Program – Bitola film center

Program

5th December – Day 1

Arrival of guests

19:45 – Get-together dinner

20:30 – Evening screening of the short film from Gdynia UNESCO City of film, Poland

“House of sand” dir. Paweł Wyszomirski

6th December – Day 2

09:30 – 10:00 Registration of participants

10:00 – 11:00 Official opening

Welcome speeches

  • Representative from the Ministry of Culture and tourism
  • Representative fromt the City of Bitola
  • Kristina Hristova Nikolova, Bitola Film Center
  • Lejla Beslagić, expert associate, City of Sarajevo

UNESCO project “Green Film Cities: Empowering Sustainable Creative Cities”

presentation

  • Ines Radić, project manager, Obala Art Center Association, Sarajevo UNESCO

City of Film

  • Zoja Tarevska – Petrushevska, project manager, Bitola Film center

11:00 – 11:15 Short break

11:15 -12:15 Panel-discussion: Sustainability in Film and Creative

Industries Towards Building Sustainable Cities

Moderator: Magdalena Popović, coordinator Sarajevo City of FilmPanelists from

the UNESCO Creative Cities of Film Network

  • Brian Barrett, Senior Executive Officer, Economic Development, Tourism and

Culture Management, Galway City Council

  • Loreto Arenales, Head of the International Tourism Department at Valladolid City

Council

  • Diana Andreeva – Popyordanova, Sofia City of Film

12:30 – 13:20 Practices Presentation and Sharing Good Examples and

Experience: “Sustainable living through films and science”

  • Menche Hadzi-Kosta Milevska, Center for Culture Bitola
  • Marija Dzidzeva, film director North Macedonia
  • Damjana Patcheva, filmologist, Cinemateque of North Macedonia
  • Jordi Hernàndez Prat, Director of Audiovisual Projects at Parc Audiovisual de

Catalunya and Terrassa City Council Terrassa UNESCO City of Film

13:20 – 13:45 “Green Audiovisual Sector – Fostering Local Eco Practices for

Sustainable Eco Film Production Presentations”

  • Presentation of a good example from UNESCO Creative City of Film Potsdam

Germany, Ms. Korina Gutsche, Senior Consultant Sustainability Media industry &

Sustainability, Controlling UFA

  • Presentation of the situation in N. Macedonia – Ognen Antov, film producer and

president of the Macedonian Association of Film Producers MZFP Skopje, N.

Macedonia

13:50 – 14:00 Wrap up session with conclusions and recommendations

14:00 – 15:00 Lunch

15:00 – 16.00 Lessons Learned and What’s Next?

Closed session with representatives of UNESCO Creative Cities of Film Network

16:00 – 17:00 Networking sessions

19:00 – 21:30 Evening Screening of Films on Sustainable and “Green”

Production

  • “Attraction” dir. Aleksandra Szczepaniak won (izbrisi go won)
  • “Sky Above Zenica” dir. Nanna Frank Møller & Zlatko Pranjic
  • “GAIA” dir. Nermin Hamzagic i Enis Cisic
  • “Hot Stuff“ dir. Pascal Schuh & Jonas Riemer

21:00 – 23:00 Cocktail

7th December – Day 3

Breakfast gathering UNESCO Creative Cities of Film Network

Departure of guests

*presentations and discussions at the Forum will take place in the House of the Army (2nd

floor)

*film screenings will be held at the Manaki Cinema