IMAGINE Euro Tolerance Festival due in Baku
By Amina Nazarli
On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Treaties of Rome, IMAGINE Euro Tolerance Festival will be held in Baku from on October 12-20.
The event will present a dense calendar of events including
musical performances, debates and discussions, film screenings,
photo video contest, art exhibitions and more. A number of
well-known film directors, musicians and other artists and
performers are expected to be present in Baku in the framework of
IMAGINE.
Aiming to promote the values of the intercultural dialogue and
tolerance through different expressions of art, the first edition
of the festival is co-organized by the Delegation of European Union
to Azerbaijan, in cooperation with EU MS Embassies accredited in
Azerbaijan, Embassies of Switzerland, Norway, Peru, Israel, Mexico,
Argentina, Cuba and Brazil, Park Cinema, Landmark Hotel, DokuBaku,
"United Cultures", Baku Media Centre, YARAT and with the support of
Turkish Airlines and Asan radio 100 FM.
Particularly relevant is the cinema section. 20 European documentary films on the theme of tolerance and diversity will be presented in the framework of DokuBaku International Documentary Film Festival.
DokuBaku International Documentary Film Festival will bring a selection of distinguished non-fiction and documentary films from all around the world to Azerbaijani audiences. The main theme of this first edition’s festival is Testing Reality where various new approaches to social and cultural matters will be explored.
Moreover, this year the fifth edition of the “Cinema for Social
Change” program is set to take place as part of Imagine and
DokuBaku. “Cinema for Social Change” is an international film
project dedicated to presenting documentary and feature films
focused on some of the essential political and social issues facing
people today, organized by Adam Mickiewicz Institute in
collaboration with Embassy of Poland.
The cooperation between Imagine, DokuBaku and Cinema for Social
Change will give life to an extraordinary event that will allow
people to enjoy more than 40 movies from 20 countries, in
conventional and non-conventional cinema halls and cafes around
Baku.
In addition to exposing Azerbaijani audience to the documentary
genre, the festival will support local documentary filmmakers by
encouraging the production and screening of local films. Film
screenings will be complemented with discussions and debates on
various social issues with the participation of local and
international film professionals.
Imagine and DokuBaku create an opportunity for the local artists
and filmmakers to participate in these festivals. Imagine has
launched a photo/video contest on the theme of tolerance, while
DokuBaku has announced a call for submissions of short
documentaries by Azerbaijani directors living in the country and
abroad for its competition program.
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Amina Nazarli is AzerNews’ staff journalist, follow her on Twitter: @amina_nazarli
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