The Art of Collaboration – Festival One World in Brussels
18.04.2017 / 18:00
One World, International Documentary Film Festival on Human Rights, will take place in Brussels from April 24th till May 4th, where 16 movies chosen from Prague One World festival will be screened for the Brussels’ audience. The Permanent Representation of the Czech Republic to the European Union, Czech Centre in Brussels, together with People in Need Foundation, the European Parliament, the Representation of Norway to the EU, with organizations from the Human Rights and Democracy Network and the Brussels United Nations Information Centre (UNRIC) invite you to this unique film festival connected with human rights.
The main theme of the festival in Brussels will be The Art of Collaboration. Such topic aims to contribute to a debate about the crisis in Europe. One World wants to remind us in these turbulent times full of conflicts and negative news of the power of collaboration as a possible path to recovery. Collaboration is a positive way to react to a divided society in a crisis of values.
The opening ceremony will take place in the Bozar Centre for Fine Arts on April 24th at 8pm with the first movie “Good Postman”. The movie of the Bulgarian director Tonislav Hristov documents small and stubborn Bulgarian village, which faces the Turkish border and has been resisting foreign invaders since the times of the Roman and Ottoman Empires. The Great Gate, as the village has been called for centuries because of its location on the doorsteps of the former Ottoman Empire, has found itself in the middle of European crisis, as at night asylum seekers sneak across the border causing fear and unrest. Once again the sleepy and forgotten village has become the most important secret loophole of Europe. Postman Ivan has a new political vision. He decides to run for mayor to bring the dying village to life by welcoming refugees. His opponents want either to close their eyes or close down the border and reintroduce communism. Busy on the campaign trail while delivering the mail, Ivan soon learns that while good intentions are not enough, even the smallest deeds matter…
An integral part of the festival is a series of discussions with human rights defenders, politicians and experts and also school screenings. Screenings will be followed by panel discussions with the participation of Alex Bakker, researcher, screenwriter, transgender historian, and a representative of Eye on Cuba Network, Tereza Grünvaldová, Regional Program Manager for Asia at the NGO Search for Common Ground, Wael Alej from Christian Solidarity Worldwide, Emma Jeblaoui, programme coordinator and expert on deradicalisation or Šimon Pánek, Director of People in Need etc.
Festival screenings will be held in the European Parliament, the Committee of Regions, the Permanent Representation of the Czech Republic to the EU, the Norwegian Embassy in Belgium, the Bozar Centre for Fine Arts and Cinema Galeries in Brussels. Entry is free for most of the screenings.