Astra Film Festival 26-28 October 2006 Sibiu, Romania Features International, Regional and Romanian documentary and anthropological films, and offers a variety of special programs, i.e. portraits of world famous ethnographic/documentary film-makers, theme sections, photograpy exhibitions, visual anthropology workshops etc. ASTRA FILM FEST is a biennial festival, which is unique in this part of Europe . It offers the opportunity for film-makers and anthropologists from all over the world to meet, while promoting not only the production of good quality non-fiction, non-commercial film in Romania and in the region, but also for discussions related to using visual media in anthropological work. The Sibiu Festival has proved that there is an amazing appetite, especially among the young people, for this type of films and visual anthropology programs. Large groups of anthropology and film students from Hungary , Poland , Serbia&Montenegro, Bulgaria, Moldova, Germany, France and Italy attend the event, along with their colleagues from all over Romania. The VISUAL ANTHROPOLOGY FOUNDATION (main organizer of the Festival) won the Civil Society Award for Excellence in Arts & Culture for ASTRA FILM FEST, which was declared the best cultural project in Romania. Call for entires, regulations and entry form to be posted soon. |