EKOPOLIS FEST – THE CHALLENGE OF GLOBAL PROPORTIONS
4.06.2011
Eight International review of ecological and archeological film – “Ekopolis fest 2011” opened in City House in Nis Sonja Popovic, President of the Council for Environment Protection of the City. She highlighted that this program, which successfully achieve EKOpolis network, is very significant in promoting of examples of good practice, natural and cultural potentials of other environment. With film review City of Nis celebrated June 5th – Environment Protection Worlds Day and enriched program of City celebration of Nis. Participants and guests of EKOpolis fest welcomed and President of International association for urban ecology and Institute “Ekoman”, Prof. Dr Radivoje Mancic as and representative of Association of journalists from Iraq Kurdistan.

This unique manifestation, which already become tradition, held under patronage of City of Nis, City Municipality of Palilula and support of GOETHE INSTITUTE, Public Museum in Belgrade and Green of Serbia. Art Director of the review, Dragan Vidojkovic highlighted that will on 8th EKOPOLIS fest in Nis, from 4th to 10th June be shown 31 film from 14 countries: Germany, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Mexico, China, Austria, Greece, Luxemburg, Australia and Serbia.

Climate changes are challenge of global proportions that we must find an answer, or as individuals, or as association – highlights Michel Grief in catalog of film cycle of Goethe Institute “Climate, Culture, Changes”, with which is opened this year Review. With six feature-length and seven short – length films this ecological cycle draws a connection from consequence to possible solutions, from individual to society, from local to global. It becomes clear that problems across the world do not suffer “more same” condition. However, films also shows and that changes offers unimagined possibilities and space when numerous individual activities with it strength of convincing gets on cultural relevance and when creates frame of values and aware which normatively supports sustainable of action. In the middle of attention of films is social dimension of climate changes: man as causer, as the one who suffers, but and as a key of solution. Content of the films of this years EKOpolis fest characterizing high science quality but and attractive access to the cultural heritage. Films meet us with significant and precious worlds monuments of the culture and nature, important discoveries, outstanding achievements, past from different period of civilization.

From Monday June 6th , projections of films from Review is continued in the gallery of EUROPEAN CORNER. Projections are from 5pm, entrance is free of charge, and all films are titled on Serbian language.