering at IDFA and distributed in the US and the world..
- Srdjan Keča: Filmmaker, visual artist and educator. Keča’s documentary films have consistently screened at leading festivals: IDFA, DOK Leipzig, Full Frame, Jihlava IDFF, etc., winning multiple awards and critical acclaim.
Moderator:
- Dîna Iordanova – a notable specialist in world cinema, with specific expertise in the cinema of the Balkans, Eastern Europe, and Europe in general. Her research approaches cinema on a meta-national level and focuses on the dynamics of transnational film; she has special interest in issues related to cinema at the periphery and in alternative historiography.
The June 29 Facebook debate is organized by the Institute of Documentary Film in cooperation with DocuDays UA.
