Greece
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Towards a greener future at Evia
EVIA FILM PROJECT: Back with its second edition, The Evia Film Project aims to help the Greek island's recovery from the devastating wildfires and to be an international hub for sustainable film production.
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The caricature and the role of satire in information warfare
VISUALS: Graphic satire has become a weapon. The first "caricature war" emerged between Protestants and Catholics. Caricature also revolve around Ukraine and Russia, boosting morale within one's own ranks by ridiculing the enemy using all possible means and stereotypes, while glorifying one's own side.
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When the world is really on fire
EU: Europe never became an adult or responsible player in a multipolar world. A common foreign and security policy has never gone beyond the sketch. Will it happen now?
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For peace to prevail
JOURNALISM: How a German trial of two Syrian refugees put the crimes of Bashar al-Assad's regime under the international spotlight
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Forthcoming Features: Laughing in Afghanistan – «I told myself we must do the film at all costs»
INTERVIEW: Director Anneta Papathanassiou speaks with Modern Times Review on her forthcoming film Laughing in Afghanistan.
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«Every documentary from this region is simply a labour of love, enthusiasm, solidarity within a film crew»
SARAJEVO FILM FESTIVAL: Modern Times Review speaks with Sarajevo Film Festival Documentary Programme programmer Rada Šešić on the documentaries in competition, Docu Rough Cut Boutique, the place of Sarajevo Film Festival among the wider festival landscape, and more.
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To Hear Children Weeping in a Photograph
PHOTOGRAPHY: The journalistic war photos that we have, unfortunately, seen so frequently in recent months are primarily meant to inform us about the conflict. However, they often strive to take on a subjective character and become political actors. Photographs of suffering children play a special role in this transformation. What role?
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25° meridian countries showcased at the 2nd Film O’Clock International Festival
The 2nd edition of the Film O’Clock International Festival will take place between March 1-6, 2022, in six countries on the 25° meridian East longitude: #Lithuania, #Romania, #Bulgaria, #Greece, #Egypt and #South Africa#. The festival programme showcases both classic titles and fresh short films. This year’s Classic Cinema Section includes six powerful and innovative feature…
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The 24th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival announces Agora Docs activities and submission deadlines
Agora Docs returns for the upcoming 24th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, held from March 10-20, 2022. #Agora Docs# itself will take place from March 11-19, 2022, inviting documentary filmmakers to submit their films in the Agora Doc Market, the Docs in Progress and the Thessaloniki Pitching Forum sections. Agora invites filmmakers who have a documentary in…