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cinema of the Balkans. The Romanian film Loverboy, a moving account of human trafficking directed by Cătălin Mitulescu, was selected for Cannes. The Serbian documentary Cinema Komunisto, by Mila Turajic, traces the history of the legendary Avala Studio, founded by Tito in order to make propaganda films. The cherry on the cake will be the screening of Do You Remember Dolly-Bell?, Emir Kusturica's first film, which has never been screened in Belgium before! 3
Festival concept Balkan Trafik stands for an exchange of culture and experience, where the doors are opened to integration, communication, sharing experiences, and opening up to others. The festival wants to dispel prejudice against the Balkan countries by showing the cultural richness and diversity of the region. In an atmosphere of unity and companionship the real Balkans are truthfully presented to the audience. The Turkish word balkan means 'wooded mountain'. Although all wooded mountains could therefore be called balkan, 'the Balkans' refers to the impressive mountain range that extends east-west across Bulgaria, joining the Carpathian Mountains to the North of the Danube. It is also the name given to the region made up of the various European states that emerged out of the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire. The Balkan region became characterised by a huge diversity of expression linked to its very diverse ethnic backgrounds. This also created music that was a mixture of local sounds: Turkish rhythms, brass sounds, traditional Albanian dances, rebetiko, Bosnian sevdah, Roma gypsy songs, and fast accordion melodies. The Eastern inspiration in Balkan music is easily recognised and explained when you know that many Roma gypsies scattered themselves throughout the whole of the Balkans. And wherever they go, they adopt words and other cultural characteristics from the local inhabitants, adding them to their own language and their own culture. Hence the influence of each country they visited can be heard in the rhythms and tones of their music. At the heart of everything, however, in the centre of this complex mosaic, it is the Ottoman tradition that shines through. In order to succeed with an artistic programme such as that of Balkan Trafik, BOZAR and 1001 Valises are developing a growing network in the Balkan countries and the Diaspora in this country. A close link between the history and the current artistic reality of the region is thus guaranteed. In the Centre for Fine Arts all art forms are given a place: music, film, theatre, dance, workshops, exhibitions, and animation. 4
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