I would like to inform you that Balkan KFK Festival is in preparation for the further editions new shape and different content. Our fifth edition will start at the 22nd of April 2010 (Day of the Planet Earth) with the new name: Balkan+ KFK Festival. Our new age group is for filmmakers 17 to 25 years old (this is KFK PLUS!). Also, participants from 11 Balkan Countries will be one section of the Festival. The best from Balkan Countries we will present in International Competition Section and International Information Section.
Balkan+ Festival is partner of the Plural+ festival of UN and Media Education Centre is official partner of UNAOC. One of presenters on the Balkan+ will be Plural+, Camera Zizanio (Greece), ListenUp! New York, KIDSFIRST, Los Angeles, JugendFilm Hamburg, Germany; Zoom to Europe (Hungary), Media Literacy Award (Austria), DZMP (Slovenia), Root and Routes (Germany), Videotivoli (Finland), Nordic Youth Film Festival (Norway), October Fest (Sweden).
We would like to invite all young filmmakers and Festival to help us with promotion of the films made by Young Filmmakers. This year we are especially interested in films about Environment and films about migrants, their identity and diversity.
During the Balkan + we will have some workshops:
Animation Film Workshop (Leaders of the workshop will be Mr. Erling Ericsson - Sweden, Mr. Nikos Repoulios - Greece, Mr. Jean-Luc Slock - Belgium, Mr. Igor Gimbos - Serbia and Mr. Vid Rajin - International Youth Media Summit), Multimedia Workshop (TV, WEB, Internet Radio with Mr. Nikos Theodosiou - Greece, Mr. Miomir Rajcevic - Serbia and Miss Dunja Radulov - International Youth Media Summit). Main issues of the Balkan + will be Ecology, Migrations, Diversity, Social Inclusion and Identity expressed by young people from Balkan + Other Countries. During the Balkan+ KFK will be held CIFEJ Board Meeting and Extraordinary General Assembly and our guests will be:
Ms. Firdoze Bulbulia, President, South Africa
Mr. Mohsen Chiniforoushan, Secretary General, Iran
Ms. Katarina Minichova, Vice President, Slovakia
Mr. Gunther Kinstler, Vice President, Germany
Ms Bitte Eskilson, Sweden
Ms Helen Ward, United Kingdom
Mr. Jean-Luc Slock, Belgium
Ms Antonella Di Nocera, Italy
Mr. Vinod Ganatra, India
Mr. Samir Nasr, Canada
Ms. Maryam Bafekrpour, Iran, Executive Director
We would like to promote some of our International Summer Activities: 1. International Youth Film Camp "Taste of Peace 2" I will be held in different places in North Serbia from 20th to 29th of July 2010. Film, Animation and Multimedia Educators will be from USA (Media Academy from the CHS, Los Angeles) and Media Education Centre. Participants have to be 15 to 22 years old willing to use creativity for film, animation and multimedia production. During the Film camp will be also small school of painting with participants from children's art academy "Petit Montmartre". Also, we will have lessons of Serbian, Spanish, German, French and English languages.
2. International Youth Film Camp "Taste of Peace 2" II will be held in Mountain TARA, great and beautiful National Park in Central Serbia, close to the Kusturica village on Mokra Gora will be held from 30th of July to 8th of August 2010! Film, Animation and Multimedia Educators will be from USA (Media Academy from the CHS, Los Angeles) and Media Education Centre. Participants have to ne 15 to 22 years old willing to use creativity for film, animation and multimedia production. Our guest will be Belgrade Youth Philharmonic Orchestra and main issue of the Camp will be: Environment, Multimedia and Basic Natural Elements of Music. During the Film camp will be also small school of painting with participants from children's art academy "Petit Montmartre". Also, we will have lessons of Serbian, Spanish, German, French and English languages.
3. International Youth Media Summit will be held in Belgrade from 11th to 20th of August. Participants from more than 25 Countries will work on multimedia expression of their opinion about seven main issues of the Summit: HEALTH, VIOLENCE, DEMOCRACY, YOUTH, ENVIRONMENT, POVERTY, and DISCRIMINATION
Intercultural dialogue, creativity and innovation in media production, publishing and broadcasting! PSA's, films, documentaries, TV, radio, animation, internet... all kind of media made by young people all around the Planet!
The program of the 5th Summit is exclusively designed to provide Skill and Professional Development as well as familiarizing the young participants with codes and standards of Media. Also, provide media platform for young adults to express and present the seven significant issues relating to them globally:
HEALTH, VIOLENCE, DEMOCRACY, YOUTH, ENVIRONMENT, POVERTY and DISCRIMINATION
The outcomes of the 5th Summit will be:
. Seven declarations about global situation in seven focus items of the Summit's work: youth, health, poverty, violence, discrimination, democracy and environment;
. Seven Public Service Announcements (PSAs) filmed and edited by student filmmakers as well as researched and prepared by the student diplomats
. Seven documentaries-making off-about every of the Summits Teams
Special focuses of the 5th Summit:
. WESTERN BALKANS: Youth for the future! Media literacy-tool for reconciliation of the good relationship in western Balkan. Animate It project!
. POVERTY, YOUTH and Global Economical crisis, with special focus in the migrants, refugees and young people in the process of readmission;
. ENVIRONMENT and Global
. DISCRIMINATION, VIOLENCE and INRETCULTURAL COMMUNICATION-TECHNOLOGIES, tools for youth cooperation against prejudice!
. HEALTH, YOUTH AND ECOLOGY: Influence of Media Literacy and Media Education in developing sustainable and healthy environment. Role of the Public service Broadcasters in this process;
. YOUTH, DEMOCTACY, Media and Civil Society
. PORTAL for OPEN MIND! International Youth Community, Electronic Democracy and Children's and Human Rights (Round Table);
. GLOBAL SCHOOL: Online Educational and Collaborative Activities (Round Table)
. GLOBAL mobile reporters: internet radio and TV reporting IN REAL TIME! Every day we will have streaming on the internet of all main activities of the Summit. Summits Internet TV Station (IYMS TV) with 24 hours of program...
. SCREENINGS, PRESENTATIONS, PANELS AND DISCUSSIONS
. IYMS Traveling Cinema Project
Swedish Institute, Film i Halland, Media Education Centre with
Youth Center, Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Film Workshop, 21st to 28th of June >>>>>MORE>>>>>
International Festival of Children's Theatres and
Media Education Centre Presents:
Festival TV, Subotica, 17th to 23rd of May 2009
18th of May, 15:00 Belgrade time
Interviews with Students of Saint Petersburg State Theatre Academy, Russia
EuChiRa European Children's Radio
After being invited by RADIJOJO (Children's internet radio from Berlin), Media Education Center has become a partner in the EDERA project. With this project, we have also become a partner in the European Commission campaign: 2008 - European Year of Intercultural Dialogue. We have done this project with the support and financial help of European Cultural Foundation, The Ministry of Culture of Serbia, The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Serbia, The Information Committee of The Executive Council of The Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, The Municipality of Becej and the City Theatre of Becej.
For the successful ending of the project, on 27th of February 2009. at 11:00 we will open the audio-video-internet bridge with Berlin in the Creative center of the City Theatre, and we will hold a mutual press conference. We will have help from the young participants of the project "Intercultural Technology" of the organization "ITAKA" from Becej, which cooperates with Media Education Center.
At that time, in the gallery of the Creative center there will be the Multimedia EuChiRa Exhibition and International photo exhibition from the 3rd World Summit of Media for Youth "Seven Voices"... From 11:00 until 14:00 our EUCHIRA Internet channel will be open, and the happening will be broadcasted live
here:
The multimedia PREMIERE of the six radio shows is a part of our participation in the UNICEF International Day of Children's Programs Broadcasting, on 1st of March 2009. From the same spot, the Creative centre, we will broadcast radio program produced by the children in the EuChiRa project.
If you wish to tune in to our programs, to tell us something, or ask us anything, do it over the internet at our TION TV:
International Children's Broadcasting Day On 1st March 2009, we invite Organizations, Schools and Institutions working with children and youth around the world to Unite for Children: Tune in to Kids! What do children and young people care about most? What are their values, fears and dreams? Many children around the world share the same ideals, even if their lives are vastly different. Tune in to Kids! will give us a platform to hear their opinions, see their perspectives and listen to their stories.
We will create special programming for the day and package existing programming as a marathon ICDB event. Invite youth into the our web presentation to screen our programmes and talk shows and young reporters interview local politicians.
UNICEF will provide logos, graphics, spots and short programming to help shape and brand ICDB specials. UNICEF will also help connect broadcasters with local youth media organizations that are looking for an outlet for their television and radio productions.
See you at www.mediaeducationcentre.eu 1st of March 2009 from 11am to 6pm (Central Eureopean Time)
GLOBAL Mobile Reporters!
Winter Mul timedia Workshop
WHAT is DEMOCRACY to ME!
We have film made by young filmmakers from 12 Countries during the Becej International Winter Multimedia Workshop 2008:
IYMS, Media Education Centre and Media Laboratory
...Do you have an opinion on Democracy that you wish to share with the world? Get your mobile, still digital or video cameras rolling! IYMS, Media Education Centre and Media Laboratory asking youth around the WORLD to create DRAWING, PHOTOS, CARTOON, SHORT FILM... completing the statement "Democracy IN: ...health...violence...racism...women's rights...poverty...environment...youth empowerment"
Small Fish Grand Prix 6-12 of the Balkan KFK Festival by
Children's and Professionals Jury
Balkan KFK Festival
Where: Becej, Serbia
When: December 9th to 15th 2008
What: International Winter Multimedia Workshop (WMW)
Media Education Centre, Media Laboratory, MediaTION and International
Youth Media Summit
What is DEMOCRACY to ME!
GLOBAL Mobile Reporters
International Animated Film Workshop
Special Guest: Mr. Erling Ericsson More>>>>>>
Cinewest and ICYMAN (Australia), Media Education Centre (Serbia), South Lanarkshire Council (Scotland) and Cleveland High School (USA) will be the main organizers of the Summit in the year 2008.
This program is exclusively designed to provide Skill and Professional Development as well as familiarizing the young participants with codes and standards of Media outlets in Australia. Also, provide media platform for young adults to express and present the seven significant issues relating to them globally.
Second edition of the TIONNN, e-zine of the Media Education Centre is ready and will be in yours mailboxes on Monday, 28th of May. We have special place for your NEWS, INFORMATION, PROJECTS. If you would like to take your place in TIONNN please send to TIONNN:
Name of your Organization,
Country,
Your name,
Headline of your information,
Text, no more then 100 words,
One photo (JPG or GIF)
If you would like you can also send:
Address of your Organization,
Phone and fax numbers,
E-mail and
WEB address
We have two groups on YouTuBe:
YouthMediA group for film(s) made by young people, members of Media Education Centre, Media Laboratory, ISMW and Youth Producers Network. If you have film(s) and you are between 16 and 25, please upload your film(s) on www.youtube.com/group/YouthMediA
Balkan KFK Festival Group for film(s) of young producers up to 16! If you are younger then 16 and have film(s) please upload your films on www.youtube.com/group/KFKF
Media Education Centre and Media Laboratory wish to inform you that, we decided to offer to you a periodic internet newspaper which we will call TION Network News-TIONNN. To all of you who are interested in what will happen in the following period in the field of media, media literacy, media education, films made by children and youth for children and youth, various festivals, workshops. we will send the TIONNN e-zine several times a year. Send us your e-mail and we will put you on the list of subscribers to TIONNN, which will be delivered to your inbox in a PDF format. Those, who wish to downloadTIONNN by themselves, should also send us an e-mail, and we'll then inform you only when a new edition of the TIONNN e-zine is available on our website www.mediaeducationcentre.eu. To all of those who don't wish to receive ANY letters or notifications from Media Education Centre-Media Laboratory, we apologize, and ask them to send us an EMPTY e-mail and we shall erase them from our address book.
The
Media Education Centre (MEC) for children and youth is founded
as no-political, no-profit NGO, gathering civilest willing to
work for aims of scientific and professional researches about
influence and application of media in no-formal education of children
through media literacy, and in accordance with human and children
rights on access to information, rights to preservation of cultural,
national and religious diversity and the right to participate
in media.
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