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Ezra Winton, at right, gives a talk at the On June 25, 2006 I gave a talk at the SHORT FILMS, BIG QUESTIONS: FESTIVALS, POLITICS, AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT conference in Pernik.
Jul.13
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In Pernik for the Short Films Conferenc

Posted by in Academix, Festivals

On June 25, 2006 I gave a talk at the SHORT FILMS, BIG QUESTIONS: FESTIVALS, POLITICS, AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT conference in Pernik, Bulgaria. It was a great academic gathering in a wonderful location that ran in conjunction with the In the Palace International Short Film Festival, an Oscar-qualifying festival in its 23rd year of operation. I had the opportunity to share with colleagues some of the research from my book project on Hot Docs, and talked about something I don’t usually cover at conferences: shorts at Hot Docs. Crunching the…read more

Black Sea pirates at Hot Docs

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Svetla and I are giddy with anticipation with the thought of attending the world premiere of a new doc by our Bulgarian friends Vanya and Svetlo, THE LAST OF THE BLACK SEA PIRATES at this year’s Hot Docs. If the film is half as good as the incredible trailer above, then we’re in for a real treat. The action takes place at our favourite beach in Bulgaria, a magical sandy place where the sun always shines and where crazy characters are in abundance.

Apr.18
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Letter to the editor: Bulgaria’s environment needs heroes

Posted by in Broadsides, Dispatches

Before I left Bulgaria, I (rather quickly) wrote up a letter on the train trip from Melnick to Sofia concerning the state of Bulgaria’s environment and the need for a strong civil society to step forward and preserve and protect one the most beautiful places on the planet. It was printed in the August 8th edition of the Sofia Echo, an English-language weekly newspaper in Bulgaria. They also published it online here. The photo above is a graphic of what the once-wild, camping-friendly Sunny Beach on Bulgaria’s Black Sea now…read more

Aug.18
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