The 4th edition of EthnoKino took place in Bern at Quinnie Cinemas, located at the heart of the city center, and Cinematte by the magical Aare river. Both venues are centered at the UNESCO Heritage Site of Bern, a medieval European city.
The opening was marked with a concert performance by Thais Sala.
The festival included two masterclasses by Thomas Burkhalter on "Noriental Anthropology" and Faraz Fadaian on "Filming Landscapes and Communities at times of Crisis", four vision talks by Murat Gulyaz, Olivier Jaquat, Sean Kingston, Oana Ivan , various Q&As with Joo Peter, Ignazio Rodriguez, Jacob Gehrmann, Tobias Drilling; Discussions with Katia Diaz and Jinat Hossain, and a round table discussion with Julia Cunha and Noa Kurz around EthnoKino Doc Impact Lab short films, which were made in partnership with the Wyss Academy for Nature at the University of Bern.
Q&A with Ignacio Rodriguez on "Ruins of a ChildHood Memory".
Q&A with Joo Peter on "Mentawai".
The festival was moderated by Eda Elif Tibet and Natalia Peralta. It was audio-visually documented by Senol Sen and Jakob Gehrmann, and photographed by Amber Kanele and Christoph Pieren. Merchandise, hosting and decorations were managed by volunteers Sofie Zollinger, Sofia de Angelis and Eline Arlt.
We would like to thank our partners, Nicol de la Rose at Quinnie Cinema and Bernhard Schürch, George Steinmann, Christoph Pieren and Christian at Cinematte, alongside their entire team at the kino and restaurant.
We would like to express our gratitude to our sponsors Burgergemeinde and the Canton Bern, as well as our catering sponsor Baba Food for their generous support to our edition in Switzerland.
Looking ahead, we have two screening events scheduled for October in Mexico City at ENAH and with our newest partner, IberAmericana Universidad. In November, we will be in Patagonia, Meiringen, Berlin and in December Marrakech it is :)
VISIONARY FILM AWARD
The Strangers Case by Branson Anderson
The Land of Forgotten Songs by Vladimir Nikolouzos
Contradict by Peter Guyer & Thomas Burkhalter
Through Rocks and Clouds by Franco Garcia Beccerra
Kunde by Ayappa KM
AWARD OF RECOGNITION
Luckless Lake by Faraz Fadaian
The Ruins of a Childhood Memory by Ignacio Rodriquez
Mentawai:Souls of the Forest by Joo Peter
Enchukunoto:The Return by Laisa Malih
From the Shadows by Miriam Chandy Menacherry
Ocean Portrait: Children by the North Sea by Ferruccio Goia
Xingu Tokyo by Marisa Moreira Salles & Pedro Jezler & Rafael Costa & Tomas Alvim
Piblokto by Anastasia Shubina & Timofey Glinin
Cielo Abierto by Felipe Asparza
Corn Beat by Eduardo Liron & Renata Matar
Pick by Shahoo Ahmad
This Jungo Life by David Fele
The Mountain Wagtail by Begaly Nargozu
Once Upon a Time in the Andes by Romulo Sulca
SHORTS VISIONARY AWARD OF RECOGNITION:
One Earth One Soil
An Amazon Night's Dream
The Guardian of Gaia
Roots of Renewal
Melich Builds a House
El Porvenir: Where Life has a Future
Apples Dream with Electric Cows
Canopies of Hope
Roots of Renewal
Ancestral Modern
VISIONARY SPEAKERS AWARD
Olivier Jacquat
Murat Gülyaz
Oana Ivan
Sean Kingston
GALLERY:
Photographs by Amber Kanele & Christoph Pieren.
MASTERS IN BERN
MASTERCLASS by Thomas Burkhalter "Noriental Anthropology"
VISION TALKS:
VISION TALK by Murat Gülyaz "Spirit of Cappadocia".
VISION TALK by Olivier Jacquat
VISION TALK by Sean Kingston
VISION TALK by Oana Ivan
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS:
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION WITH NOA KURZ JULIA CUNHA NATALIA PERALTA TOBIAS DRILLING AND JAKOB GEHRMANN.
RAIZ "THROUGH ROCKS AND CLOUDS" FILM DISCUSSION WITH KATIA DIAZ AND JINAT HOSSAIN WITH NATALIA PERALTA.
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UPCOMING:
