Activity report for 1999(PDF) - Soros Foundation Moldova

Media Curier Informational Bulletin
Media Curier is published bi-monthly and reaches
more than 1000 journalists, media managers and other
professionals working in mass media in Moldova. It is
published in Romanian and distributed throughout the
Republic and in Chiøinæu. The bulletin contains information
and news of interest.
$ 7,219.23
A Guide to the Media in the Republic of Moldova
Co-financed by Soros Foundation Moldova and the
Know How Fund)
The IJC in collaboration with the School of Journalism,
SUM, published in 1999 the first issue (Romanian
and English) of the Moldovan Media Guide. The guide
is distributed free of charge to journalists, media bodies,
experts, etc. in Moldova and abroad. The guide is
planned as a bi-yearly project. The IJC Resource Center
offers a continuously updated electronic version of the
guide. It will be also placed on the Center’s web page.
$ 1,970.24
IJC Resource Center
The IJC maintains a Resource Center and a database
that were established in response to the demands
of journalists and media organizations. A computer is
available at the Center to access the IJC’s database.
The database includes information on all Moldovan
media organizations (print, radio, TV and press agencies),
journalists, NGOs, political parties, professional
organizations, mayor’s offices, government ministries,
departments and administration offices, and printing
facilities. International data includes information on
foreign experts working in Moldova, embassies and
international media organizations.
$ 5,498.11
Press Club
The Press Club, in collaboration with the Committee
for Freedom of the Press, began to operate in the fall of
1995. The Club holds bimonthly meetings aiming to
foster better communication among journalists, spokespersons,
and press service representatives.
$ 9,208.81
Press Club TV Version
On December 30, Moldovan State TV viewers had
the possibility to watch the first edition of the TV version
of the Press Club, a monthly 25 minute program.
The program included several reportages on media
development in Moldova.
$ 1,010.46
Total IJC $ 85,000
OWH TV Studio
1999 ACTIVITY REPORT
In January 1999, OWH TV Studio became an independent
organization, acting in the area of program
production, including TV programs on social and entertainment
topics as well as commercials and social
advertisements. The studio produced documentaries
and continued to work on social programs and advertising
market. The staff of the OWH TV Studio consists
of professionals with educational backgrounds in the
field of film directing, cameraman, management, fine
arts. OWH TV Studio is equipped with hi-fi equipment
which enables it to make high quality production.
In 1999 OWH TV Studio started the production of
the following documentary films:
Dying for Madrid
(documentary, dur: 25 min.,directed by Igor COBÎ-
LEANSCHI)
Based on a true story about the Struguras folk
dance group the author portrayed the status of the
artist in the totalitarian soviet society. The dramatic
character of this status is illustrated by the concrete
example of the Struguras dance ensemble which preferred
a faustian choice of leaving for the prosperous
West to a series of concerts in Cernobil which had just
been destroyed by the notorious nuclear accident. One
of the ensemble’s members is no longer alive…
$ 5,655
Noroc’s Peak
(documentary, dur: 33 min., directed by Marin
TUREA)
This film is dedicated to the short peak of success
in the history of the Noroc band. The authors tried to
draw out of oblivion and pay tribute to one of the most
valuable cultural phenomena in the culture of Moldova.
$ 5,455
So Many Different People
(fiction, dur: 25 min., directed by Igor COBÎLEAN-
SCHI)
This is an attempt to make a short – reel film with
a social character about human solidarity which can
beat despair.
$ 5,485
The East in Marshlands
(documentary, dur: 30 min., directed by Igor
COBÎLEANSCHI)
The focus of the film is the daily life of the Slave
community situated in the South-East of Romania. The
film approaches the issue from various perspectives:
historically and specifically: daily life - traditions, labor,
language of the whole community. It is about a group
of people who succeed in maintaining their national
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