Balkans Beyond Borders opens the call for submissions for the 3rd edition of Balkans Beyond Borders Short Film Festival.
Celebrating Balkan diversity, multilingualism and communication, the 3rd edition has as title “TALK TO ME”. For one more time young artists up to the age of 30 from the Balkan region and beyond (Southeast Europe) are invited to create their own short film related to this year’s topic. The submission period runs from the 10th of November until the 1st of April and the festival will take place in Tirana in May 2012. Read more »
Balkans Beyond Borders had the opportunity to participate with its representatives at the event “Life Learning and Volunteering” organized by the State Scholarships Foundation. The event took place at Technopolis in Athens as part of the European Year of Volunteerism on Thursday, the 15th of December. Visitors of all ages with majority the students wanted to learn as much as possible about BBB, its activities and the ways they can be involved. The Balkans is an area that interest lots of young Greeks and they want to discover the activities that take place in it. Read more »
Balkans Beyond Borders, the winner of the 2nd “Charlemagne Youth Prize” 2011, was invited by the European Parliament to present its project along with the other “Charlemagne Youth Prize” 2011 winners to the Committee of Culture and Education in Brussels the 10th of November 2011. Read more »
In November 2011 Balkans Beyond Borders established an exclusive partnership with Critical Path Consulting and Training company. Balkans Beyond Borders together with Critical Path, its official training partner for 2011-2012, initiated a training program in order all the BBB team to be qualified and certified on Project Management Professional. Critical Path’s trainers aim to show the benefits and the power of project management professional to our organization. Read more »
“Whether attending the NIFF for the 1st or the 8th time, you can always experience something new”. Members of Balkans Beyond Borders team were there as partners to NIFF enjoying every moment of the festival. There were shorts that inspired us, talented young filmmakers that moved us and images that teased our senses. Read more »
On Friday, 30 of September, the winning film of Balkans Beyond Borders Short Film Festival, ESCARGOT by Manuel Sumberac will have the opportunity to participate to Naoussa International Film Festival. The projection will start at 19:00pm (estimating time for ESCARGOT 20:00pm). Read more »
Balkans Beyond Borders (BBB) had the opportunity to be represented for second time at the Leadership and Development Programme (LDP), which took place in Bratislava this time. The organisers of the Program kindly invited BBB to join this year’s edition as well Read more »
… and the BBB Short Film Festival prize goes to..
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Balkans Beyond Borders Short Film Festival 2011 opens the doors to all young and creative people as well as everyone passionate about the short film industry in 20- 22 June 2011 in Athens at 6 D.O.G.S. People from all around Europe are invited to a 3day party of multiculturalism with short films, photo exhibition, DJ parties and live bands. BBB supports all young film makers that put all their film-making energy into building bridges between the peoples of the Balkans.
This year’s festival tackles the topical subject of crises, posing the question: “Who’s afraid of the Big Bad Crises?”. “Often we wonder whether there is new beginning or a dead end!” Young Film Makers from the Balkan region and beyond put all their imagination and creativity and answer the question through the art of Film making. Read more »
Greece won the 2nd “Charlemagne Youth Prize” with the project of the NGO Balkans Beyond Borders which was awarded for its engagement to the youth mobility in the Balkan region and the enhancement of the European identity. Balkans Beyond Borders having as main tool the art of film making and the Image Read more »
