V4+ARMENIA, EAP/GEORGIA, UKRAINE, BELARUS/:

ENHANCING INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE IN COVID-19 PANDEMIC

09.01.2021-20.01.2021

PROJECT

On 9-20 of January 2021 in Yerevan, in the regions of Armenia (Shirak (Gyumri), Lori (Vanadzor), Gegharkunik (Gavar)), Armenian Rolan Bykov Foundation plans to implement a special project “V4+Armenia, EaP/Georgia, Ukraine, Belarus/: Enhancing Intercultural Dialogue in COVID-19 Pandemic” in the frames of the 16^th “Rolan” IFF for Children and Youth. The project aims to provide necessary conditions to enhance/deepen intercultural dialogue between V4-RA-EaP/Georgia, for the first time Ukraine, Belarus/ considering COVID-19 situation through Innovative Methods /SMM strategy/ for recognizing V4 among maximally large audiences using 16th Rolan IFF for Children/Youth as a powerful platform. Due to the restrictions posed by the pandemic in the world and Armenia the 16^th “Rolan” IFF for Children and Youth and the Special Project are planned to be held in online/offline format. The Special Project is held under the slogan "We will win COVID-19 together".

Current project is continuation and development of the three projects (2017, 2018, 2019) implemented by Armenian Rolan Bykov Foundation supported by the International Visegrad Fund.

Project partners from Visegrad countries (Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland) are “Association of Slovak Film Clubs” (Slovakia), “Superfilm” production (Slovakia),  “ARCHiMERA” NGO (Slovakia), “Kid’s Eye Art Association” (Hungary), “HumanDoc” International Documentary Film Festival (Poland), “JUNIORFEST” International Film Festival for Children and Youth (the Czech Republic), “ART FABRIKA” art studio (the Czech Republic), as well as the “National Youth and Children’s Palace” (Georgia), International Animated Film Festival “KROK” (Ukraine), «Illusion films» (Ukraine), National Film Studio “Belarusfilm” (Belarus).

In the frames of the Project from 40 presented films (produced in V4 countries and recommended by project partners) 21 films were selected for screening.