EVENTS: 5th Jana International Film Festival For Children and Youth

"Children on the Margin Create their World"

20 – 27 October 2009

This festival targets children and youth and is a platform for their creations, giving youth space to express their issues and get introduced to different cultures from around the globe.

The main aims of this festival are fostering self-reflection & awareness, learning about the other, critical analyses of social norms and messages related to conflict. The festival tries to, introduce new information or analysis to the audience. It provides a ‘safe environment’ allowing youth to experiment with new ways of thinking, and reframing conflictual issues in integrative and constructive ways.

The festival includes a collection of films of different genres, fiction, documentation, and animations, made by children and young film-makers, or with their participation.

Participating Countries:

Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Egypt, England, Germany, Holland, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Korea, Lebanon, Mongolia, Nepal, Norway, Palestine, Poland Singapore, Southern, Spain Sweden & USA

What distinguishes the festival this year is the fact that it will be mobile, with shows in various Lebanese areas: Beirut/ Madina Theater, Tripoli/ House of Art, Hermel/ Government Palace Square, Tyre/ The House of Heritage and Culture, Beirut/ Burj El-Barajneh Camp, Nabatiyeh/ Kamel Youssef Jaber Social and Cultural Center.

The festival includes:

- An exhibition entitled “Away from Home Again” created by children

- Workshops on how to make films and cartoons

The program is divided into two parts:

Morning screenings at Madina Theater from 21st to the 24th of October 2009, starting at 10 a.m. for students aged between 9 and 13 years.

Evening screening are open to the interested public

20 October 2009/ Beirut, Madina Theater at 7:30 p.m.

21 October 2009/ Beirut, Madina Theater at 7:30 p.m.

22 October 2009/ Tripoli, House of Art at 6:00 p.m.

23 October 2009/ Hermel, Government Palace Square at 6:00 p.m.

24 October 2009/ Tyre, The House of Heritage & Culture at 6:00 p.m.

26 October 2009/ Nabatiyeh, Kamel Youssef Jaber Social & Cultural Center at 4:30 p.m.

27 October 2009/ Burj El-Barajneh Camp, near the Arab Palestinian Center at 6:30 p.m.

This activity is funded by the Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations with means provided by the German Federal Foreign office in cooperation with Medico International and Regione Emilia Romagna/Italy & CISP.

The festival is a component of the conflict transformation program of ARCPA and part of the ARCPA / MEDICO International partnership started in 2009.

For more information please refer to http://www.al-jana.org/programs/conflicttrans.htm

N.B. All shows are free and the invitation is public.

For more information, please contact AL-JANA Center: 01/819970 or 03/606741.EVENTS.