a he's got any issues with a lot say what crazy. the mean has all, there's a bird in taiwan called the oriental turtle. dove gets cooped up in a cage. so keeps scratching the sides and eventually i will die when that owns. and even if i stayed in one place, i might end up like one of those turtle don't, as they don't loyal fund, georgia has to put together what we have and share either or the experience is the resources. the knowledge is the net, the you have any, darn it. i never going to about emigrating going to another country. you should live way you feel like 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 and 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 raise capital budapest. the off the and all the curator collective. but 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 just as during that time. and again,

it was always clear to me, i'm georgia, i have to be involved here. i know i never thought about emigrating was going to another country movies, guys, and though i had many opportunities back in the day of it in the but the way i see you should live where you found most high level music 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 that broke global cinema back to georgia. because found the festival in 2000 a challenging time with post says that georgia still reading from civil war and the chaotic 1st years of independence. the cool, with 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, these splunk code, the cdo,

was basically bankrupt and the state didn't support as either the vote. we started the festival with practically no money, $10.00 films, but that was okay, because what we set out to do was to reawaken the movie called j, a. d. this off in the, in the lunch of to me to back and re awake. and it did just, i can soviet days when push ya know, street bridge sold with cinemas, like the iconic apollo theatre as a child, he would go to the movies every day for over 20 years. now. god, that has been campaigning to preserve the greats of george's movie history. he credits his family for cultivating his passion for him, the white and both sides of the tent. my grandfather was a producer at a big studio through z a 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 a all but my brother became inactive. to me, as for me, i wanted to study, so making votes, and there wasn't a film school in georgia at the time of this kind of there was only one in moscow, but i didn't want to go to moscow. so i gave up on it at 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 troublesome by the authorities are under pressure funds of 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 in a surprise, move. a boy 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. and 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 globin is all in alice said about inside the protests quickly became a political issue. that very evening ganga was invited to appear on tv p valley. the conversation revolved around the latest purchase and literature, alt and film by minister jackson, the key on the unwittingly 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 front 9 is loving good. no, quite the opposite. i think i'm certain the middle will help. it's clear from other examples that when someone has a robust international standing and good connections,

that that person is approached with caution. you to pass. so in a this, he's not a no buddy. he's not someone you can just treat any way you like months with them on the good to metal underlines that annual dish ties. it's movie nights at the go to institute. the documentary about to be screen is considered to be for silva 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 and spanish, it has been extremely supportive to georgia, 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

mag also god, god is a huge encouragement to the drawers 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 for god as dismissal. and a topic for the ensuing discussion with good to institute president color lens. she's touring institute in the congress's god, the feels at home is the good to institute. he's well acquainted with german culture. he doesn't have to be attended. i started informa east germany to me, the g d thought i did these 2 halls about 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, sloane, vice. yeah. i didn't get there will don't have students that are the because we had

to comment oppressor, the russia, the evil russians who have process and don't want us to develop as democratic countries. i think mcclockey cylinder we joined ga, ga, at 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 ass, and do you good day was the diplomat and foreign minister. she knows what's at stake. surface the vin uh deals and then the, if the dispute with those in power ends badly, it's west and i really hope that people will support him any way that people escape and save what he started under light defense in death and the in with us to save what has been so very important for cultural life in georgia, even google from her own personal vision dish welfare the square toilet evening. 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. that's all that we have fighting to keep in control institutions. democratic would least from not threatened by a states that use a censorship and repression as weapons and for me to, to kristy on 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 hungary. the curatorial collective of the off the amount of budapest bring create is together independent of state funding. the

hungary and capital of budapest in early summer 2023, a place where all for a terry and policies are restricting the free offs. themes, the all spin on a budapest is pushing back with symposium like the season of darkness. female control activists. encountering the contemporary political clue, the 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 ran 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 to come 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. zip 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 castles, together with students and the design collective re such as a bonus, the off team conceived and built a bridge. how to recycle materials, the name by guys to,

to the comment that it was for, 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 receiver for people who in later 8 was. so for me, they must be the, for like expedients to being the what a to whether he's watch and code, 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 honest from prague, keith russell, rica. and for the past, of course, it's colby's 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 played 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 lo, last seen, it's very important to reconnect them to the x. so co sourcing of keys and to allow them to work on the topic that they've previously worked and around the topics reach uh, importance and all 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 or how to change the policies with me themes and how to cut, how to acknowledge the, the contribution to for many people to our culture. such as best performance by doing a general with a multi disciplinary artist from the roman diaspora. which looks at an attitude the romance against the backdrop of rising nationalism, the even though they had an integral part of the society that are less important, this for them to showcase the amazing works. well, i'm not totally sure about the associated, you know, with the communities which i think will be not, is 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 walk,

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 and i wonder if a goes to middle is enough to create this to this the all being on a buddha best playing a key role in the alliance of independent eastern european off 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 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 in a way that's the secret to his success all to announce the challenges. i read a lot when i was young because i was so hungry for knowledge which was a huge on saddam do since i was on a boat to a lot 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 going to be all falling. so looking back to the daughter, i 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. nothing to be honest, through the affinity accidents. how would you find it? none of the opera is set to be staged at the time on arts festival. as curator, the 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 palm hello, turn on itself. is a crucible for civilization send for additional on this or whatnot. then for either the and see to the in the office he way knows. and his connection to the world. his work will be a model and fusion. and so it is really good at that time to go perfect. good, awesome. so for the long sense of 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 when he came 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, it's a stimulating because you can share something with the students on your new, which is switching sound good. i'm a friend, it's like an arts festival, so it inspires ours is 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 and 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, his 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 uses. so you couldn't handle withholding youth. 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 weighs program rebels 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 resolved. i would also say he's a bit of a catalyst, a driving force. dr. leeway is in the city of calcium in southern

taiwan. since 2018, he served as a kind of freelance drama church at the national kashi on 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 its 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, we, the people and organizations entire. every december, the venue is transformed into

a circus tent, with fire shows, acrobatics, and magic e wait king, make 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 it even though he has all the noise, he quite announces what there's a bird in taiwan called the oriental turtle, dove. how are you enjoying your 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 with that just so you don't want to go back and shoulder. 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 taiwan in my own way. and what is it 3 time in the building? so in the comments you back in type, hey, way king 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 east stages. and for his skill in breaking down cultural barriers type y'all, ty, once i go into this digital, how that to you to, to, to the sound in terms of timelines, relationship with global culture as to how i feel like a transformer robot that's been upgraded to the open and see good, couldn't tie the t t in it. not only on the owner put things but also a new responsibility of the body weight 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 can do it. 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 tense and i've noticed once again highly and there's a very peaceful, tired scene. so 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, the relationships are closer now what you to to i believe that it's been important to me and my work as a few razor to the stay. and i will go ahead and shoot

a why will to and go to that goes what i got while lean is a typical coastal town in eastern ty, one the way finished school here and the 19 eighties and then move to ty pay. but he's always drawn back to the pacific shores without any kind of how does the whole mutually be when you look at the ceiling, you become to see you certainly m t r a to the phone. so this is where i tried to connect with another world. the language to the, to the, the see is a great influence on me, totally unsuitable to the, every time i come to the beach, young, i feel like i'm being restored. like ways, by ways on the visuals that nourishes inspires me. people you'll, 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 bit saw hiding me. is this something that that is, that will head, she all save him when he was younger, you 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,

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