Video Art from Central and Eastern Europe 1989-2009

Sofia Launch Event

hosted by
Goethe-Institut Bulgarien
1 Budapest St, 1000 Sofia

organized by
Interspace Association


  • Friday, 18th September
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  • 14:00 Welcome and intro to the project
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  • Dr. Rudolf Bartsch, Director, Goethe-Institut Bulgarien
  • Welcome and remarks on the significance of the 20 year anniversary of the Fall of Wall and The Goethe-Institut program.
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  • Hristo Hristov, Investigative Journalist, Bulgaria
  • Cultural reflections on intellectual responsibility during transition.
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  • Margarita Drovoska, Transitland Project Director, InterSpace, Sofia
  • An overview of Transitland – the aims and outcomes, partners, contributors, funders, and the process.
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  • 15:30 Transitland screening programme, selected works.
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  • Introduced by Kathy Rae Huffman, Transitland Project Curator, InterSpace Sofia
  • Egon Bunne, Alles wandelt sich (everything changes), 1990, 7.45 min.
  • Kevin McCoy, Berlin – Capital of the GDR, 1992, 8 min.
  • Aleksander Komarov, See You in Disneyland, 2006, 13 min.
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  • Mare Tralla, Feltboots, 2000, 3.10 min.
  • C?lin Dan, Sample City, 2003, 11.40 min.
  • Aleksandar Spasoski, Voyeur, 2007-2008, 5 min.
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  • Mike Stubbs and Ulf Langheinrich, Gift, 1996, 15 min.
  • Subreal, Draculaland 3, 1993, 12.46 min.
  • Diana Hakobyan, untitled (colours), 2007, 8.14 min
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  • Coffee break
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  • 17:30 Looking Back – What Were the Expectations in 1989?
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  • An in-depth discussion with Transitland artists who experienced the political and cultural shifts, moderated by Irina Cios, Art Historian and Curator (Romania).
  • In discussion with:
  • Calin Dan, Artist (Amsterdam/Bucharest)
  • Mare Tralla, Artist (London/Tallin)
  • Egon Bunne*, Artist, University Professor (Mainz)
  • * Bunne will also make a workshop with Bulgarian students in the morning of 18th Sept. The produced video will be shown at the Student TV Channel he works with in Germany.
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  • 19:30 Premier screening of three commissioned works
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  • El?onore de Montesquiou, NAINE, 2009, 15 min.
  • Simon Chang, Praha Erotica, 2009, 5 min.
  • Ivan Jurica, 1989 - 2009: LOOK BACK! Boys from Town Healing
  • Sadness of Beautiful Girls, 2009, 18 min.
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  • Open Discussion
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  • Post premiere wine reception
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  • Saturday, 19th September
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  • 14:00 Screening programme, selections.
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  • Introduced by Kathy Rae Huffman
  • Adela Ju?i?, Sniper 2006-2007 4.11 min.
  • Jasmila ?bani?, After, After, 1997, 17 min.
  • Marina Gr?ini? and Aina ?mid. Bilokacija (Bilocation) 1990, 12 min.
  • J?nos Sug?r, The Typewriter of the Illiterate, 2001, 7.12 min.
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  • Adrian Paci, Turn On, 2004, 3.33 min.
  • Aliaksei Tserakhau, Capital. Lyapis Trubetskoy, 2007, 3.18 min.
  • Hajnal N?meth, Striptease, 2001, 3 min.
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  • Yael Bartana, Mary Koszmary, 2007, 10.50 min.
  • Vladimir Nikoli?, Rhythm, 2001, 10.45 min.
  • Vadim Koshkin, Fucking Electricity, 1993, 5 min.
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  • 16:00 What Happened in Reality?
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  • Panel discussion moderated by Diana McCarty, Networker & Radio Artist (Berlin)
  • In discussion with:
  • Luchezar Boyadziev, Artist (Sofia)
  • Margaret Morse, Professor of Media Art, Art Historian & Author (Santa Cruz/Berlin)
  • Petia Kabakchieva, Professor of Sociology (Sofia)
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  • Coffee break
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  • 18:30 Where are We Heading Now?
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  • A panel discussion moderated by Melentie Pandilovski, Curator and Theoretician (Skopje).
  • In discussion with:
  • Nat Muller, Curator (Rotterdam)
  • Eva Khachatrian, Curator (Yerevan)
  • Petko Dourmana, Artist (Sofia)
  • Open Discussion
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  • 20:30 End of program
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  • *programme may be subject to changes.
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  • **The event is free of charge and open for everyone. No reservations required.
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