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Elections rock Europe

Russia has voted for Vladimir Putin to be their president - but his election led to protests by thousands of opponents and allegations of election fraud. New French president Francois Hollande challenges youth unemployment across the EU: “Youth is the priority for all progressives in Europe” he declared. The people of Greece can't make up their minds yet. Speculation is mounting that French and Greek elections will lead to a backlash that would threaten fiscal agreements already made. Europe has plenty to worry about.

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ZEMOS98 Festival: Copylove

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From 11 to 15, April, the 14th edition of ZEMOS98 Festival will be celebrated in Seville. This year’s leitmotif is COPYLOVE which seeks to bring the focus on those communities where the economy of care, reciprocity and trust are essential elements for the management of the commons. The 14th annual ZEMOS98 Festival titles “Copylove: Commons, Love [...]

Why we do it?

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The key of our thinking about modern media education is parallel activity for the professionalisation of cultural workers and investing in young artists who can combine their artistic potential with social mission, who can share their skills with younger generations. Film and photography are currently two of the most popular media used by young people [...]

What’s on now?

Zemos98's Ruben Diaz sits on the panel for the Future Film Festival Documentary Awards.

Good afternoon one and all! It’s been a wee while since I last put anything up here, and I blame that completely on the hectic time we’ve been having here at the BFI! Last month we hosted our 5th BFI Future Film Festival, with workshops, screenings, panel discussions and more! We welcomed Dexter Fletcher and [...]

Youth MODE Documentary Workshop in Izmir

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MODE Istanbul will be organizing a creative documentary workshop in Izmir between January 30th and February 5th. The national applications are closing this Friday, the 13th of January.   Participants will be given seminars on creative documentary making, screenwriting, digital camera techniques and editing. They will shoot 5 minute documentaries on the theme of “Local [...]

Metropolis calls for new correspondents

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For the upcoming series Metropolis is looking for new video journalists/TV producers outside of the Netherlands to join our global collective. A great opportunity for reporters to produce commissioned stories for an international audience. Metropolis is an innovative TV show and website that shows remarkable stories from everyday life from all around the world. All reports [...]