Materials

Osservatorio has been working since 2009 in collaboration with Kineofilm, a production company in Trieste, on a documentary project on the story of the Russian poet Osip Mandelstam and his journey to the Caucasus in 1930 with his wife, Nadežda. It has not been possible, up to now, to obtain the resources necessary for completing the project. In order to continue our fund raising efforts, we have decided to share a selection of the material so far produced with our readers and the public: the subject, script, director's notes and a first trailer made with a contribution from the Fondo di Produzione sull'Audiovisivo of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region.

Two exceptional Italian artists took part in this activity: Massimo Zamboni and Nada Malanima, who lent their voice and music for the trailer and who will take part in the documentary when it enters the production stage.

The film script presented here appears in a multimedia format, accompanied by photos and video notes collected during the preparation work.

Title: Journey to Armenia

Script, Direction: Andrea Oskari Rossini

In collaboration with: Giorgio Comai

Narration: Nada Malanima

Original Music: Massimo Zamboni

Production: Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso; Kineofilm

For information and contributions to the project “Journey to Armenia”: segreteria@balcanicaucaso.org

The photographs and video accompanying the presentation were taken by Giorgio Comai, except for the following: Ararat seen from Yerevan (Paolo Martino), Candles in the Monastery at Tatev (arnofoto/flickr ), Road to Tatev (worldbank/flickr ), Zorats Karer (Rita Willaert/flickr ), Cathedral at Ghazanchetsots (Marco Fieber/flickr ), Shushi/Shusha mosque (Andrea Rossini), (Marco Fieber/flickr ).

The project "Tell Europe to Europe" is supported by the European Union.

Transeurope. Civil society networks

International conference, Rovereto 21 November 2015

The international conference aims at bringing the Balkans, Turkey and the wider post-Soviet space, from Ukraine to the Caucasus, back in the spotlight, fostering public debate on the relevance of the latest developments in these countries and regions for the state of today's Europe overall. The exodus of refugees along the “Balkan route”, armed conflicts and international interventions, threats to the freedom of information: two plenary sessions and three parallel workshops will allow citizens to engage in a dialogue with scholars, politicians, journalists, international officers and practitioners from many European countries.

Becoming Europe

International Conference, 16th of November 2013

The European Union, Nobel Peace Prize, measures in the Balkans and in Turkey the strength of its political project. Scholars, journalists, politicians and diplomats discuss the legacy of the Nineties and the challenges of the present. The final event of the project "Tell Europe to Europe"

Does Turkey belong in the European Union?

Live Debate, 10-21 June 2013

The Turkish economy is growing, together with the country's influence in the Balkans, Northern Africa and the Middle East. The recent protests, however, are highlighting issues which in Turkish society remain unresolved: the level of democracy, the freedom of the press and the distribution of wealth. An EU candidate since 1999, Turkey is still waiting. Enlargement fatigue, the scepticism of some EU countries, and fear of its 80 million of inhabitants, the vast majority Muslims, are keeping her on the waiting line. But does Turkey really belong in the European Union?

Organic Balkans

Stakeholders, policies, and institutions: a regional perspectivee

Sarajevo (BiH), 14th June 2013

Seminar and book launch

Organic Balkans

Stakeholders, policies, and institutions: a regional perspectivee

Belgrado (SRB), 28th May 2013

Seminar and book launch

Has the ICTY contributed to reconciliation in the former Yugoslavia?

Live Debate, 20th February - 5th March 2013

In 1993 the United Nations Security Council created the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia. One of the main aims of the ICTY was to “contribute to the restoration and maintenance of peace” in the region. The results of the Tribunal's work have been recently assessed by the ICTY President, judge Theodor Meron, in the last report presented to the United Nations General Assembly: “The remarkable achievements of the Tribunal [...] have contributed to bringing peace and reconciliation to the countries of the former Yugoslavia [...] forging a new international culture of accountability”. Is it so?

The French revue Regard sur l'est, specialized in actuality and analysis of Eastern countries, has published the dossier: "The role of children in Central and Eastern Europe ". Cristina Bezzi, a researcher financed by Caritro foundation within Oservatorio Balcani e Caucaso, has contributed to the dossier with an article entitled “Children “left behind” or transnational childhood within Romanian Moldova? ”.

The Gezi Park protests, and the brutal reaction of the police, have relaunched the international debate on Turkey's accession to the EU. Join the live debate on OBC with our two guests, Joost Lagendijk and Renate Sommer

One of the most polluted cities in Europe, home of a large industrial district during Socialist Yugoslavia, Pančevo suffered the devastating consequences of the NATO bombings of 1999. It is now slowly rising up. A video-report

Interviews: Nicole Corritore, Davide Sighele
Camera: Andrea Pandini
Editing: Davide Sighele

Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso

invites you to the

Seminar and book launch

Organic Balkans. Rural development and European integration

TUESDAY 28th May 2013 | h 11:00

University of Belgrade | Faculty of Agriculture
ZEMUN, Nemanjina 6

The book:
"Organic Balkans. Stakeholders, policies, and institutions: a regional perspective" by Matteo Vittuari (Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso, 2011)

Organic agriculture in the Balkans is still in its early stages though it already acts as a fundamental stimulus to sustainable rural development in the region. Through a comparative analysis of organic farming in the countries of South East Europe, the book provides original insights into the process of European Union integration

Speakers:

Sira Miori, Director of the Italian Institute of Culture in Belgrade

Prof. Natalija Bogdanov, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade

Matteo Vittuari, author of the book Faculty of Agriculture of Bologna.

Chair:

Francesca Vanoni, Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso (OBC)

The seminar is open to the public and will be in English

Organised by: Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade
Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso

In cooperation with: Italian Institute of Culture in Belgrade

With the support of: Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Autonomous Province of Trento
within the Programme SeeNet II

INFO:
eventi@balcanicaucaso.org
www.balcanicaucaso.org

The Caucasus International Summer School constitutes a unique opportunity for approaching, with high level international scholars from various disciplines, what makes the South Caucasus a priority in contemporary international studies. From 8th to 12th July, 2013 in Dimaro -Trentino, Italian Alps