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Following the launch of the film and discourse festival at the Goethe-Institut in Tashkent at the end of September, the second part will start in Berlin at Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW) and SİNEMA TRANSTOPIA. The starting point for Destination: Tashkent is the concept and history of the Tashkent Festival for Asian, African and Latin American Cinema, which welcomed filmmakers from a wide range of nations to Uzbekistan between 1968 and 1988. The festival was not only a showcase for the cinema of the Soviet Union and the so-called non-aligned states, but also a place of conviviality and a meeting place for critical exchange.
With the screening of historically relevant films, Destination: Tashkent revives the spirit of the original festival in Berlin. Its role as a platform for transnational dialogue will be explored anew from a current perspective and with a discursive accompanying program. In addition, two short film series with works by contemporary filmmakers from Central Asia and a Berlin-based diaspora will build a bridge to …
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Image above: Filmstill aus Tashkent 58-88 von Zumrad Mirzalieva.
