21. international festival of Local TV Golden Beggar

The Festival (IFoLT) is the only event of its kind in Europe. It is the broadest forum for connecting various cultural values and dialogues. The festival supports partnership and cooperation between creators of audiovisual works .

The Golden Beggar begs in advance !

May 5, 2015

The 21st International festival of local televisions is well under way. This year it will be held from 17th to 21st June 2015, not only in Košice but also in Uzhgorod as well. “We decided on Ukraine because we think it is necessary to do the same thing there that the festival has been doing throughout its 20 years of existence – spreading democracy in local media and restoring media to its rightful place & space” says Eva Děkanovská, the director of the festival. The Festival of Local Televisions has built a unique reputation on the European media map and it is a strong forum for many reputable media workers and journalists. “Since 2014, despite its uniqueness, the festival has not enjoyed the financial support it used to have. For this reason we decided to invite “crowdfunding” via the Czech website hithit.com. If it works as it should, it will generate the necessary extra finance.”

There are 200 films from 49 countries from around the world in this year's “Golden Beggar” competitions.

May 5, 2015

The 21st International Festival of Local Televisions in Košice has accepted 200 films from all over the world in competition. “We are glad to see that the competition programme this year will be varied and colourful, the films really came in from all over the world. Among the film-makers there are authors from exotic countries such as India, Taiwan, Iran, Iraq, Iceland and Japan. The majority of films came from Spain. Slovak films are present in all categories” says the director of the festival, Eva Děkanovská. There are 3 main sections – Local Television, Production Company and Young Author, within which the international jury will award a “Golden Beggar” for the best film. The international jury has 7 members. The chairman of the jury is a Swiss-based writer and actor Roger Worrod. The jury has already started watching the films online. The preselection of the best films will be presented to the citizens of Kosice during the festival in Kulturpark from 17th to 19th June 2015.

Thank you for supporting us.

May 5, 2015

Our crowdfunding project can be found online in English, at https://www.hithit.com/en/project/1289/21-medzinarodny-festival-lokalnych-televizii-zlaty-zobrak together with the benefits that we offer in exchange for your support If you have any technical problems you can send your contribution to account number IBAN: SK1711110000001166224017 SWIFT: UNCRSKBX and we transfer it to hithit.com. Don´t forget to include your name and adress in case your money will be refunded.

Thank you for supporting us.

May 5, 2015

A 5-day international event filled with activities cannot be organised without help. However, we are determined that IFoLT 2015 will be a groundbreaking edition, so we have decided to try crowdfunding and are contacting all our old friends and, hopefully, many new ones! We shall do our best to ensure the festival is as successful this year as it has been every year, but this time we need some outside help. If you agree with our mission and think that what we are doing is a good idea, you can actively support us. Our crowdfunding project can be found online English, at https://www.hithit.com/en/project/1289/21-medzinarodny-festival-lokalnych-televizii-zlaty-zobrak together with the benefits that we offer in exchange for your support. If we do not reach our target of € 12,000 (which is roughly 18% of the total budget), your money will be refunded. Thank you for supporting us.

Festival responds to an urgent need next door

May 5, 2015

This year, our Festival wants to respond to an urgent need next door, in Ukraine. In cooperation with Uzhgorod’s European Media Center and Korzo internet television, the organisers are prepared to duplicate in Ukraine what the Festival has done in other parts of Europe. It was the director of this centre, Nikolaj Koshuta, who first proposed the idea of organising the festival in Ukraine. “We would like to help our colleagues create a network of producers, encourage programme-exchange and improve the media space” says the IFoLT festival director Eva Děkanovská. “There is a deeper reason for organising the festival in Ukraine. It should be perceived as a step forward towards Ukrainian media workers and Ukranian media, an act of solidarity, demonstrating our openness and willingness to share mutual know-how.”

Preparation of the 21st festival is well under way

May 5, 2015

The date of this year’s International Festival of Local Televisions has been announced. Local television delegates, independent producers and journalists from all over the world will come together in Kosice in June. This year’s festival will be held from 17th to 20th June 2015 and, based on current information and invitations, we expect guests from at least 25 countries from Europe and overseas. says Eva Děkanovská, the director of the festival. Part of the festival will be held in Ukraine, which is an innovation. After 20 years of building relationships between those who make programmes for local and regional television and almost as many years in encouraging young producers and small production companies, the International Festival of Local Televisions/Golden Beggar, held in Košice, Slovakia, wants its 21st edition to respond to an urgent need next door, in Ukraine.

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All or nothing. Project finished on May 25, 2015 at 08:18.

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