The Berlin Language of Art & Music Conference 2014
"Cinematic Cultural Diplomacy: Practicing Cultural Diplomacy through Film"
Held Parallel to the Berlin International Film Festival

Wednesday, February 12th, 2014 | Thursday, February 13th, 2014 | Friday, February 14th, 2014 | |
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09:30 | Registration Tea, Coffee & Refreshments |
Tea, Coffee & Refreshments | Tea, Coffee & Refreshments |
10:00 | Welcome & Introduction (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Mark C. Donfried (Director General & Founder, Institute for Cultural Diplomacy) |
"Mission Possible: Film as Cultural Diplomacy" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Nursel Köse (German Actress & Film Director) Location: The ICD House of Arts & Culture |
"Cinematic Cultural Diplomacy in the Diplomatic Sector and as a Strategy of Nation Branding" (Interactive Panel Discussion) Speaker: The Hon. Erna Hennicot-Schoegpes (Vice President of the ICD Advisory Board; Former President of the Parliament of Luxembourg; Former Minister of Culture & Religious Affairs) Location: The ICD House of Arts & Culture |
10:45 | "Cinematic Cultural Diplomacy: Practicing Cultural Diplomacy through Film" (Interactive Panel Discussion) Moderator: Amb. Karl-Erik Norman (Member of Faculty, Center for Cultural Diplomacy Studies) Speakers: Tobias Janson, (Swedish Film Producer) Jannik Tai Nosholt, (Danish Scriptwriter) Location: The ICD House of Arts & Culture |
"Film industries in a single market: some aspects of European audiovisual policies" Speaker: The Hon. Erna Hennicot-Schoegpes (Vice President of the ICD Advisory Board; Former President of the Parliament of Luxembourg; Former Minister of Culture & Religious Affairs) Location: The ICD House of Arts & Culture |
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11:30 | Tea, Coffee & Refreshments | Tea, Coffee & Refreshments | Tea, Coffee & Refreshments |
12:00 | "Actor. The Romantic Cultural Diplomat" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Cosmina Stratan (Romanian Actress) Location: The ICD House of Arts & Culture |
"Cross Cultural Studies through Experimental Performance Art-Practice and Cinematic Documentation" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Prof. Helmi Vent (Professor emerita at the Mozarteum University Salzburg, Austria, Director of LIA - Lab Inter Arts) Location: The ICD House of Arts & Culture |
"The Film "Blue Lips" as an Example of International Collaboration Cultural Diplomacy" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Candela Figueira (US Actress) Location: The ICD House of Arts & Culture |
12:30 | "The Impact of an Unfortunate Event - The Film "Circles" as an Example of Cultural Diplomacy" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Nikola Rakocevic (Serbian Actor) Location: The ICD House of Arts & Culture |
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13:00 | Lunch Break | Lunch Break | Lunch Break |
14:30 | "The Aesthetics of Shadow: Lighting and Japanese Cinema" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Prof. Dr. Daisuke Miyao (Chair, Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures Associate Professor of Japanese Film and Cinema Studies, University of Oregon) Location: The ICD House of Arts & Culture |
"Linguistic Integrity in Cross-Cultural Filmmaking" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Bentley Brown (US Writer & Filmmaker) Location: The ICD House of Arts & Culture |
"The Role of the Artist in the Contemporary World" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Igor Simic (Serbian Writer and Director) Location: The ICD House of Arts & Culture |
15:00 | "Peacebuilders: Languages and Roles" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Nesrin Cavadzade (Azerbaijani Actress) Location: The ICD House of Arts & Culture |
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15:30 | "Cinematic Cultural Diplomacy" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Mark Donfried (Director General & Founder, Institute for Cultural Diplomacy) Location: The ICD House of Arts & Culture |
"Film as a Cultural Diplomacy Tool" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Bridget Callow-Wright (Australian Film Producer) Location: The ICD House of Arts & Culture |
"Film, a Letter to the Future" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Adina Istrate (Romanian Writer & Director) Location: The ICD House of Arts & Culture |
16:00 | Tea, Coffee & Refreshments | Tea, Coffee & Refreshments | Tea, Coffee & Refreshments |
16.30 |
The Role of Dance as Cultural Diplomacy Speaker: Tatjana Sehic Consultant, Intercultural Communication Location: The ICD House of Arts & Culture |
Lecture & Discussion Moderator: Nancy Buirski (US Film Producer) Location: The ICD House of Arts & Culture |
Dance & Body Language (Workshop & Performance) Speaker: Tatjana Sehic (Consultant, Intercultural Communication) Location: The ICD House of Arts & Culture |
17:00 |
"Human Mechanisms - Immigration Through Film" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Neta Riskin (Israeli Actress) Location: The ICD House of Arts & Culture |
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17:30 | "20th Commemoration of the genocide against Tutsi in Rwanda" (Film Screening, Discussion followed by a farewell Reception- co- hosted with the Embassy of Rwanda) Speakers: Eric Kabera (Film Director, Founder and CEO of the Kwetu Film institute in Rwanda Martin Brandes (Senior Advisor International Cooperation, Kwetu Film Institute) Location: The ICD House of Arts & Culture |
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19:00 | Group Dinner- Pakistani Experience at the Gandhara | ||
22:00 | BERLINALE- Berlinale Open House Berlinale NATIVe hosts a storytelling-slam with invited storytellers and open mike Location: ![]() Audi Berlinale Lounge - Marlene-Dietrich-Platz |
