Ake Dikhea? Festival of Romani Film

04/02/2022

Wir erinnern heute an Josef Simon, Peter Sarközi, Karl Horvath und Erwin Horvath. Die vier Roma wurden am 4.2.1995 bei einem rechten Anschlag in #Oberwart in Österreich ermordet.

Der Auslöser der Bombe betätigte sich beim Entfernen einer Tafel mit der Hassbotschaft „Roma zurück nach Indien“.

Danach war die Rede von einer „Z*fehde“. Die Häuser der Opfer und ihrer Familien wurden durchsucht.

#Antiziganismustötet #RechterTerror #niemalsvergessen #saytheirnames #romalivesmatter #act4romalives

@romatrial @sintiundroma_de @sintipowerclub @sintiromapride @amaro.drom @romanistanpodcast @proudromacampaign @romaniphen_berlin @gangway_friedrichshain @kjfe.regenbogenhaus @belapobi @fhpotsdam

03/02/2022

We wanted to share some photos with you to take a look back at the 5th edition of our AKE DIKHEA? Festival of Romani Film 2021. A big THANK YOU! to everyone involved: to our wonderful team, our partners and of course all the amazing filmmakers and guests! You are the best!

We are super excited to share news about this year’s 6th edition of the festival with you!

Stay tuned! 🧡🎬

Photographs by @stephanieballantine & @jana.kiesser

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#50yearanniversaryromamovement #selfdeterminedmedia #OpreRoma #movienight #reclaimingthelens #RomaniWomeninFilm #decolonize #decolonisingfilm #2022

03/02/2022

#weareHere! ✨🎥💙✨ #akeDikhea? We are Rolling…❤️🌞🦋

31/01/2022

AKE DIKHEA? is very happy to support our Best Film Award Winner of 2021 Vera Lackova to attend The Doc Toolbox Programme this year. Vera said: I' m glad to be a part of the Programme, workshops have been designed for producers of feature - length documentary projects. For example we can discuss and ask about PR, budgeting, pitching or funding and as producers can discuss our specific needs. Moreover, thanks to Doc Toolbox we can also participate at the European Film Market and meet professionals and decision makers from film festivals, sales and distribution. I'm very thankful to AKE DIKHEA Film Festival for this great opportunity to strengthen my film HOW I BECAME A PARTISAN in the area of distribution, and I hope to find co-producer for my next film about Roma mysticism and witchcraft."
The Toolbox programmes are designed specifically to endow film creatives from marginalized groups and the Global South with market intelligence, business tools and connections, and aims to provide a point of entry into the international film market via a culturally safe space. Find out more below:nach_unten_zeigen:
#efm #europeanfilmmarket #efmonline #virtualevents #networking #diversity #inclusion #shapingchange #toolbox #visibility

26/01/2022

Photos from RomaTrial's post

25/01/2022

We at the ERRC are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Jenő Setét, one of Hungary’s best-known and most dedicated Roma civil rights activists.

He had just celebrated his 50th birthday, and is reported to have suffered a heart attack on Monday night.

May his memory be for a blessing. We extend our sincere condolences to his family and all close to him. Rest in power Jenő.

22/01/2022

It is never enough to mention the names of our award winners!
More details here: https://roma-filmfestival.com/en/2022/01/19/congratulations-to-the-award-winners/
Thank you for your films, your strength and your persistence!

Best Short Film: Charles Newland for ERODE!
The Best Film: HOW I BECAME A PARTISAN by Vera Lacková!
The audience award: GIPSY QUEEN by Hüseyin Tabak!

Special Mention by the Artistic Director Hamze Bytyçi: THE FUTURE IS A SAFE PLACE HIDDEN IN MY BRAIDS by Mihaela Dragan.

Special Mention by the jury member Sun-Ju Choi: I AM WHAT I AM – THE STORY OF GIPSY MAFIA by Andrijana Stojković.

Special Mention by the jury member Émilie Herbert-Pontonnier: SPREAD THE WINGS by Alice McDowell.

The last Special Mention of the Jury goes to the short film ENOUGH, by Alma Dzafic Ferhatovic.

Congratulations to all mentioned film-makers to their great work!

Photo by Stephanie Ballantine

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21/01/2022

Here you can find excerpts from our Ake Dikhea? 2021 panel talks DECOLONISING TV & FILM and RECLAIMING THE LENS!
https://roma-filmfestival.com/en/news/
With Mihaela Drăgan, Simonida Selimović, Galya Stoyanova, Vera Lacková, Émilie Herbert-Pontonnier, Benjamin Chimoy, Biene Pilavci, Jake Bowers and Djamila Grandits

19/01/2022

Watch all the recorded Q&As from Ake Dikhea 2021!

https://www.facebook.com/AkeDikhea/live_videos

With Galya Stoyanova, Lisa Smith, Alice McDowell, Daniel González-Franco, Laurence Doumic , Vera Lacková, Aleksandra Nestorov, Alma Dzafic Ferhatovic , Bob Entrop , Benjamin Menekshe, Andrijana Stojković, Charles Newland, Mihaela Drăgan, Simonida Selimović, Daniel Oron, Loreta Berbatovci, Dominic Watters...

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#act4RomaLives #romanicinema #OpreRoma #BerlinArt #BerlinCinema #BerlinFilmfestival

17/01/2022

Geschichte einer Roma-Freiheitskämpferin: Katarina Taikon wurde in einem Zelt geboren und veränderte, wie auch Martin Luther King, den Lauf der Geschichte. Mehr zu Katarina Taikon: https://roma-filmfestival.com/events/day-1/live-stream-talk-katharina-taikon-lawen-mothadi/ #martinlutherking #taikon #opreroma #taikonmovie #Tamas #Mohtadi

05/01/2022

KULTURA-EXTRA, das online-magazin

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Achtung Nostalgiegefahr! 🥺 Danke an KULTURA-EXTRA für diesen schönen Rückblick auf das 5. Roma-Filmfestival AKE DIKHEA? im Dezember 2021! Mit einer tollen Kurzrezension von drei Festivalfilmen. Kleiner Tipp 🤫: Einer der Filme ist noch in der Online-Welt auffindbar 😉

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Caution: danger of nostalgia! 🥺 Thanks to KULTURA-EXTRA for this nice retrospective of the 5th Festival of Romani Film AKE DIKHEA? in December 2021! With a great short review of three festival films. Small tip 🤫: One of the films can still be found in the online world 😉

https://www.kultura-extra.de/film/feuilleton/festival_RomaniFilm5.php

#akedikhea2021 #festivalofromanifilm #filmfestival #romafilmfestival #5yearanniversary #representationmatters #selfrepresentationismyresistance!
#act4RomaLives #romanicinema #50yearanniversaryromamovement #selfdeterminedmedia #OpreRoma
#Berlin #BerlinArt #BerlinCinema #BerlinFilmfestival
#movienight

KULTURA-EXTRA, das online-Magazin für Kunst, Literatur, Theater, Musik und Neue Medien

22/12/2021

👁 #AKEDIKHEAFILMFESTIVAL 👁
A huge THANK YOU to everyone who made the fifth edition of AKE DIKHEA? to the very special, hearth-warming, inspiring and empowering festival which it was! We were impressed by every single film and thankful for every single moment we could spend together with people with big passion for film-making, anti-racism and justice in our societies, among others @bibisarakali, @simonida7, @summerofdiscontent, @dominicwatters, @kali.mihaela, @johnhenryphillips, @benjaminmenekshee, @lawenmohtadi, @romani.herstory, @baoshea, @benjamin_chimoy, @beplvi, @galyastoyanova, @gypsyjake2021, @parampapera, @notown.films!
And we are so grateful for our lovely, smart and dedicated team! In one of the most difficult years ever, you managed to juggle constant changes and the never-ending row of new policies and you made the right decisions in the right time so the festival was possible to take place both in Berlin and online! Big up to Hamze Bytyçi @rromze, Lisa Smith @lisa_mezzy, Veronika Patočková, Otto Reuschel, Kai Hermann, Andreas Fertig, Tom Wills, Valerio Chiodino, Samuel Gieben, Carla Bäumer @clb.2nd, Zoky Deh @zokydeh, Jana Kießer @jana.kiesser, Stephanie Ballantine @stephanieballantine, Estera Stan @estera_s.s, Naomi Stan @naomi_stan_17, David Paraschiv @davyd_mantaua, Estera Elisa Paraschiv @esterapsv, Daniel Hromyko, Sarah Przybilla, Edis Galushi, Marius Roth, Linda Prusova!
There was a lot to celebrate at the end and we conclude this year with a big hope for the future of Romani film! Wishing everyone a beautiful end of the year and lot of health, strength and inspiration for 2022!

Pictures by Stephanie Ballantine @stephanieballantine

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22/12/2021

👁 #AKEDIKHEAFILMFESTIVAL 👁
Just before the year goes to it's end, we are happy to share some more glamorous moments with you – and to praise the films which got a special mention at AKE DIKHEA? 2021!

Hamze Bytyçi @rromze awarded the short film THE FUTURE IS A SAFE PLACE HIDDEN IN MY BRAIDS by Mihaela Dragan @kali.mihaela with the Special Mention by the Artistic Director for its unique and brave depiction of ancient rituals combined with modern, post-colonial and feminist discourse, taking back the visual representation, which was misused for centuries by dominant, oppressing cultures.

The following three films received a Special Mention by the Jury:
The jury member Sun-Ju Choi lighted the power of the film I AM WHAT I AM – THE STORY OF GIPSY MAFIA by Andrijana Stojković and of the two protagonists from Gipsy Mafia @gipsy_mafia161: Despite of all odds, they go on, spread the word, fight fascism and discrimination.

The jury member Émilie Herbert-Pontonnier @romani.herstory awarded the film SPREAD THE WINGS by Alice McDowell – a beautifully shot, moving film about old traditions, family and motherhood, containing all kind of emotions: grieve, sorrow, but also joy, pride, faith and love, as Emilie stated.

The festival programmer also highlighted the role of AKE DIKHEA? as a platform for young (female) directors – with this in her mind, she gave the last Special Mention of the Jury to the short film ENOUGH, by Alma Dzafic Ferhatovic, who made a very personal story about Antigypsyism in the Swedish school system, influenced by her own experience.
Congratulations to all mentioned film-makers to their great work!

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21/12/2021

👁#AKEDIKHEAFILMFESTIVAL 👁

Thank you for joining our Panel talk “Decolonising TV and Film”!
We are very grateful that this panel could take place, it was a much needed conversation, since post colonialism is still such a present appearance in TV and Film.
Djamila Grandits, who is a Vienna based curator, film programmer and cultural worker, moderated the passionate discussion with the film director Benjamin Chimoy @benjamin_chimoy; the actress and filmmaker Biene Pilavcı @beplvi; the Romany journalist, producer, media teacher, and filmmaker Jake Bowers; and the photographer, aspiring documentary film director, and member of IRFC – International Romani Film Commission, Galya Stovanova @galyastoyanova, as Panelists.
After this moving Panel our 7th film slot was being shown and we had a Q&A with Benjamin Menekshe @benjaminmenekshee, the director of “ROMA CULTURE” and Andrijana Stojković the director of “I AM WHAT I AM – THE STORY OF GYPSY MAFIA” with our Jury member Galya Stoyanova!
It was such an interesting conversation, because we were able to get a wider image of the films and their production.

You can still watch the Panel Talk and the Q&A on our YouTube Channel! You’ll find all the links in our bio!
Thank you to all the participants, who were part of the discussions and who created the energy in the room!
Pictures by Stephanie Ballantine @stephanieballantine
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07/12/2021

🥁 Drum roll please! 🥁

The AKE DIKHEA? awards 2021 are announced:

Best Short Film: ERODE by Charles Newland! The Jury Member Mira Fornay said in her laudatory speech: The film is awarded for expressing the anger about racism in a very simple, direct and very visual way.

Best Film: HOW I BECAME A PARTISAN by Vera Lacková! The Jury Member Galya Stoyanova said in her laudatory speech: The motto of this year’s festival is “Self-representation is my resistance!” and the choice of the film represents this message in the best possible way.

Audience Choice Award: GIPSY QUEEN by Hüseyin Tabak! The Artistic Director of AKE DIKHEA?, Hamze Bytyçi @rromze, highlighted in his laudatory speech the role of the starring actress Alina Şerban @alinaserban_official who also participated in many previous editions of AKE DIKHEA? (e.g. Best Short Film 2020).

About ERODE:
The experimental short film deals with the racist rhetoric against Gypsy, Roma and Travellers in Great Britain. Through disturbing images of police violence against Roma it challenges both the audience and those in authority to confront the repeated lies and intemperance in the portrayal of Roma.

Congratulations!

About ERODE:
The experimental short film deals with the racist rhetoric against Gypsy, Roma and Travellers in Great Britain. Through disturbing images of police violence against Roma it challenges both the audience and those in authority to confront the repeated lies and intemperance in the portrayal of Roma.
U.K. 2021, 3‘

About HOW I BECAME A PARTISAN:
The Second World War hides numerous stories, some of which will clearly remain a secret forever. One such mosaic of memories are the fates of the Roma partisans in the former Czechoslovakia. While uncovering the history of the film director’s great-grandfather, the documentary film demolishes the long-held stereotypes of Roma as mere victims of Nazism.
Czech Republik 2021, 90‘

About GIPSY QUEEN:
The proud, self-confident Ali would not have dreamed a few years ago she would be living in Hamburg as a single mother and earning her living with odd jobs. After all, as a junior boxer she was once the pride and joy of her Roma family far in Eastern Europe. Rejected by her family, she has hung up her gloves. When she meets the worn-out boxing coach Tanne, she dares a comeback.
Germany, Austria 2019, 113’

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