Accompanying event of the 2nd Ars Independent International Film Festival, from 23th to 25th of September in Katowice. (www.rsindependent.pl)

The program:

Monday, 24th of September
Rondo Sztuki

10:00 – 10: 30 Welcome speech
Introduction during which the managers will present goals and ideas of the Forum and introduce the attendees. “Authorial word” of meeting’s moderators.

10:30 – 13:30 the Forum participants’ authorial presentations.
Prof.dr hab. Andrzej Gwóźdź /Silesian University / „Festivals as the Memory of the Cinema”
Bruno Chatelin /filmfestivals.com/ “Festivals and Web”

12:00 – 12:15 Coffee break
Neeme Kari /Tallin Black Nights IFF/ “Festival’s Real Value and the Opportunity for the Local Economy”
Sergiej Stanojkovski/Avvantura FF – Zadar/ “Zadar Festival – between Art and Economy”
Anna Sienkiewicz-Rogowska / PISF/ “Polish Film Institute – Festival Politics”

14:00 – 15:30 Panel discussion: “Place – Identity – Economics. Film Festivals and Integration of Local/Global Communities.”

15:45 – 17:00 Panel discussion: “Festival – Media – Recipients. Strategies of Interactivities”

17:30 – 20:00 Meetings One-on-One (closing party)

20:30 Projection of “Atomic Age” (kinoteatr Rialto)