The Balkan Identities, Balkan Cinemas publication is based on a youth, seminar which was organised by NISI MASA, together with its Bulgarian member Art Group Haide, in Blagoevgrad, South-West Bulgaria, in
March 2006.
Supported by the Council of Europe and the Fondation de France, this meeting gathered young participants from 8 Balkan countries : Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia and Romania,
plus guests from other European countries and local audience. Directors and film critics coming from the Balkans and various parts of Europe (e.g : Ron Holloway) were invited for film discussions. After the seminar, participants and members of NISI MASA wrote the texts that are now compiled in this 89-page book made up of two main sections : Thematic approaches (e.g : ‘‘Kitch and black humour’’) and National cinemas. This second section is divided into chapters on Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia,
Bosnia & Herzegovina, Serbia, Kosovo and Turkey. The book also includes reviews of recently released films from the Balkans, such as 12:08 East of
Bucharest by Corneliu Poromboiu (Romania, 2007), Go West by Ahmed Imamovic (Bosnia & Herzegovina, 2005), Kukumi by Isa Qosja (Kosovo,
2005), and many more...
Vous pouvez télécharger les trente premières pages du livre sur :
http://www.nisimasa.com/
