| May 29 - June 3, 2012 Tropentheater Amsterdam / Museum Volkenkunde Leiden ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR FILMS BEELD VOOR BEELD is a documentary film festival dealing with cultural diversity. Rooted in visual anthropology, the festival screens documentaries on various (sub-)cultures in a format combining screenings, discussions and seminars on different themes. It offers a meeting place for filmmakers and audiences from different cultural backgrounds. All filmmakers will be present, and much attention is paid to the discussions between them and the audience. Entry submission is open to every production that either deals with subjects of anthropology, sociology and social issues or fits in with the overall theme. So films that do not fit in with the overall theme can also be submitted. A special program of student films will be part of the festival. The section on student films is open to all educational programs on visual anthropology or documentary filmmaking fitting in with the overall format of the festival. Apart from general film screenings, the 23rd edition will have as its main theme: After the War Media in Conflict and Post –Conflict Situations is one of the themes of the UNESCO program Post-Conflict and Post-Disaster Responses (PCPD). Beeld voor Beeld 2012 connects with this theme with the central issue: how do different cultures cope with the aftermath of armed conflict and how are these processes of dealing with the past, reconciliation and the building of a new democratic society reflected in the media? How do the media contribute to these processes? The focus in the festival will be on Colombia and Iraq, but we also welcome films from other countries that find or found themselves in a post –conflict situation having to deal with the traumas of the past and the challenges of the future. |
