XIX. & XX. Black International Cinema 2004-2005 Interdisciplinary / Intercultural Film/Video, Dance, Theatre, Music, Seminar & Gallery Presentations Berlin/Germany & U.S.A.

in association with

Classic In Black & Institute for Cultural Diplomacy

will present an analysis of An Aspect Of History and the attempts and successes at reconciliation, by the people and nations involved. The history will be portrayed through film, seminars, photographic exhibits, publications and artistic presentations.

May 6th- May 9th, 2004
Berlin, Germany

Produced & directed by
Fountainhead® Tanz Theatre

From November 15, 1884 through February 26, 1885, an international conference, the first Berlin Conference was convened in Berlin/Germany, represented by Fürst Otto von Bismarck.

France supported the German convening of the conference, with a clear diplomatic agenda: to resist the British and Portuguese attempts to control the Congo Basin.

The conference's goal was to create an agreement, so as to restrain the existing tensions between the colonial powers and to rule Africa, by dividing the continent among the European states. David Livingston said, the mission of the Europeans in Africa had four purposes: Commerce, Christianity, Civilization and Conquest.

14 Nations participated in the Berlin Conference: Germany, Britain, France, Belgium, Spain, Portugal and Italy. Also involved were Russia, Turkey, Austria/Hungary, the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway/Sweden and the U.S.A.

Though it is widely thought the conference averted a European war, the occasion for Africa, resulted in the injustice and exploitation of African nations by European powers in the short term. Bitterness, disunity, wars and genocide were the results for Europe and Africa until the present.

 

We are an international, inter-cultural community of persons engaged in achieving increasing understanding and cooperation between individuals and groups in support of democratic procedures and the elimination of violence, religious, ethnic and gender persecution, youth exploitation, homophobia and racial hatred through the process of art, education, culture and dialogue.

 

The presentation of films, seminars, exhibitions and performances by multi-national, -cultural, -racial and -ethnic groups of artists, filmmakers and intellectuals.

The dissemination of information on a variety of issues of concern to people of the African Diaspora and people from other racial and ethnic backgrounds with convergent perspectives and interests.

The encouragement of tolerance and respect for a multi-faceted society through direct and indirect contact thereby supporting the heightened awareness necessary for living in a multi-racial, -ethnic World, Country, Town, Community.

To develop and promote the sharing of cultural, intellectual, economic and technological resources, that may be increasingly utilized to lessen the dependent state of many of the world's people.

The annual publishing of the Black International Cinema Berlin, Germany & U.S.A. Anthology.

 

Categories:
Entries invited from the African Diaspora and all Filmmakers dealing with issues relating to Intercultural and Multi-Heritaged Societies. Also entries of Children's and Art Films (i.e.: Dance, Theatre, Fine Arts, etc.)

Requirements:
35mm, 16mm, Video(NTSC, PAL, SECAM) U-Matic 3/4" and Beta.
VHS tapes only for pre-selection. The video tape of those cinematic works selected for presentation in the XIX. Black International Cinema, will be retained for festival archives.
All submissions must be sent to the Berlin, Germany address below.

For more information, please contact:

or visit:

www.black-international-cinema.com
www.fountainhead-tanz-theatre.de

 

We currently have the application in PDF format. An online form will be available shortly. Please revisit this webpage soon if you wish to use the online method.

Application deadline is December 31st, 2003.

Download the PDF Application here.
Please print out the form, and send or fax it to the address above.

INTERACTIVE MIRROR – SPIEGEL INTERAKTIV embodies the educational, artistic, psycho-social process which empowers the participants to obtain a deeper understanding and awareness of one´s self, group and societal interrelations. This project is being held alongside the Black Internation Cinema event. Please follow the above link for more information.

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