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One World Human Rights Documentary Film Festival,
The Permanent Representation of the Czech Republic to the EU,
People in Need, the Bozar Centre for Fine Arts, the Human Rights and Democracy Network and the Festival des Libertés
 
invite you to

THE BEST OF ONE WORLD IN BRUSSELS
International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival
APRIL 27 – MAY 4 2009
 
The festival opens on Monday, April 27 at 20:00 at the Bozar Centre for Fine Arts  (Rue Ravensteinstraat 23, 1000 Brussels) with the Brussels avant-première of
 
BURMA VJ – REPORTING FROM A CLOSED COUNTRY
in English with French subtitles
 
Anders Ostergaard, director of Burma VJ, and Khin Maung Win, director of the Democratic Voice of Burma will be available for Q&A after the film.
 
The screening is made possible also thanks to Cinema Delicatessen, the official distributor of the film in Belgium.
 
The festival continues from April 28 to May 4 at the Permanent Representation of the Czech Republic to the EU, the European Commission and the Residence Palace. The festival themes focus on Democracy in Central Europe (Paper Heads, The Power of the Powerless), 21st Century Dissidents (We, In the Holy Fire of Revolution), Images of Africa (Far From the Villages, Syntoniser Amani), International Justice (The Reckoning), The Right to Know (Reporter, Yodok Stories, Kites), Latin America (Bagatelle, Oblivion), and Migration (Barcelona or Die).
 
VENUES:
 
BOZAR
Rue Ravensteinstraat 23, 1000 Brussels
PERMANENT REPRESENTATION OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC TO THE EU
15 Rue Caroly, 1050 Brussels :: www.czechrep.be
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Berlaymont Cinema Room, Berlaymont Building, 200 rue de la Loi, 1049 Brussels
RESIDENCE PALACE
Polak Room, Rue de la Loi 155, 1040 Brussels
 
TICKETS:
 
Tickets for the opening night and Burma VJ can be purchased at the Bozar Centre box office or online at www.bozar.be
Screenings at the Permanent Representation of the Czech Republic to the EU, the European Commission and the Residence Palace are free of charge. To reserve tickets go to: www.czechrep.be/oneworld
 
PROGRAMME:
 
Films are screened in their original version with English subtitles.
 
You can download the programme brochure here.
 
Monday April 27
BOZAR
(Rue Ravensteinstraat 23, 1000 Brussels)
20:00 Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country
 Anders Ostergaard/Norway, Denmark Sweden, UK/2008/84´
 
Opening night introduced by the Czech Permanent Representative to the EU, Ambassador Milena Vicenová, Igor Blaľević, founder of the One World festival, and ©imon Pánek, director of the People in Need.
Screening followed by a debate with Anders Ostergaard, film director, and Khin Maung Win, director of the Democratic Voice of Burma.
Tickets for the opening night and Burma VJ can be purchased at the Bozar Centre box office or online at www.bozar.be
 
Tuesday April 28
PERMANENT REPRESENTATION OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC TO THE EU
(15 Rue Caroly, 1050 Brussels)
 
18.30 The Power of the Powerless
20.30 Paper Heads
 
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
(Berlaymont Building, 200 rue de la Loi, 1049 Brussels)
18.00 Barcelona or Die
With a special introduction and debate after the screening organized by the Festival des Libertés, the International Partnership for Human Rights and La Ligue des droits de l´Homme.  
 
20.00 Kites
 
Wednesday April 29
PERMANENT REPRESENTATION OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC TO THE EU
18.30 We
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
20.00 Syntonizer Amani
RESIDENCE PALACE
(Polak Room, Rue de la Loi 155, 1040 Brussels)
18.30 The Reckoning
With a special introduction and debate after the screening organized by the Coalition for the International Criminal Court and the International Federation for Human Rights.
 
Thursday April 30
PERMANENT REPRESENTATION OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC TO THE EU
18.30 In the Holy Fire of the Revolution
20.30 Far From the Villages
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
18.00 Yodok Stories
20.00 Reporter
 
Monday, May 4
PERMANENT REPRESENTATION OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC TO THE EU
18.30 Oblivion
20.30 Bagatelle
With a special introduction and debate after the screening organized by the International Federation for Human Rights
 
For more information you can contact Tereza Porybna: tereza.porybna(at)oneworld.cz
Permanent Representation
Human Rights and Democracy Network
Festival des Libertés
FIDH > Human Rights for All
Coalition for the Intenational Criminal Court
UNRIC United Nations Regional Information Centre
International partnership for Human Rights