Right[s] is the core theme of the upcoming AJB DOC Film Festival, running September 8 to 12 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The choice of theme emphasises “the increasingly frequent denial of fundamental rights and freedoms that all people are entitled to, regardless of their origin, beliefs and way of life,” write organisers.
“There are countless speeches about the law and rights within political and social systems, and at the same time, we are witnessing a denial of basic rights to the most vulnerable groups,” organisers add.
“The focus of the festival is on universal human values, therefore, documentary films also will deal with basic civil and political rights, but also social, cultural and economic rights, and the topics that stand out in particular are women’s rights, the rights of refugees and migrants, the rights of the media to free reporting, the right to life, the right to human dignity, the right to freedom and free choice, the right to identity, the right to an opinion and a wide range of other rights that are denied and violated despite international protection systems.”
During the 6th AJB DOC Film Festival, documentaries will be screened at Cineplexx Sarajevo and the Bosnian Cultural Center (BKC), while the program for the documentary industry professionals will be held at Chamber Theater 55.
Documentary films intended for television broadcast will be shown in the Competition program, feature-length documentaries will be shown in the Last Minute Cinema program, and AJB Screening will bring together the best documentaries from the region. The SmartDoc program will feature works by young authors.
The complete AJB DOC programme will be announced over the coming days. Organisers note that this year’s selection of films will be “the culmination of their work so far.”
