Year of Recovery 2021

Hybrid events designed with flexibility in a time of pandemic The project envisions a face to face event with filmmakers and audience in Bratislava in partnership with the Slovak Film Institute. It is important for the Year of Recovery that face to face meetings restart. But a plan B for the substitution of online or hybrid events at any time that pandemic or health regulations make face to face meetings impossible. The events is designed to fit into the structures of the Slovak Film Institute and will combine local groups of culture professionals with 2-3 guests from other participating Visegrad countries to discuss and share common challenges of the recovery and common solutions. The meetings will take the form of groups of 10-15 participants meeting in a discussion with foreign guests and will be filmed to share with a wider audience as a podcast online. Podcasts of the events will be live on both FNE and on the website of our partner the Slovak Film Institute. Timeline of live evens: June 2021: Panel discussion in Bratislava in partnership with the Slovak Film Institute and also promoted on the website of the Slovak Film Commission: Discussion of COVID impacts on feature film and filming on location in the region and how to attract audiences back into cinemas. Guests from neighbouring Visegrad countries will share their common experiences and what they have learned. A plan B is included for the substitution of an online or hybrid event at any time that pandemic or health regulations make face to face meetings impossible.