Mingle, Swap or Divorce?
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BLUE ROOM Thursday 14th 14.00 – 18.00
Session Leader: Kenny, Kihyung Bae
Creating a society where different cultures and identities are respected by each other and also integrated is crucial in an increasingly globalized world. Here, we present the great challenges we’re facing as we learn to live in a world with a multitude of values that differ from our own. It is also about making one‘s own values heard. We face the challenge of finding a new balance that allows our televisions to present the integration of society and issues around identity.
The issue of social cohesion has always been important for public service broadcasters. What about these formats? How are people portrayed? Are these appropriate formats for dealing with integration or disintegration? How can we deal with serious issues like social integration and cultural diversity in a sophisticated way? Join us to share your thoughts.
The issue of social cohesion has always been important for public service broadcasters. What about these formats? How are people portrayed? Are these appropriate formats for dealing with integration or disintegration? How can we deal with serious issues like social integration and cultural diversity in a sophisticated way? Join us to share your thoughts.
Salam Café
Australia / TV-Specific / 28‘
Shopsteward: Kenny, Kihyung Bae
Programme presenter: Margaret Murphy, Pam Swain
A studio talk show that presents an Australian/Islamic perspective.... Islamic culture is presented like other cultures and other religions. This has the effect of normalizing Islam. There is a sense of humour and cheerfulness... What is the place of identity in a cultural melting pot? What are the responses of the broadcasters and viewers to this environment?
Teen Scene XL
Netherlands / TV-Specific - Reality / 25‘
Shopsteward: Lidia Piechota
Programme presenter: Hans Mors
Imagine losing your own life for a week. Impossible? Not necessarily. Trying to adapt to new life conditions for some can be a challenge, for others just a silly game. It’s not good when you laugh at somebody’s weakness but what if he allows you to do that, thereby exposing himself to funny challenges...? Then you immediately try to put yourself in exactly the same situation ... It’s nice to convince yourself that you’d actually deal with it better. Try a swap!
Londoners
Poland / Fiction - TV series / 45‘
Shopsteward: Kenny, Kihyung Bae
Programme presenter: Anna Kepinska
These are exceptional expat stories that portray Polish Londoners. You will meet Poles integrated into the multicultural London melting pot. Cultural coexistence influences the way people experience various cultures and gives us food for thought. How does this fiction deal with the conflict within different values and circumstances? We see how the storyteller negotiates cultural identities, obstructions... and what emerges.
Divorce Albanian Style
Bulgaria / Documentary – Historical / 66’
Shopsteward: Márta Józsa
Programme presenter: Adela Peeva
A tragic and unknown story from the Balkans reveals the experience of families that were forced to separate by a totalitarian regime. Three couples tell their stories of how the cruel regime changed their lives. On the one hand, television is reflecting the realities of foreigners and minorities, but on the other hand, television is not sufficiently proposing solutions or sufficiently highlighting the skills or experiences with integration and inclusive policies. We need some sort of platform for this debate. Integration or disintegration – are they being presented properly?
