War Prayer
The invasion and partition of Cyprus happened forty years ago, but the island is still divided and part of it is abandoned. The many icons on the island serve as holy places, but also are misused by the occupiers.
17'
USA
IFFR 2015
News is read more and more digitally, but the distribution model has not yet been democratized. It still depends on political and corporate interests that seek to manipulate public opinion. Newstweek interactively reflects on this model by giving the audience an opportunity to manipulate news, produce propaganda or slightly change facts.
daily, 11:00-23:00, Newsroom, first floor Rotterdamse Schouwburg
- Directors
- Julian Oliver, Danja Vasiliev
- Country of production
- Germany
- Production Year
- 2011
- Festival Edition
- IFFR 2015 0
- Producers
- Julian Oliver, Danja Vasiliev
- Sales
- Julian Oliver
- Website
- http://newstweek.com
Programme
Signals: Everyday Propaganda
Read more about this programmeLa société du spectacle
The contemporary world as a realm of easily-consumed, meaningless images. A world without actual freedom, where even a personal way of thinking is determined by a certain ideology. A political manifesto from the French philosopher and left-wing icon Guy Debord, whose critique of capitalist propaganda is still very current.
88'
France
IFFR 2015
The War Game
Britain before and after the nuclear attack that happens as a result of the escalated Cold War. The government tries but fails to take the situation under control. This Oscar-winning film is disguised as a documentary and TV news, thus undermining the propagandistic nature of all media during times of war.
48'
United Kingdom
IFFR 2015