Festivalimpressions 2013 - Opening, 20st November, 2013
The guests for the opening of the Film Festival Women’s Worlds 2013 are warmly welcomed
Our cooperation partner Campus TV collecting impressions
At the TERRE DES FEMMES booth the visitors can get informed about current campaigns
Festival director Irene Jung, with the guest of the opening Roman Paul, producer of “Wadjda“, and TERRE DES FEMMES director Christa Stolle
Interview with festival coordinator Kathrin Frenz
One more photo and then off to the movie theater…
Here we go: Festival director Irene Jung opening the festival
Special thanks to the sponsors and cooperation partners
City mayor Boris Palmer praises the focal points of the film festival, always geared to current political events – this year on the topic of forced prostitution
Director of TERRE DES FEMMES, Christa Stolle, talks about the work in Berlin and the progresses of the past year, for instance that Female Genital Mutilation has been included in the medical diagnostic codes, or that during the campaign for victims of forced prostitution, 45.921 signatures were handed over…
…. and mayor Boris Palmer congratulates her on her recently received Federal Cross of Merit
Last introductory words before the film: Roman Paul, producer of the opening movie “Wadjda” explains, how it came about that he joined in on this “project that almost seemed impossible”: the first feature film ever shot in Saudi Arabia, on top of that shot by a woman! And that the director is glad that a hopeful movie was the result.
The team, that worked very hard, is awarded with applause.
Conversation with the audience after the opening movie: Roman Paul faces the interested questions from the audience on the perspectives for women in Saudi Arabia – not only to shoot a movie as a woman, but also to take part in public life and be able to work in different occupations.
A successful 2013 opening, the audience is thrilled.
Photos: Alexander Gonschior