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Kinostudio

Artan Puto was born in 1969, and he is now an Albanian university researcher; however, people in the streets still recognize him as the star of Tomka and his friends, one of the most popular children’s movies of Albanian cinema. After 30 years, Artan goes back to Kinostudio, the Albanian Hollywood built by Enver Hoxha in 1952. But Kinostudio has changed since those days, and so has the country. An unusual point of view on today’s Albania and on the changes which took place in this country. A documentary film by Micol Cossali and Davide Sighele - OBC production 2009

Leaving on a train

They are an open-air museum of the Albanian eighties. They have remained as they were when the regime collapsed. The Albanian railways. An efficient railway network is what the country would really need. A picture story [April 2011]

The danger of war

10/03/2011

The dangers of a new conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno Karabakh. The reactions in Yerevan to the publication of the International Crisis Group report: Preventing War. Andrea Rossini interviews Richard Giragosian, director of the Armenian Center for National and International Studies . [March 2, 2011. The first question is: How was the ICG report received in Armenia?]

Treasures to be preserved

Behind each typical product there are people who managed to withstand the regime and the difficult years of transition. Meeting them is often a unique experience. Dessislava Dimitrova is the Head of Slow Food Bulgaria. An interview [March 2011]

MILK production in Kosovo

From milking to delivery. A day in the Kosovan countryside, in Klinë/Klina, in the company of a breeders family. Text by Francesco Gradari, photos by Paolo Tarantini [January 2011]

Ark of Europe, Recep and Silvia

"Ark of Europe" presents stories of mixed couples from Bulgaria, Romania and Macedonia. It is based on the anthropological study carried out by three NGOs in the region: "Real Society Foundation "(Bucharest), Journalist's Association " Balkan Forum" (Bulgaria) and "Youth Forum" (Macedonia). The story of Recep and Silvia, Bulgaria. It is financed by European Cultural Foudnation, Soros Foundation and Romanian National Administration of Cultural Fund. Written by Tanya Mangalakova, camera by Stefan Kostov, edited by Konstantin Kirilov

Ark of Europe, Todor and Sevinch

"Ark of Europe" presents stories of mixed couples from Bulgaria, Romania and Macedonia. It is based on the anthropological study carried out by three NGOs in the region: "Real Society Foundation "(Bucharest), Journalist's Association " Balkan Forum" (Bulgaria) and "Youth Forum" (Macedonia). The story of Todor and Sevinch, Bulgaria.It is financed by European Cultural Foudnation, Soros Foundation and Romanian National Administration of Cultural Fund. Written by Tanya Mangalakova, camera by Stefan Kostov, edited by Konstantin Kirilov

Ark of Europe, Selçuk and Lyudmila

"Ark of Europe" presents stories of mixed couples from Bulgaria, Romania and Macedonia. It is based on the anthropological study carried out by three NGOs in the region: "Real Society Foundation "(Bucharest), Journalist's Association " Balkan Forum" (Bulgaria) and "Youth Forum" (Macedonia). The story of Selçuk and Lyudmila, Bulgaria. It is financed by European Cultural Foudnation, Soros Foundation and Romanian National Administration of Cultural Fund. Written by Tanya Mangalakova, camera by Stefan Kostov, edited by Konstantin Kirilov