Subversive Festival
Subversive Festival, Udruga Bijeli Val, Ilica 203 A, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Zagreb
كرواتيا
- Democracy and community development
Our objective was to establish a diverse network of regional and international partners, namely academic institutions, cultural organizations, new social and political movements, art centers and civil society actors. By doing so we developed political education of involved citizens by offering programs and activities rarely organized in Zagreb, Croatia or in a wider region.
We encouraged audience’s participation, and by doing so we also wanted to encourage networking among international and regional theoreticians and activists participating in the conference, workshops and following programs.
Finally, we aimed at attracting various, mainstream and alternative media to present to a wider public the event and the socio-politically relevant issues that had been discussed.
- the theoretical conference with keynote speakers such as Slavoj Zizek, Stephane Hessel, Zygmunt Bauman, David Harvey, Gayatri Spivak, Saskia Sassen, Michael Hardt, etc.
- the film screenings, held in several cinemas, located in the very city centre: Europa Cinema, Tuskanac Cinema, Gric Cinema
- the film symposium, mainly aiming at students and young professionals
- art exhibition realized in cooperation with prominent curatorial teams
- book promotions held in cooperation with leading Croatian publishers (Ljevak, Jesenski i Turk, Fraktura, Pelago, VBZ)but also international publishers (Verso)
- official festival publications documenting the project include the following: the program book consisting of conference papers written by participating theoreticians and essays by other prominent scholars; the bilingually published (English and Croatian) festival catalogue, consisting of film critical reviews and the accompanying program abstracts
- the festival is being promoted through: bulletin published in 20, 000 copies, flyers, billboards and city light posters, daily newspaper adds, radio and TV adds, an English-Croatian website.
We can contribute to the programs of the Network as we have a long and established tradition of recognizable programs and activities which are aimed at the same goals as the ALF Foundation.
The festival is attracted by a numerous audience (more then 10,000 people during the 2 weeks), and the visibility of our partners is guaranteed as we are regularly present in the regional mainstream media (Croatian and Slovenian National Television, daily newspapers, weekly's in Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, etc.), but also worldwide (Al Jazeera, Le Monde Diplomatique, Cafe Babel, etc.). Last but not least, our wish is to really integrate the Subversive Festival as part of the Mediterranean and to bring Arab scholars, intellectuals, activists, cultural workers, etc, to Zagreb to gain new knowledge and connections in the broader Balkans region.
By joining the ALF Network we hope not only to expand our activities but mainly to open integrate the Subversive Festival in the broader Mediterranean region, where Croatia naturally belongs.
By doing so, we hope to encourage intercultural exchange mainly with the Arab region and promote cooperation between new social movements and cultural institutions from Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco, etc.
The last edition of the Subversive Festival (2011.) was dedicated to the Arab Spring, and this is a topic we would like to continue elaborating also in the next editions.
