The UNESCO – Creative Film Cities forum on the topic of “Highlighting the role of women in audiovisual media”, took place from 21st to 23rd November in the Officers’ Home and in the Manaki Cinema in Bitola. The forum was organized by the Association for film art FILM CENTER BITOLA, in the direction of improving the reduction of the gender … Read More
Third UNESCO Creative Cities Film Forum: The Creative Industries – The Future of Cultural and Creative Economies / Covid-19 Challenges
The Third Forum of Creative Cities for Film from the UNESCO Network, “Creative Industries – Bridge to the Future between Culture and Creative Economy /Covid-19 Challenges”, took place on 27th and 28th October, 2021 in the Municipality of Bitola and in the Center for Culture-Bitola. The forum included senior representatives of the creative cities for film from the UNESCO network … Read More
2021 Call for UNESCO Creative Cities now open!
Created in 2004, the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) fosters international cooperation within and across cities of the world that have invested in culture and creativity as an accelerator of various aspects of sustainable development. Together with its 246 member cities from over 80 Member States, the UCCN aims to fulfil the power of culture and creativity in building cities … Read More
11th Edition of Mobile Film Festival – “Think differently”
The film “Bars” by the young Palestinian director Walid Zedanej won the award for best film “Ratka Ilievska-Lale”, which is awarded by the International Film Festival of Mobile Phone Films – Mobile Film Festival. This year the festival was held only online, from November 30 to December 6, and about 90 films were available for free on the Video on … Read More
International Forum for Creative Cultural Entrepreneurship
The concept of creative cultural entrepreneurship was the focus of the International Forum for Creative Cultural Entrepreneurship held on 30th November and 1st December 2020 in Skopje. The purpose of the Forum, which was organized by the Union of Macedonian Professional Associations in the Creative Industries – UMPAKI, was: promotion of creative entrepreneurship, education for creative entrepreneurship through interactive workshops, … Read More
Second Creative Cities Forum for Film from the UNESCO Network: Creating the City of the Future From 25th until 28th August 2020
The Second Forum of UNESCO Creative Cities for Film started with the screening of the Bulgarian film “Glory” by the director duo Grozeva – Valchanov. This year’s topic was Creation of the city of the future. The forum is of particular importance for affirming the opportunities of Bitola and our country in general and connecting and increasing the cooperation with … Read More
First Forum of UNESCO Creative Cities of Film
The first International Forum of Creative Cities for Film from the UNESCO Network was held on July 4 and 5 in Bitola on the topic, “The Role of Innovation and Education in the Local Development of Cities”. The Forum was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Culture, Cultural Heritage Protection Office, Cinematheque, NGO and business sector working in the … Read More