the and most of us, and jeff are up to coming to us during motor in law styles and committed to a new meeting people doing the 3 dw, the me, how's all, there's a bird in taiwan called the oriental turtle. dove gets cooped up in a cage. i will keep scratching at the sides and eventually i will die when that owns that. even if i stayed in one place, i might end up like one of those turtle don't. as they don't, we don't bug. georgia has the course of yeah, the west we have and share either or the experience is the resources, the knowledge is the network. you have any darn it, i never know about emigrating going to another country. you should live way you

feel is how is it the, the good to metal stands for freedom of opinion of art and cultural exchange. it's germany's most important prize in for, and cultural policy and is awarded by the good to institute annually. the winners we're presenting today and body these freedoms in their home countries like theater makers, you wake hang and tie one and and hungry is capital budapest, the of the. and i'll a curator collective with 1st to georgia. we're gone, gosh, read. so has turned the capital city of tbilisi into a showcase for film and cinema. you get the best view of typically see from the old town, touched on a hillside. doug, actually to knows that like the back of his hand,

he was born here and that we studied and wept in germany so much of his professional career. georgia is joining back time. and again, it was always clear to me, i'm georgia, i have to be involved here. i know i never thought about immigrating was going to another country, movies, guys. and though i had many opportunities back in the day of a nice in the but the way i see you should live where you found most at home home as it's to how does it feel god felt at home in georgia, in cinema for more than 20 years he directed the tbilisi film festival and event broke global cinema back to georgia. he co founded the festival in 2000 a challenging time with post service, georgia, still reading from civil war and the chaotic 1st years of independence, yadda yadda. and it was a key that we had a big crisis in the 1990 is very few films were being made and the institutions

wasn't really working properly. clark, this been called the cdo was basically bankrupt and the states didn't support as either the but we stopped at the festival with practically no money. 10 films yano street, resulted with cinemas, like the iconic apollo theatre. as a child, he would go to the movies every day for over 20 years. now, god has been campaigning to preserve the greats of george's movie history. he credits his family for cultivating his passion for film, the white and both sides of the tent. my grandfather was a producer at a big studio cruise the film. it was called it as a boy, i was allowed to go to the shoots, which was incredibly exciting to. that's probably where i discovered my love for the film. by my brother became an actor. it has been a, i wanted to study film making for it and there wasn't

a film school in georgia at the time of this call. and i think there was only one in moscow that i didn't want to go to moscow. so i gave up on it most going on. then obviously the south came to police the 2023. the political climate is changing together with his friend and co campaign, a historian lashelle because that's a guy that discusses the current situation. cultural professionals deemed trouble. some by the authorities are under pressure funds are being cut in stone for placed, including gone to to a sacked as director of the national film center. former colleagues protested the dismissal in june this year, occupying the center and a surprise move a while as well. so he's calm and very communicative as people talk, as also true to his principles said it's very hard to manipulate him, have a shameful mind me for either. he can be stubborn. for that reason i be something of a star and in the sides of those who think that they should be making all the decisions

from the globe in these all. and alice said by and try it. the protests quickly became a political issue that very evening. ganga was invited to appear on tv valley. the conversation revolved around the latest purchase in literature, alt and film by minister jackson county. unfortunately, got became a stick ahead in the opposition to have policies he went on to receive the good to metal, considered german foreign cultural policies most prestigious toward. but could the move be damaging if taken as an affront? 9 is loving good. no, quite the opposite. i think i'm certain, the mental health, it's clear from other examples that when someone has a robust international standing and good connections that, that person has approached with caution. he's the past so and, and he's not a no buddy. he's not someone you can just treat any way you like

a month do. much of the good to metal underlines that annual dish ties. it's movie nights at the good to institute. the documentary about to be screen is considered to boost the silver screens in georgia. today's special guest is direct to settlement jace. the timing the garden shows ancient trees from the black sea coast up rooted and moved to a private garden. it's a hobby for a georgian billionaire already gone and full of prime minister and an expensive one at that. i should say that the gods, sensitive than spanish. it has been extremely supportive to turn in the film and culture in general. it's one of the places where we come to have workshops meetings to have discussions to screenings. so it is an amazing place that we have always post this back behind us and plus on top of that. so give this metal to god. god is a huge encouragement to or through the doors in film industry. and i think to the whole country in general, for us to understand that we are not alone here. somebody is there watching over us

and supporting us the politically undesirable film was sponsored by the film center, a likely reason to gaus dismissal. and a topic for the ensuing discussion with good to institute president color lens. she's touring institute in the congress's got feels at home is the good to institute. he's well acquainted with german culture. he does have to be attended. i started informa east germany to me, the g d thought i did these 2 halls of us. we were pretty free. that because we weren't at home, that invested was we could say practically anything we wanted. it was august coordinate me to ongoing. we made friends with hung gary ends of jackson slovaks, as you either will, don't have students that are the because we had to comment oppressor, who's russia the evil russians who have process and don't want us to develop as

democratic countries. i think mcclockey cylinder we joined god, got every union with friends from his studies. it, you know, on the menu all traditional to connie dumplings. but today is less about reminiscing than current events. douglas friend, my f and g, good day was a diplomat and for administer. she knows what's at stake. chauffeur c, i've been uh, deals and then the if the dispute with those in power ends badly, it wasn't you. i really hope that people will support him any way that people escape and save what he started under like defense in death and the in with us to say what has been so very important for cultural life in georgia. even google from her own personal vision dish welfare, the school told her leaving, and god, god has no doubt. george's young film scene has serious potential well connected and hungry for new project. she believes young georgians are

ready to take to the streets, to defend that culture. and the freedom, the big came from the fuel tests that we have fighting to keep in control institutions. democratic would not threatened by a states that use a censorship and repression as weapons and who would meet in late, november gag. actually they will open the 24th edition of the film festival. as for what comes next, any time can tell the next stop on our journey to the 2023 good to metal winters is hungry. the curatorial collective of the off the amount of budapest bring create is together independent of state funding. dom gary and capital of budapest in early summer 2023. a place where all for

a terry and policy is restricting the free offs. themes the all be an all day for the past is pushing back with symposium like the season of darkness. female control activists encountering the contemporary political clue only these interactions and collaborations can save us these days coming together and avoiding ukraine are the 2 major effect doors which influenced our not only the symposium but our daily life as well. presentations and panels run for 3 days that this independence control venue. neal guest, right. the off being honest, curatorial team is made up of 6 women back in 2013. 1 of them came up with the idea of an alternative be in all day to counts. are predominant state sponsored on china caching multi

o me alters suit done to accept state funding can take pounds. not so easy. can you send you to an artist creators? not many people have the opportunity to break what the state. it's quite impossible on an individual level, but the project can do it. and i think that's one of the, one of the goals like that. this is one of the reasons, bye bye. well, this people who started to approach reactance really positively to a i think it was, it was it's, it's the good to start actually doing something together. the approach made waves in 2022. they were invited to documented in castle together with students and the design collective re such as a bonus. the off team conceived and built a bridge out of recycled materials the day by guys to to the comment that it was for uh, for the most amazing. no, i didn't do a 3. i'm not totally do it in the how the days of the document that involving the

kids, the students sounds, families, neighbors. i mean that process the facing vc work for people who when later age was so for me they must be the for, like expedients to being they but a to whether his words echoed the budapest teams guiding principle, building something together. for example, an international exhibition on violence against women runs during the symposium and as a meeting of a new collective of small scale been always from prague, keith russell, rica. and for the past, of course, it's called the eastern european biennial alliance. none of us have this maintaining infrastructure, but usually by a new or larger scale institution have. so we have to put together what we have and share either or the experience is the resources, the knowledge is the network. the ukraine more has them closer together and then

now planning to collaborate on upcoming osby and nowadays in eastern europe, such a claim co is already working on the next key being on a set to take place. and he's hoping to reinvigorate the local on seats. it's very important to reconnect them to the ex, so called sourcing of keys and to, to allow them to look on the topic they've previously worked and around the topics these uh, important small for people for us do their mansions around, shown in the off being on a tons, this pump lines on marginalized groups, the roman i'm a, is a long term project exploring content to activism, width and vice into ad room. but the goal is not to establish another brick and mortar building for room are throwing up people that dispersed all over to europe

and beyond. so the question is whether is how to change the policies of miss themes and how to come to how to acknowledge the, the contribution to for many people to our culture. such as best performance by doing a dental with a multi disciplinary artist from the room at diaspora. we looks at the attitudes the romance against the backdrop of rising nationalism, the even though they had an integral pass to the society that are less so fortunate. this for them to showcase the amazing works. well, i'm not totally sure, but also share, you know, with the communities which i think will be not. he's doing a great job because they try to reach out to defend all the answers. to institute who depends to supposed to be off being on a from day want to see it. it's curatorial team is being awarded a good to metal for its work promoting independent artists and helping them network across your pizza and on. but the team is, by the way,

it still has it's one content for it. they always hold that to be create some kind of victorville as and sometimes we are very engaged to be invest a lot and they still balance just as i wonder if it goes to my though is enough to create this to this the all spin on a buddha best playing a key role in the alliance of independent eastern european art festivals, shaping new phones of international solidarity, and creating turbulence in the process. the the last stop on our journey to the 2023 good to metal winters is tie 1. 1 of the most democratic countries in asia, theater producer, you a king, connects the island for public culturally to the rest of the world. taiwan is capital type, hey, is home to many theaters. one of them is the national center for traditional arts,

drama, church and festival. curator you way king is a welcome guest here. he's attending a dress rehearsal for a taiwanese opera. his career hasn't always run in a straight line and then away that's the secret to his success. all 10 of the challenges i read a lot when i was young because i was so hungry for knowledge which was a huge on sit on do since i was acting a botello to and i drank a lot to relax and get to new people. it was a she all chose united on and so these are gonna be golfing. so looking back to the daughter was like an animal preparing for winter and getting family head of the cold, sorry, way to to be the accumulated of vast amount of experience and knowledge that i still draw upon is not going to be honest, the affinity accidents. how would you find and then the opera is set to be staged at the time on arts festival. as curator,

he way faces the task of bridging the 400 year history and culture of this southern city with the present day. he was the 1st choice. so it's on the good sofa. i think he's a very influential key right? to an teacher though, he knows the time and he's on it's very well the, the traditional data to hello sign on itself is a crucible for civilization send for additional on ebay or whatnot. then for either the and see to the in the office he way nose and his connection to the world. his walk will be a model and fusion soon. so what is really good at that? sent a couple things going out so that it sees the face on sense, on the way is always on the move around the island to get some of his best ideas. on the train, he studied philosophy and dramaturgy, and taiwan and europe. now he passes on his knowledge at 2 universities in taipei

and his work with young people inspires new projects. but you also, which is in the same class so you can get some truly good ideas and inspiration from the dialogue with students. and so that's why i value teaching so much show you also in conjunction with, even if it takes preparation is a stimulating because you can share something with the students on your new, which is switching sound good. i'm up and it's like an arts festival. so it inspires horses to try things and let them share it with the public. don't see the whole down. how much confidence on the students react well to is often unconventional ideas. he gives them total freedom and encourages their unceasing curiosity, independent of any textbook. at 54, he's preserved many childlike qualities. these and others make a real impression on the students. for size kind of thing for us as have i. what fascinates me most is how well he's prepared in every genre of the arts because

he's worked in so many different fields on title and still he seems to tackle every project with the same approach in logic. i'm you know, this actually, so since the 1990 he's, he's made his base in the capital tie pay in 2012. he became artistic director of the type a arts festival. launching his career as a curator here together with a few like minded artist. he founded the want to dance festival, to give contemporary dance a public arena. the way sees dance as one of the greatest art forms hotels. and now here we establish a connection between the curator and the audience. so the space is relatively small and intimate with all this in she, in the past few years and i've become more and more interested in dance close to the uh, yeah, we, uh, useful job denser. and i'm a very special type of artist which their material is their board and they work with language and without you see the good handle with home to use. so that's like them. so i can have cross border dialogues with other are y'all to always use the

and seem to tie ones largest independent dance festival positively courts controversy? he ways program revels and freedom and absurdity. the oversize diapers and smacked bottoms in this piece by japanese choreographer race. so she moved jima set to soviet marches. most definitely linger in the mind. the thing was us who, to order by, in our culture, in the way we are educated, the elderly and people with experience, a highly respected by the younger generation has been the issue. i would also say he's a bit of a catalyst, a driving force drive. the way is in the city of calcium, in southern taiwan. since 2018, he served as a kind of freelance drama church at the national kashi young center for the arts.

also known as we were getting it houses for large stages. he meets up with his teams almost every week to develop ideas, many of which might seem rather off the wall. basically, he is a crazy man. he read it's so much any kind of book. and he watched the performance and he watch tv and the tv seniors and the fumes. and he knows so much and he has the ability to, to make fun, does the week if you absolutely free to at least a 210 start of, of the, of the most view of the co operation. we uh, we the people and organizations entirely. every december, the venue is transformed into a circus tent, with fire shows, acrobatics, and magic. the way king makes sure the circus platform is never less than spectacular. many cultural institutions would love to have him on an exclusive

contract, but he values his creative freedom. he needs that even. he has all the issues going on to the well, there's a burden taiwan called the oriental churchill and of time when you're on the on off button to if it's cooped up in a cage to a point that will keep scratching at the sites and eventually with that will die. what i just say, you don't want to go back in georgia. and if i stayed in one place, so i probably end up like one of those turtle doves. you find this is on the street . i think i've proven that i can make a great contribution to theater in performance and tie one in my own way, who in who there's a 3 time in the building. so in the comments you back in type, hey, hang is visiting his publishers. he's also had great success writing new introductions to novels by world famous writers, as well as books of his own. this year, he's been awarded the good to metal for staging german theater plays on taiwan. he stages and for his skill in breaking down cultural barriers.

type you all tie one type into this, the dual. how the to to to to the sound in terms of tie one's relationship with global culture as you, i feel like a transformer robot that's been upgraded. you'll see good. couldn't tie the t t. and it's not only on the owner put things, but also a new responsibility of the way it goes. now you will, you have to think about how i as a transformer, can use this influence to make more people aware of taiwanda. you certainly don't hold on the how long key be controlled and kind of bringing tie ones, arts to the world, especially in times of crisis with a power for china. next door is a cost. the tie, paid, good to institute has taken up as well. for 10 years it's been developing projects with the way then via owns will meet to discuss a certain project. and by the time we take leave of each of that, we've gone over 5 more vide, yeah, just because he knows his way around so well and all his various roles. and he's

a much so open minded about doing the best he possibly can. so the international cultural exchange move pollution locked in this house in the town or for lean way was raised by his grandfather. his uncle still lives here and is very proud of him . he knows that he weighs origins, have shaped him party. and so you're going to renting the 10s that i've noticed once again highly, and there's a very peaceful, tired tombstone on the way people deal with one another is simpler and the piece of slower a. while, while, as i say on those lines into this environment and relationships are closer now what you to to, i believe that it's been important to me on my work as a few razor to this day. and i will go ahead and shoot a why will to and go to the goes, what i got for lean is a typical coastal town in eastern ty, one the way finished school here in the 19 eighties and then moved to taipei. but

he's always drawn back to the pacific shores dining kind of how does the whole need to it? when you look at the ceiling, you become to see you certainly m t r a to the phone. so this is where i try to connect with another world we like us to the, the see is a great influence on me, totally unsuitable to the, every time i come to the beach, i feel like i'm being restored ways by ways on a show for that nourishes inspires me, people, your people told me i might not know what's at the bottom of the sea, say what you're the head, i do newly, i need this little bits, all hygiene immune system. that is a little odd. she also gave him when he was younger, he would often come to the beach with his short wave radio and listen to us charts on the way king. a free spirit from taiwan clim, braces the whole world. the,

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