Regional Arts and Culture Project in the South Caucasus

• Arts and culture community in the South Caucasus, with focus on artists working in the fields of documentary films, documentary theatre and photography.
• Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) with focus on different Leave No One Behind groups (LNOB): (rural) women, (rural) youth, ethnic minorities, IDPs/conflict affected people, population living outside of the capitals of the South Caucasus countries at large

Outcome1: Documentary films strengthen synergies between culture and education to empower the civil society (with focus on the youth), enhance cross-border dialogue between the documentary film-makers and promote people-to-people exchanges in the region.

Outcome 2: Documentary theatre genre is supported to bolster a better cross-border cultural dialogue and exchanges on up-todate social issues confronting the region’s population.

Outcome 3: Contemporary photography is promoted in the South Caucasus to better connect the region and challenge the public opinion.

Outcome 4: Diverse cultural actors in the South Caucasus are capacitated to boost the local art scenes.

Principaux résultats attendus:  

Documentary Films:

• 64 workshops and training sessions offered by Noosfera for the film-makers from the region.
• 20 new documentary films produced from the South Caucasus.
• 480 educational screenings held for the (rural) youth in the South Caucasus.

Documentary Theatre:

• 12 documentary plays developed in the South Caucasus.
• Approximately 120 performances offered in the South Caucasus.

Photography:

• 60 photographers coached in the region.
• 24 photography projects developed by the South Caucasian photographers.
• 12 photography products generated in the region.

Small Grants:

• Approx. 30 small cultural initiatives funded.

Principaux résultats antérieurs:  

• 47 documentary films reflecting the vital social issues confronting the region were shown at four editions of Focus Caucasus section of the International Documentary Film Festival CinéDoc Tbilisi.
• 72 film-makers from the region attended joint masterclasses (43 being women).
• 354 film screenings and mini-festivals were held for 24’024 participants in the three countries.
• 22 women photographers from the region were awarded with multimedia production grants to produce social documentary photography.
• 38’066 persons participated in online multimedia exhibitions and Moving Photography Museum shows in the region.
• 41 small cultural projects were supported in the region.
• A blog and a reflection paper was dedicated by the HQ’s Culture Matters Community of Practice to the achievements of Phase 2.