UNESCO Announces Selection of TV Films for Open Frame Festival & Forum
23-07-2003 ()
Fifteen television films from 15 different countries were selected out of 211 submissions to the "Open Frame", the international festival and forum on public service broadcasting and cultural diversity that UNESCO and the Public Service Broadcasting Trust (PSBT) organize in New Delhi, India, from 21 to 27 August 2003.
"UNESCO thanks all television-makers who submitted a production for consideration", says UNESCO's Rosa Maria Gonzalez, one of the forum co-organizers. "We are very glad with the interest this activity has raised among television professionals, as well as with the quality of the materials proposed for selection. We received entries from 55 countries thanks to the active role that UNESCO National Commissions and UNESCO field offices played in mobilizing support at the national level, and we thank them for their work".
According to Gonzalez, the selection process was demanding, as many different criteria had to be applied: topic raised for discussion by the production (in relation with public service broadcasting), professional standards of the work, innovation, geographical representation, etc. Sometimes some excellent productions had to be left out because of the limitations of programme space.
The following films were selected for screening and discussion:
Algeria: Femme Taxi a Sidi Bel Abbes (A taxi woman in Sidi Bel Abbes), Hadjadj Belkacem, 52’, 2000
Argentina: Equal but different, Ines Dussel, 20’, 2003
Bolivia: Vest Made of Money, Patricio Luna, 27’, 2002
Cambodia/France: S21, the Khmer Rouge Killing Machine, Rithy Panh, 101’, 2003
China: The Snake Boy, Michelle Chen, 60’, 2002
Iran: The Truth and the Wind, Amir Hassan Nedaei, 52’, 2003
Lebanon: Sindbad in Baghdad, Hady Zaccak, 26’, 2003
Pakistan: Taller than the Mountains, Farooq Beg, 23’, 2003
Palestine: Invasion, Nizar Hassan, 50’, 2003
Peru: Choropampa, the price of gold, Ernesto Cabellos, 52’, 2002
Rwanda/Senegal: Rwanda in Memory, Samba Felix Ndiaye, 67’, 2003
South Africa/Namibia: Ochre and Water, Joelle Chesselet, 53’, 2001
South Korea: Snow falling on the Mountains, Lee Jae Heon (KBS), 57’, 2003
Togo: The dilemma of Eya, Adjike Assouma, 26’, 2002
Uruguay: Aside, Mario Handler, 56’, 2002
The Indian programme selection will be announced shortly.
The event is not intended to be a traditional festival but a forum for discussion on public service broadcasting issues, with concrete illustrations coming from very different parts of the world. Topics such as “television and war”, “questioning development through television”, “building a collective memory”, “TV’s contribution to women’s fight for equality”, “objectivity vs. the expression of the filmmaker’s point of view” or “television and justice” will be debated.
The "Open Frame" Festival is organized within the framework of UNESCO’s Programme for Creative Content, aimed at supporting creativity and innovation in media content production for television, radio and new media, and as part of the Organization’s efforts to encourage the concept of public service broadcasting and the educational and cultural dimensions of media.
According to Gonzalez, the selection process was demanding, as many different criteria had to be applied: topic raised for discussion by the production (in relation with public service broadcasting), professional standards of the work, innovation, geographical representation, etc. Sometimes some excellent productions had to be left out because of the limitations of programme space.
The following films were selected for screening and discussion:
The Indian programme selection will be announced shortly.
The event is not intended to be a traditional festival but a forum for discussion on public service broadcasting issues, with concrete illustrations coming from very different parts of the world. Topics such as “television and war”, “questioning development through television”, “building a collective memory”, “TV’s contribution to women’s fight for equality”, “objectivity vs. the expression of the filmmaker’s point of view” or “television and justice” will be debated.
The "Open Frame" Festival is organized within the framework of UNESCO’s Programme for Creative Content, aimed at supporting creativity and innovation in media content production for television, radio and new media, and as part of the Organization’s efforts to encourage the concept of public service broadcasting and the educational and cultural dimensions of media.
Related themes/countries
· Public Service Broadcasting: News Archives 2003
· Creative Content: News Archives 2003
· India: News Archive 2003
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