After the success of last year’s pilot edition, more than 1.500 teenagers are invited to attend the Youth Days between April 10-12, the program designed especially for them at the 18th edition of the One World Romania International Documentary & Human Rights Film Festival. Seven film screenings followed by open discussions, 15 non-formal civic and media education workshops, a community lunch, and an NGO fair are waiting for them at the National Museum of the Romanian Peasant in Bucharest.
This year’s program proposes not only an experience of familiarization with documentary film, but also one of social-emotional exploration, for a diverse category of teenagers from high schools in Bucharest and the surrounding area. The cinematic experience will be complemented by civic and media education workshops prepared together with Expert Forum, Funky Citizens, Accept, Greenpeace, MaiMultVerde, Code For Romania, ApTI (Association for Technology and Internet), Copii pentru Viitor, Arhiva de Imagine MȚR, Limite de Cadru, and UNHCR.
The visual identity of this second edition was created by Roxana Neghină, an 11th grade student at the “Nicolae Tonitza” Fine Arts High School in Bucharest, who also won the 1500 lei prize offered in the competition. The author says her work “represents the joy of high school students, their dynamism, team spirit and «in and out» vision”.
The Youth Days are presented by Kaufland Romania. Participation in the events is free of charge, with previous registration required: https://forms.gle/mMTVgvwCDeyAie3C7
For the first time, the participants are encouraged to use public transportation through the “Human Rights’ Bus” initiative, which will run on the 282 line during the entire festival.
Among the documentaries screened during the Youth Days are “The White House Effect” (dir. Bonni Cohen, Pedro Kos, Jon Shenk), which will be followed by a discussion on climate change and the launch of Teach for Romania’s environmental podcast “Green Voice”, and “CALIU: Nothing Else, What Else Can I Do?” (dir. Simona Constantin), followed by a live performance by the members of the “Crescut pe muzică” ensemble. A handful of short films will also be screened, presented in three thematic programs: “Together” – “Out of the City” (dir. Ahmed Essam Soliman), “Blue” (dir. Ana Vîjdea) and “Sister of Mine” (dir. Mariusz Rusiński); “Generations” – “Dancing at My Parents’ Wedding” (dir. Andreea Chiper), “There Are No Fir Trees Here” (dir. Valentin Rareș Fogoroș), “By Myself I Never Get Bored” (dir. Octavia Bortișcă), and “Simply Divine” (dir. Mélody Boulissière, Bogdan Stamatin); and “Resistance” – “The Diary of Florica S.” (dir. Eugenia Gutu), “Bimbos Against Capitalism” (dir. Ana Floares), “Teen Angst” (dir. Inga Pylypchuk), “Solid as a Rock” (dir. Tiva Pam), and “How to Disappear” (dir. Robin Klengel, Leonhard Müllner, Michael Stumpf). Completing the “Generations” screening, a meet-up between teens and seniors will also take place, in partnership with a day center from Bucharest.
This year’s Youth Days workshops cover a range of important topics, from the presidential elections and plastic pollution to artificial intelligence, fake news and digital rights. The workshops will be presented by the participants of the NGO Fair, which will run throughout the entire event in the foyer of the cinema. 19 organizations from various fields are waiting for teenagers interested in volunteering opportunities at the specially arranged stands:
ApTI (Association for Technology and Internet)
Asociația Accept
Asociația ALIAT pentru Sănătate Mintală
Asociația Copii pentru Viitor
Asociația MaiMultVerde
Asociația Merci Charity
Asociația Pe Stop
Ateliere fără frontiere
Code for Romania
CRJ - Centre for Legal Resources
E-romnja
EFOR - Expert Forum
FDP - Protagoniști în educație
Fundația Romanian Angel Appeal
Fundația Tineri pentru Tineri (TpT)
Greenpeace CEE România
New York Crew
Teach For Romania
VIS - Asociația pentru Victimele Infracțiunilor Sexuale
All the film screenings will take place at the Peasant Museum Cinema (Horia Bernea Studio), while the workshops will be held in the Creativity, Media, and Tancred Bănățeanu halls. More details about the events and the full schedule are available on the One World Romania website.
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ORGANIZER: One World Romania Association
CO-FUNDED BY: The Administration of the National Cultural Fund (AFCN), Ministry of Culture
INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS: UNHCR – The UN Refugee Agency, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e. V. – Rule of Law Programme Southeast Europe, Romanian Cultural Institute, Embassy of France in Romania, French Institute in Bucharest, Czech Centre Bucharest, Embasssy of the Czech Republic in Bucharest, Goethe-Institut Bucharest, Romanian Filmmakers’ Union, DACIN-SARA, National Council for Combating Discrimination, Polish Institute Bucharest, Embassy of Switzerland in Romania, Swiss Sponsors’ Fund, Embassy of the Lebanese Republic in Romania, Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Bucharest, British Council Bucharest, Embassy of Ireland in Romania, Wallonie Bruxelles International, Italian Cultural Institute Bucharest, Embassy of the Kingdom of Norway in Romania, Embassy of the Kingdom of Denmark in Romania, Swedish Embassy in Romania, Liszt Institute – Hungarian Cultural Center Bucharest, CEREFREA Villa Noël, The National Center for Dance Bucharest, EUNIC Romania, Balkan Documentary Center, KineDok, microFILM, Mediawise Society, MaiMultVerde Association
CORPORATE PARTNERS: Kaufland Romania, Valvis Group, Groupama, BMW Romania, BlackCab, La Fântâna, Kafune
PARTNER VENUES: The National Museum of the Romanian Peasant – Peasant Museum Cinema, French Institute in Bucharest – Elvire Popesco Cinema, National Film Archive – Union Cinema, Czech Centre Bucharest, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e. V. – Rule of Law Programme Southeast Europe, Random House, Echoes Haus, Lokal
YOUTH DAYS PARTNERS: Supported by Kaufland Romania
The National Museum of the Romanian Peasant, Peasant Museum Cinema, UNHCR – The UN Refugee Agency, Polish Institute Bucharest, EFOR – Expert Forum, Funky Citizens, Arhiva de Imagine MȚR, Limite de Cadru, Teach for Romania, Greenpeace CEE Romania, ApTI (Association for Technology and Internet), Code for Romania, Accept Association, MaiMultVerde Association, Copii Pentru Viitor Association, “I.L. Caragiale” National University of Theatre and Film, Asociația ALIAT pentru Sănătate Mintală, Asociația Merci Charity, Asociația Pe Stop, Ateliere fără frontiere, CRJ - Centrul de Resurse Juridice, E-romnja, FDP - Protagoniști în educație, Fundația Romanian Angel Appeal, Fundația Tineri pentru Tineri (TpT) New York Crew, VIS - Asociația pentru Victimele Infracțiunilor Sexuale
TICKETS THROUGH: Eventbook.ro
MONITORING PARTNER: mediaTRUST Romania
MEDIA PARTNERS: RFI România, Radio România Cultural, Scena9, IQads, Revista Matca, Revista ARTA, Revista FILM, Zile și Nopți, Școala9, Mindcraft Stories, Cărturești, Films in Frame, Film Menu, LiterNet, Cinepub, Modern Times Review, Like5.ro, Cinefilia, The Institute, Happ.ro
THE FESTIVAL WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2008 BY: Czech Centre Bucharest
The project does not necessarily represent the position of the Administration of the National Cultural Fund. AFCN is not responsible for the content of the project or how the project's results may be used. These are entirely the responsibility of the funding recipient.
Established in 2009, the One World Romania Association organizes the only documentary film and human rights festival in the country, One World Romania, which takes place annually in Bucharest. The association works with documentary film as a vehicle for social and political dialogue, as a window to the world and an environment that prompts reflection. Through its activities, the association supports the development of the demand for documentaries in Romania, leading in recent years to an increased interest in this genre, both among the general public and within educational programs.
