Moderator from Creative Valley
Who are Shopstewards and what is their function during INPUT?
A Shopsteward is a moderator, a guide, a helper in a given situation. Their work is voluntary. Their tasks include participating in a meeting of all Shopstewards a few months prior to INPUT in order to pre-select television programs submitted from all around the world. This year, the meeting was held in Berlin, where around seventy-six programs were chosen from the three hundred submitted. Not only was the quality of the submitted work taken into consideration but also to what degree it represents the current state of public television in a given country. The moderators must also establish contact with representatives of specific countries, as every program has its own representative – for example the author or director. Finally, they moderate and present INPUT sessions. Variety in the selection of moderators guarantees that each presentation is unique an viewed with a fresh eye.
The function of INOUT moderator is a sort of recognition of your work to this point. How do you feel in this role?
In truth, not bad at all. I’m applying myself well and doing the best job I can, so the responsibility that comes with the job has not paralyzed me. And it really is huge. Being a Shopsteward at INPUT is also undoubtedly an honor. I was offered the job twice at this year’s trade fair. The first time the position called for someone more specialized in feature films, not programs for young people. However, the second time was s success.
The screening of a project at INPUT is a significant recognition. What makes “Creative Valley” so unique in your opinion? Why has it found itself in such a fine group?
First off, the project was non-commercial. We’re not counting on increasing viewership and we don’t want to create another “I’ve Got Talent” program. We care about discovering genuine talent. We want to find authentic young artists and present them as they really are, not as our viewers want to see them. Bedsides, the firm line we do not cross is that of exerting pressure on our participants. We do not want to change our finalists by forcing them to acquire media skills, which they often do not possess. We want to present their talents, and that’s what we focus on.
The important thing about “Creative Valley” is that it gives young people an opportunity to meet outstanding artists and specialists in a given field of art and even begin serious careers as artists.
Ms. Noemi Schory, INPUT president, congratulated our program for being entirely dedicated to art. She wrote the following in a letter to us. “Thank you and congratulations with daring to go where others have long given up, into an ‘artshow’.” Such words of recognition are a real distinction for us. Thus “Creative Valley” is an ideologically correct project. We needn’t compromise in our program by choosing between commercial elements and the “reality” of our participants.
We present these young people just as they are. According to me, “Creative Valley” is an example of what public television should be doing for young people and for society.
Interviewed by Anna Justyna Dąbrowska
A Shopsteward is a moderator, a guide, a helper in a given situation. Their work is voluntary. Their tasks include participating in a meeting of all Shopstewards a few months prior to INPUT in order to pre-select television programs submitted from all around the world. This year, the meeting was held in Berlin, where around seventy-six programs were chosen from the three hundred submitted. Not only was the quality of the submitted work taken into consideration but also to what degree it represents the current state of public television in a given country. The moderators must also establish contact with representatives of specific countries, as every program has its own representative – for example the author or director. Finally, they moderate and present INPUT sessions. Variety in the selection of moderators guarantees that each presentation is unique an viewed with a fresh eye.
The function of INOUT moderator is a sort of recognition of your work to this point. How do you feel in this role?
In truth, not bad at all. I’m applying myself well and doing the best job I can, so the responsibility that comes with the job has not paralyzed me. And it really is huge. Being a Shopsteward at INPUT is also undoubtedly an honor. I was offered the job twice at this year’s trade fair. The first time the position called for someone more specialized in feature films, not programs for young people. However, the second time was s success.
The screening of a project at INPUT is a significant recognition. What makes “Creative Valley” so unique in your opinion? Why has it found itself in such a fine group?
First off, the project was non-commercial. We’re not counting on increasing viewership and we don’t want to create another “I’ve Got Talent” program. We care about discovering genuine talent. We want to find authentic young artists and present them as they really are, not as our viewers want to see them. Bedsides, the firm line we do not cross is that of exerting pressure on our participants. We do not want to change our finalists by forcing them to acquire media skills, which they often do not possess. We want to present their talents, and that’s what we focus on.
The important thing about “Creative Valley” is that it gives young people an opportunity to meet outstanding artists and specialists in a given field of art and even begin serious careers as artists.
Ms. Noemi Schory, INPUT president, congratulated our program for being entirely dedicated to art. She wrote the following in a letter to us. “Thank you and congratulations with daring to go where others have long given up, into an ‘artshow’.” Such words of recognition are a real distinction for us. Thus “Creative Valley” is an ideologically correct project. We needn’t compromise in our program by choosing between commercial elements and the “reality” of our participants.
We present these young people just as they are. According to me, “Creative Valley” is an example of what public television should be doing for young people and for society.
Interviewed by Anna Justyna Dąbrowska
