Romani Filmmakers Network

After a year of setting up, the Romani Filmmakers Network is ready to present itself to the world. The mission: to advocate for equity and inclusion within the international film industry, pushing for systemic change in policies and practices that have long enough excluded Romani narratives. The RFN was founded by three international partners Das Kombinat (Germany), Patrin Films (U.K.) and TUKE.TV (Czech Republic) in order to address this imbalance, empower Romani filmmakers, and create pathways and access points into the industry and for Romani storytelling to be seen and heard across global screens.


The event is funded by the German Federal Film Board as well as by the Czech-German Future Fund.


Programme:

• Key note 1: History of Antigypsyism in film and its ongoing affects
  
• Speaker: Dr. Radmila Mladenova, Project lead of “Critical Film & Image Hub” at Heidelberg University’s Research Center on Antigypsyism
  
• Key note 2: Necessity and ways of change in the film industry
  
• Speaker: Brigid O’Shea, Co-Founder and Co-Director of Documentary Association of Europe
  
• Launch of the Romani Filmmakers Network
  
• Presentation of the goals, structure and activities of the RFN
  
• Launch of the RFN website
  
• Speakers: Alica Sigmund Heráková (TUKE.TV) and Lisa Smith (Patrin Films)
  
• Fishbowl Discussion: Futures ways of collaboration within RFN
  
• Moderation: Kristína Čajkovičová (TUKE.TV) and Veronika Patočková (Das Kombinat)
  
• Celebration with drinks & networking
  
• Free entry.