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YTNF Film Festival in Lugansk On June 10th, more than 50 people, mostly youth, have joined YTNF film festival event in Lugansk. The program proposed films of the festivals organized by Goethhe-Institute jointly with Zukunftsfonds, “Gestures of reconciliation”, “All human beings are born free and equal”.
As starter we had film from Estonia, by Margit Korbe, about difficult choice between family and gambling machine, is something well-known here as well.
The story of Katsiaryna Kamockaya from Belarus, “Little Peter of great wood or good morning to everyone”, invited to see the war with eyes of a child, and how it is still possible to be human during the war.
A film from Israel, by Muhamad Abu Zarka, “Stranger in Motherland”, spread silence in the room, and whispers – is it about life in Israel nowadays?
Aik Karapetian from Latvia, “A Double Life” – what your social status and financial wealth mean in this world, can it make you more human.
To be continued…
IVO “SVIT-Ukraine”, in cooperation with SCI Belarus and AVI Moldova, in the framework of “Youth Transcending New Frontiers” international project, are proud to present an international film festival, which takes place 22nd May till 27th June 2008 on the themes of human rights, combating racism, xenophobia and social exclusion.
“Youth Transcending New Frontiers” film festival consists of series of film events, which will run parallel in Chisinau, Moldova, Minsk, Belarus, and also Kharkiv, Lugansk and Artemovsk, Ukraine. The goal of the festival is to draw attention of public, especially youth, to problems of racism and xenophobia, protection of human rights and social inclusion of vulnerable parts of society. Details...
Author: Julia Myasyshcheva Published at: 28.05.2008
Chernovtsy is a regional center in Western Ukraine, along with Lviv is considered to be cultural center of Western Ukraine. The city has rich history and cultural background (in different periods it was part of Turkish Empire, Austrian-Hungarian Empire and Romania, the city is called ‘little Vienna” or “European Alexandria” because of its rich cultural and historic backgrounds), and very multi-national community – according to population census in 2001 65 different nationalities are living in the city. One of the biggest ethnic groups is Jewish, and before 2nd World War Jewish minority was playing important part in the life of the city. Details...
Author: Julia Myasyshcheva Published at: 19.05.2008
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