KineDok at OWR18: How to Set Up a Screening Venue

Thus, on Wednesday, April 9th, starting at 5:00 PM, KineDok invites cultural managers, cultural institutions, cineclub organizers, and documentary film enthusiasts who wish to join the program to the Media Hall at the National Museum of the Romanian Peasant (3 Monetăriei Street, Bucharest) for an informal gathering with long-term KineDok collaborators from all partner countries.

They will share firsthand experiences about the needs, common challenges and benefits of community-based documentary screenings on social issues and human rights topics, as well as the opportunities available through KineDok. The event—named after the best practices handbook published during the 10th anniversary celebration of KineDok—will be organized into four working groups focusing on the following themes:

1. About documentary films. How to choose the right ones.

2. Film screenings under pressure. How to organize discussions on difficult topics

3. About diverse screening spaces

4.Promoting film screenings. Developing young audiences.

The teams will work through the handbook’s chapters, addressing key questions such as: What are the essential steps for preparing a screening in an alternative space? How does film contribute to strengthening communities? How can we attract more diverse audiences? And how might we make cultural spaces more accessible?

Participation is free, subject to available seating, but registration is required via a short form. Discussions will be held in both Romanian and English.

The KineDok collaborators facilitating the sessions are:

• Ivana Formanová – KineDok International Manager, Institute of Documentary Film

• Eliška Hoskovcová – KineDok Czech Republic, Institute of Documentary Film

• Jana Gombiková – KineDok Slovakia, Filmtopia

• Marek Kuboš – Director of documentary "+-90"

• Zsófia Zurbó – KineDok Hungary, Anthropolis

• Szabolcs Szirony – KineDok Hungary, Anthropolis

• Petra Babić – KineDok Croatia, Restart

• Klara Berdais – KineDok Croatia, Restart

• Andreea Bratosin – KineDok Romania, One World Romania Association

• Diana Baciu – KineDok Cluj-Napoca, "Octavian Goga" County Library

• Diana Bunghez – KineDok Onești, "Radu Rosetti" Municipal Library

• Dumitru Dinel Teodorescu – KineDok Suceava, Un concept Luna Association

• Simion Pop – KineDok Bistrița, Palatul Culturii

Attendees will have access to the KineDok best practices handbook during the event. The digital version remains available online year-round.

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