Borders: a User Manual

Sofia, May 20-23. 2009, Goethe-Institut-Bulgarien

conference/screening hall

Wednesday, May 20

18:00 - 19:30 h
Screening I, curated by Florian Wüst
total running time: 84 min
Algier Report, Bernhard Dörries, BRD 1963, 15'
Frontera Sur, Helena Maleno, Alex Muñoz, Victor Rins, ES 2003, 14'
Inventur – Metzstraße 11, Želimir Žilnik, BRD 1975, 9'
Your blood is as red as mine, Julika Rudelius, NL 2004, 16'
One Day, Ditte Haarløv Johnsen, DK 2007, 30'

Florian Wüst. born 1970 in Munich (Germany). Artist and film curator, living in Berlin.
http://www.fwuest.com/
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Thursday, May 21

14:00 – 14:30
Introduction: Multiple belongings
Prof. Ivaylo Ditchev
14:30 – 15:00
Ethnic, national, cosmopolitan
Prof. Kevin Robins, Bilgi university Istanbul/Goldsmith’s college London
15:00 – 15:30
Discussion 
15:30 - 16:00
Pause
16:00 - 16:30
Techological refraiming
Prof. David Morley, Goldsmith's college, London
16:30 - 17:00
ISLANDS+GHETTOS
An exhibition project about territories, cities and borders
Stefan Horn, co-curator of the project, urban dialogues berlin
http://www.hdkv.de/islands/index_en.htm
17:00 – 17:30
Discussion
17:30 - 18:00
Pause
18:00 - 18:50
Place after Place
Ergin Çavuşoğlu. Screening and talk
Ergin Çavuşoğlu. Born 1968, Tyrgovishte (Bulgaria), based in London)
http://www.ergincavusoglu.com
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19:00 - 20:00
Screening II, curated by Florian Wüst
total running time: 55 min
Chic Point, Sharif Waked, IL 2003, 7'
Experiment on a Map, Barbara Kaiser, AT 2001, 10'
Territories, Isaac Julien, UK 1984, 25'
Ottica Zero, Maja Borg, SE 2007, 13'
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Friday, May 22

13:30 – 16:30
Studying mobile cultures. Workshop with students of Sofia University
With ass. prof. Orlin Spassov, ass. prof. Daniels Koleva, ass. prof. Dessislava Lilova, Milla Mineva, Nia Neykova, Nikoleta Daskalova
17:00 - 17:50
Sean Snyder. presentation
Born in Virginia Beach, US in 1972, Sean Snyder lives in Kiev and Tokyo.
18:00 - 18:50
What does Globalisation look like?
Luchezar Bojadjiev, presentation
1957 - Born: October 12th in Sofia (Bulgaria),
http://www.ica-sofia.org/?id=13&lan=BG&cat_id=9
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19:00 - 20:50
Screening III, curated by Florian Wüst

Chain, Jem Cohen, USA 2004, 99'
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