Description
The project addresses the social need for intercultural and anti-discrimination human rights education. The project will be raising awareness about these issues by using documentary film as the medium for information and education. The project encompasses 3 editions of WATCH DOCS Human Rights in Film International Film Festival (WD IFF) in Warsaw and the Checkpoints section as part of the Bergen International Film Festival (BIFF), in the years 2013 –2015. In 2013 BIFF featured a program of Polish films and WATCH DOCS – a review of Norwegian social documentaries. One of the events accompanying the 2014 WD will be a workshop for young film makers from Poland and Norway. The 2014 and 2015 editions of WD IFF and BIFF will feature jointly prepared documentary retrospectives on European cultural diversity and on the artistic diversity of European documentaries. 2 editions of WD IFF travelling festival and WD IFF on-line are also included. Target groups of the project include general audience, documentary filmmakers and human rights activists.
Summary of project results
The project addressed the social need for intercultural and anti-discrimination human rights education. The project raised awareness about these issues by using documentary film as the medium for information and education. The project encompassed 3 editions of WATCH DOCS Human Rights in Film International Film Festival (WD IFF) in Warsaw and the Checkpoints section as part of the Bergen International Film Festival (BIFF), in the years 2013 –2015. In 2013 BIFF featured a program of Polish films and WATCH DOCS – a review of Norwegian social documentaries. One of the events accompanying the 2014 WD was a workshop for young film makers from Poland and Norway. The 2014 and 2015 editions of WD IFF and BIFF featured jointly prepared documentary retrospectives on European cultural diversity and on the artistic diversity of European documentaries. 2 editions of WD IFF travelling festival and WD IFF on-line are also included. Target groups of the project included general audience, documentary filmmakers and human rights activists.
Summary of bilateral results
Bergen IFF and WATCH DOCS IFF cooperated on their programes – BIFF was contribute with its expertise on Scandinavian films and its access to the newest film productions. In particular, BIFF featured programes devoted to human rights, a program of Polish films and two retrospectives prepared together with WD. The cooperation not only enriched repertoires of both festivals, but also created a space for a Polish-Norwegian debate (panel discussions). The Polish-Norwegian workshop for filmmakers may also result in further collaboartions, such as films coproductions.