6. EKOPOLIS
FEST -
ECOLOGY AND
CULTURAL
HERITAGE
05.06.2009.
Sixth
international
festival of
ecological
and
archeological
movies – `Ekopolis
fest 2009`
was opened
at the end
of the
previous
week in the
City Hall.
It was
opened for
remembering
June 5 -
`World day
of life
protection`
and the
Saint day of
Nis and will
be finished
on June 10
with the
projections
in Nis
cultural
Center hall.
This unique
manifestation,
that has
already
become a
tradition,
was opened
in the name
of the City
of Nis, the
mayor of Nis
and Palilula
Municipality
by Dusica
Davidovic,
City
councilor.
Slobodan
Jovanovic,
multimedia
artist and
professor of
Nis
University
spoke about
the role and
importance
of
documentary
film in
education of
citizens and
international
projects.
Dragan
Vidojkovic,
art
director,
emphasized
that 35
films will
be
presented,
20 of them
with
ecological
themes and
15
archeological
from 8
countries:
Austria,
Belgium,
Italy,
Germany,
Serbia,
France,
Switzerland,
and Spain.
The selected
movies are
featured
with high
scientific
quality but
also
attractive
approach to
cultural
heritage, so
that they
allow, not
only to the
professionals,
but also to
those who
are
attracted by
old
civilizations,
protected
natural
resources,
introducing
with the
significant
and precious
world
monuments of
culture and
nature.
Those films
are mostly
news and
reports but
also
educational
films that
represent
significant
discoveries,
great
achievements
from the
past from
various
civilization
periods. The
audience
will be
introduced
in very
attractive
and
interesting
way with the
latest
archeological
research and
ecological
campaigns
and
worldwide
activities.
Especially
it refers to
worldwide
ecological
campaign
`Clean up
the world`
and national
action
`Clean up
Serbia`
promoted by
EKOpolis
net.
-
The
festival
was
opened
by
Austrian
film `
Reise
zur
wiege
Europas`,
`Троја.
Die
wahre
geschichte`,
`River
Tenstica
–
sucrifice
of
protected
good
Stara
Planina
mountain`,
`Constantine`,
`My city
in fall
– Saint
Constantine
and
Helen
temple`.
-
During
the
weekend
film
audience
could
see the
films:
`Les
mysteres
de Kyys
la
chamane`,`
Vida en
las
termas`,
`The
Last
Romans`,
`The
giant
Buddhas`
and `Non
le perle,
ma il
filo`.
-
From
Monday
June 8
starting
from 19
00 hours
in NKC
hall
will be:
`The
secret
of the
snake
Goddess`,
` Santa
Severa:
tra
leggenda
e realtá
storica`
and
`Return
to
Vlasac`.
-
Films
from
Tuesday
are:
`Sahara,
le
climat
et
l'homme`,
`The
secret
of one
basilica`
-
authors
from Nis
Toni
Cerskov
and
Zoran
Radisavljevic
and film
`
Pakistan
–
spurensuche
im fels`.
-
The
festival
finishes
with `
Les
festins
de Luern`
and `Sphix.
Der mann
auf dem
grabtuch`
and with
the
projection
of 20
documentary
films
from
ecology
and
sustainable
development.
The
organizer of
`EKOpolis
Fest` is
media net
EKOPOLIS
that has
been a
regular
promoter of
this unique
festival
from 2003,
when for the
first time
organized
this sort of
manifestation
in the
cooperation
with Goethe
Institute,
Italian
institute
for culture,
French
Cultural
Center in
Belgrade,
National
Museum in
Belgrade,
Institute
for natural
environment
protection,
Tourist
organization.
The festival
does not
have
competition
type of
character
and from the
very
beginning it
has been
created as
the review
of the
latest
achievements
in the
production
of
documentary
film. The
City of Nis
is one of
few cities
in the
Region where
cultural
public has
the
opportunity
to be
introduced
with the
latest film
achievements
in the
sphere of
ecology and
sustainable
development,
archeology,
tourism and
common
scientific
disciples.
All films
are
subtitled
and the
entrance for
the visitors
is free with
special
thanks to
Festival
sponsors-
City of Nis,
NKC,
Palilula
Municipality
and support
of public
–communal
enterprises,
Institute `Ekoman`,
Multimedia
artists
association
`Car
Konstantin`.