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Ake Dikhea
The Roma Film Festival Ake Dikhea is taking place in Berlin from 19th to the 22. An Interview of Hamze Bytyci.
– “Gegenwicht gegen Angst und Neid”. In: Deutschlandfunk Kultur. 17.10.2017. http://www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/roma-film-festival-in-berlin-gegenwicht-gegen-angst-und-neid.2156.de.html?dram:article_id=398432
– http://roma-filmfestival.com/?page_id=342&lang=de
French Chronicle …
Less news on expulsions, more news, and more reports on the associations fighting for Roma. First, an serious scientific article about the 15 to 20’000 Roma in France (there are more, but as usual, one counts only the ones in the camps). In that context, an exhibition by a Romanian artist in a festival in Western France attempts a dialogue. Then an association in Grenoble that will close down for lack of funds.
This is to be contrasted with potential expulsions in Poissy, in Melun, and one effective camp closure in Créteil, all around Paris. In western France, in Angers, a house is being squatted by Roma and the city’s mayor has been contested for his expulsion policies. Finally, in the North a baby died in a camp.
– Qui sont vraiment les Roms de France ? In: CNRS. 18.09.2017. https://lejournal.cnrs.fr/articles/qui-sont-vraiment-les-roms-de-france
– «Dialogues n°3» d’Aurelia Ivan sur les Roms et les bidonvilles. In: RFI. 22.09.2017. http://www.rfi.fr/culture/20170922-dialogues-3-aurelia-ivan-roms-bidonvilles-francophonies-limousin-jeremy-gravayat
– ROMS ACTION EN PÉRIL SUITE À UN DÉSENGAGEMENT DES COLLECTIVITÉS LOCALES. In: Place Grenet. 24.09.2017. https://www.placegrenet.fr/2017/09/24/roms-action-peril-suite-a-desengagement-collectivites-locales/152928
– Roms action va “mettre la clef sous la porte”. In: Le Dauphiné. 18.09.2017. http://www.ledauphine.com/isere-sud/2017/09/18/roms-action-va-mettre-la-clef-sous-la-porte
– A Grenoble, l’association Roms Action risque de fermer faute de subventions. In: France Info FR3. 18.09.2017. http://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/auvergne-rhone-alpes/isere/grenoble/grenoble-association-roms-action-risque-fermer-faute-subventions-1330393.html
– Poissy : l’affaire des Roms tranchée la semaine prochaine par le tribunal. In: Le Parisien. 21.09.2017. http://www.leparisien.fr/poissy-78300/poissy-l-affaire-des-roms-tranchee-la-semaine-prochaine-par-le-tribunal-21-09-2017-7276776.php
– Melun. Une procédure d’expulsion en cours pour les Roms installés dans un bâtiment désaffecté de l’hôpital. In: Actu.fr. 20.09.2017. https://actu.fr/ile-de-france/melun_77288/melun-une-procedure-dexpulsion-cours-roms-installes-dans-batiment-desaffecte-lhopital_11944945.html
– Les Roms installés à l’hôpital Marc Jacquet de Melun risquent l’expulsion. In: Evasion. 21.09.2017. https://www.evasionfm.com/actualite-28134-les-roms-installes-a-l-hopital-marc-jacquet-de-melun-risquent-l-expulsion.html
– Créteil : le camp du carrefour Pompadour évacué. In: Le Parisien. 19.08.2017. http://www.leparisien.fr/creteil-94000/creteil-le-camp-du-carrefour-pompadour-evacue-19-09-2017-7271700.php
– Angers : un pavillon abandonné est devenu un refuge pour des familles roms. In: FR3 Info. 19.09.2017. http://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/pays-de-la-loire/maine-et-loire/angers/angers-pavillon-abandonne-est-devenu-refuge-familles-roms-1331321.html
– Angers. Expulsions : le maire interpellé par des militants. In: Ouest France. 20.09.2017. https://www.ouest-france.fr/pays-de-la-loire/angers-49000/angers-expulsions-le-maire-interpelle-par-des-militants-5259606
– Un nourrisson retrouvé mort dans un squat à Roubaix. In: FR3 France Info. 22.09.2017. http://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/hauts-de-france/nord-0/nourrisson-retrouve-mort-squat-roubaix-1332999.html
Gypsy Fest Festival – Slovakia
A festival in Slovakia.
– ‘Gypsy Fest – World Roma Festival’ marked in Bratislava, Slovakia, In: The Global Times. 10.09.2017. http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1065623.shtml
Slovakia: End of the Festival
The festival that took place in Zvolen, Banska Bistrica and in nearby towns is ending this week end. Yesterday, a gala concert with Roma musicians from various countries was held in Sliač with musicians from Russia, Hungary, Czech republic and Slovakia.
– Galaprogramom dnes vrcholí multižánrové podujatie Ľudia z rodu Rómov. In: Dobre Noviny. 19.08.2017. http://www.dobrenoviny.sk/c/108437/galaprogramom-dnes-vrcholi-multizanrove-podujatie-ludia-z-rodu-romov
Festival of another Kind
On the 16th of August, in the Banská Bystrica Historic Town Hall, the largest Roma multi-ethnic event in Central Slovakia will be opened. It is called “Ľudia z rodu Rómov” [People of the Roma family] and will last until the 19th of August. A non-traditional home-based exhibition focusses on Roma women and their position in society in connection with the growing extremism and radicalism is part of the festival.
“The individual activities of the festival will be held in three cities – Banská Bystrica, Zvolen, Sliac and visitors can enjoy outstanding Roma artists from Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Romania,” said Denisa Sciranková from Quo Vadis civic association.
– Rómsky festival Ľudia z rodu Rómov odštartuje netradičnou výstavou. In: Dobre Noviny. 14.08.2017. http://www.dobrenoviny.sk/c/108102/romsky-festival-ludia-z-rodu-romov-odstartuje-netradicnou-vystavou
Festival in Cologne
The third “Zigeunerfestival” in Cologne (Köln) – Germany is in full swing, with many international bands.
– Mit internationalen Bands Zigeunerfestival in Köln zeigt Kultur der Sinti und Roma. In: Kölner Stadt Anzeiger. 16.06.2017. http://www.ksta.de/27804074
Russian Guitar Festival
The annual Russian Guitar Festival is in full swing with Oleg Timofeyev and Vadim Kolpakov. If you can – go!
– The annual Russian Guitar Festival: A Russian revival in its 11th instalment. In: Little Village Mag. http://littlevillagemag.com/the-annual-russian-guitar-festival-a-russian-revival-in-its-11th-installment/
France: Festival in Lyon
The Gypsy Lyon Festival will open its doors on the 18th of May in Lyon, France.
– Croix-Rousse : le Gypsy Lyon Festival revient pour une 8e edition. In: Lyon Capitale. http://www.lyoncapitale.fr/Journal/Lyon/Culture/Musique/Croix-Rousse-le-Gypsy-Lyon-Festival-revient-pour-une-8e-edition
Turkey – Rroma Festival
This week end, the Kakava Festival is taking place in Edirne.
– Kakava: Roma festival draws thousands to Turkey’s Edirne. In: TRT World. 06.05.2017. http://www.trtworld.com/turkey/kakava-roma-festival-draws-thousands-to-turkeys-edirne-350671
Czech Republic: Khamoro Festival
Prague will soon host the 2017 version of the Khamoro festival with music, conferences, exhibitions and even football …
Mexico and Rroma
An interesting article on Balkan Music and Rroma in Mexico. The country has a rather significant population of Kalderaša and related groups.
– MUSICA BALCÁNICA Y CULTURA GITANA: SUS RAÍCES EN MÉXICO. In: Pikama Surf. 31.03.2017. http://pijamasurf.com/2017/03/musica_balcanica_y_cultura_gitana_festival_balkytlan/
Italy: Festival in Isernia
A large festival on the Rroma culture will open its doors next week end in Isernia.
San Francisco: Festival
The 20th Herdelezi festival will soon opens its doors in San Francisco! May 6th is the date!
– Yuri Yunakov to Headline 20th Anniversary Herdeljezi Romani Music Festival. In: Broadway World. 20.03.2017. http://www.broadwayworld.com/san-francisco/article/Yuri-Yunakov-to-Headline-20th-Anniversary-Herdeljezi-Romani-Music-Festival-20170320
France: Festival in Marseilles
The “Latcho Divano” festival in Marseilles in the South of France is in full swing. There is music, but also an exhibition on Ceja Stojka, a Austrian Holocaust survivor and painter.
– Latcho Divano célèbre les cultures roms et tziganes. In: FR3 Provence Côte d’Azur. 13.03.2017. http://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/provence-alpes-cote-d-azur/bouches-du-rhone/metropole-aix-marseille/marseille/latcho-divano-celebre-cultures-roms-tziganes-1213175.html
Slovakia: Documentary on Rroma Holocaust
Robert Kirchhoff was born in 1968 in Nitra and studied documentary production and dramaturgy at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava. He is a film director, screenwriter, producer, and cameraman, and has had a number of films that have won awards at domestic and foreign festivals. Amongst others, he made documentaries Hey, Slovaks !, Ghost in the Machine, The Case Cervanová, etc. and was a producer and co-producer of films like Blind Loves Disease of the Third Power, in Ash.
From 2003 to 2016, he has been preparing a documentary on the Holocaust of Roma and Sinti called A “Hole in the Head”, which will have its premier in March 2017. He has interviewed many survivors of the Holocaust and recorded their fate.
– Vyhľadal Rómov a Sintov, ktorí prežili holokaust, a natočil skutočné diery v hlave. Etno safari odmietol. In: Dennik. 01.03.2017. https://dennikn.sk/681418/vyhladal-romov-a-sintov-ktori-prezili-holokaust-a-natocil-skutocne-diery-v-hlave-etno-safari-odmietol/
Germany and Berlin Festival
The Central Council of Sinti and Roma in Germany issued a statement about the Berlin Festival and the movie on Django Reinhardt’s life.
They greeted the release of this movie and the fact that it was shown at the opening of the festival, stating that the festival gave a strong signal that the situation of minorities always reflects the situation of the society at large.
Zentralrat Deutscher Sinti und Roma würdigt den Berlinale Eröffnungsfilm ‚Django‘. In: Scharf Links. 13.02.2017. http://www.scharf-links.de/45.0.html?&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=59445&cHash=21442e4d7e
Opening of the Movie Django
The movie on Django Reinhard’s life opened at the Berlin Film festival, with some mixed critiques. During the opening, Rroma and the Holocaust were prominently cited, and comparisons with current times were made.
– Berlin Film Review: ‘Django’ In: Variety. 09.02.2017. http://variety.com/2017/film/reviews/django-review-berlin-film-festival-1201980971/
– Political resistance on Berlinale red carpet. In: DW. 09.02.2017. http://www.dw.com/en/political-resistance-on-berlinale-red-carpet/a-37487190
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