Starting point
As political integration in the European Union gains momentum, hopes are also rising that we will be able to develop a common European ideal - one that can provide the solid democratic foundation that binds an active and participatory European community of citizens. Without acknowledging that they are based on national models, standard arguments assume that a common European identity and a culturally networked Europe are preconditions for creating a viable European democracy.
Europe is more than the EU, and it is more than institutional and economic integration. Europe is an organic multitude of cultures, mentalities and languages, a colourful mosaic of experiences and memories, architectural styles and ways of living, both in our own countries and with those outside our national borders. Europe is not expressed as uniformity, but as exciting variety. It includes many unique and special views and ways of life that are not only less than harmonious, but at times even appear to contradict one another. Against this background, a 'European identity' is not a static, settled condition. Instead, it´s an open and dynamic process that allows Europeans to communicate with each other using the images that they possess, both of themselves and of others.
The search for a European identity continues in personal, local, regional, national and European contexts, as well as in the factors that play a role in feelings of personal identification. This debate, however, has failed to address a few key questions. What sorts of identity does Europe offer? In what guises is identity being created or aspired to in the public sphere? What underlies these ideas of identity? What are the distinguishing images and values that best describe the relationship between identity and citizenship education in a European context?
By proclaiming 2005 as the European Year of Citizenship through Education, the Council of Europe has underlined the claim of the citizens of the European Union to an active role in EU democracy, as well as their wish to share common values such as tolerance, solidarity, and the demand for equal rights and a voice in government.
The "Spot on: Europe" Workshop will pursue questions such as: what can films do to help anchor this identification process? And what films reconcile conflicting images of a European culture and a European way of life?
Report
- Interner Link: Report by Viola Georgi (PDF-Version: 165 KB)
Methods
Over two and a half days, students and their teachers from two cultural backgrounds (Poland and Germany) will meet with directors and producers from the film world, experts from the field of media education, scholars and journalists. The academic observer overseeing the entire NECE workshop series will also be on hand to evaluate the programme.
Organisation
Informationen and Management
apex – Kultur- und Bildungsmanagement
Anja Ostermann
i. A. der bpb
Reiderweg 18
58285 Gevelsberg
Fon: + 49 (0) 2332 4199
Mailto: E-Mail Link: ostermann@apex-management.de
Internet: Externer Link: www.lab-concepts.de
Language: German-Polnish with simultaneous translation.
Programme
October 26th-28th, 2005
Frankfurt (Oder) / Slubice
Collegium Polonicum
ul. Kosciuszki 1
PL-69-100 Slubice
Wednesday October 26th, 2005
Arrival by 1:00 p.m.
In the Collegium Polonicum
2:00 p.m.
Welcome address
Dr. Krzysztof Wojciechowski
Collegium Polonicum
2:15 p.m.
Welcome and opening remarks
Katrin Willmann, Federal Agency for Civic Education
Marion Döring, European Film Academy
2:30 p.m.
"Film without Borders: The Medium of Film and its Intercultural Importance"
Discussion with the screening of the short film SVITJOD 2000
Thomas Hailer, Director of the Children´s Film Festival Berlin
Katrin Schlösser, Producer
Hannes Stöhr, Director
Students from Germany and Poland
Moderation:
Marion Döring, Director European Film Academy
4:30 p.m.
Pause
5:15 – 6:00 p.m.
Statement
European common ground in the European Year of Citizenship Education
Prof. Dr. Timm Beichelt, University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder)
7:30 p.m.
Reception and screening in the Slubicer Kulturhaus
8:30 p.m.
Introduction Hannes Stöhr, Director
Followed by One Day in Europe
Thursday October 27th, 2005
In the Collegium Polonicum
10:00 a.m.
"Europe in Film – Films about Europe – Where is Europe happening?"
Remarks and round of discussions on clips from the films:
25 Visions of Europe and Lost and Found
Robert Glinski, Director
Thomas Krüger, German Federal Agency for Civic Education
Marc Rothemund, Director
Students from Germany and Poland
Moderation:
Nikolaj Nikitin, Editor-in-chief and publisher of Schnitt – Das Filmmagazin
Stefan Laudyn, Festival Director Warsaw International Film Festival
12:30 p.m.
Lunch with other participants
2:00 p.m.
Corollary Programme
Topic-related city tours Slubice/Frankfurt (Oder)
Organised by transkultura
Followed by
Museum Viadrina, Kurfürstensaal
Welcome address: Dr. Martin Schieck
Followed by
A reading with Uwe Rada from "The Oder, Resumé of a River "
6:15 p.m.
Project presentations and discussions
"Learning from experience – What the media can do to encourage European citizenship education"
Presentation: "Looking across the river"
Presentation: "Eureka!"
Klaus Dieter Felsmann, Media education expert
Kornel Miglus, Director
Andreas Voigt, Director
Moderation:
Jan Ebert, Brandenburg State Office for Civic Education
7:30 p.m.
Reception and screening in Slubicer Kulturhaus
"Invisible - Illegal in Europe" Followed by a question and answer session with director Andreas Voigt
Friday October 28th, 2005
In Collegium Polonicum
10:00 a.m.
Discussion round with all participants
"Vision European Film Culture?"
Summary – Confirming Results – Outlook
12:00 p.m.
Departure
