The 5C Project is a year long film literacy travelling program organised by four partners: altcine (Greece), Balkan Cultural Centre (Croatia), Balkan Cultural Institute/Divan Film Festival (Romania) and Adriapol/Tirana International Film Festival (Albania). The project consists of cultural and educational events in four cities and online activities; film screenings, workshops, round tables and Q&A sessions, …
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Özge about Athens
“In my experience of my stay in Athens, I was able to portray the urban decay in Athens but also the hopeful every day culture in Greece. In terms of Greek cinema, the representation in the short films such as Working Day, Seven Steps and Pledge were important for my understanding of different traditions in …
Galina about Athens
“In this year’s edition of AltCine Action, I was a big first timer – first time in Greece, first time on a film festival abroad, first time I had a chance to write movie critics, first time I’ve ever traveled by plane. As you can guess, I’ve had some mild fears about how will I …
Mariana about Athens
“Being selected as an ambassador of the 5C project and participating in the closing part of AltcineAction! festival in Athens was a great opportunity to reconnect with film professionals from the Balkan region and to discuss Balkan cinema in its authentic environment. It was extremely important for me as I am currently working on the …
Andrei about Athens
“I had never traveled to Greece before so I didn’t really know what to expect. I knew of Ouzo and olive oil, gyros and Grexit. And of course about the gods and the heroes, and Socrates, Plato and Aristotle – whose Poetics is still the best scriptwriting manual out there. I fell in love with …
Athens experiences
Hristova Mariana “Being selected as an ambassador of the 5C project and participating in the closing part of AltcineAction! festival in Athens was a great opportunity to reconnect with film professionals from the Balkan region and to discuss Balkan cinema in its authentic environment. It was extremely important for me as I am currently working …
Write your critiques!
A total of 57 films from 11 Balkan countries are waiting for you on altcineAction! screening room! Cinephiles from any corner of the world can now vote and write critiques on the films in competition until the 15th of January! You have to write at least 5 astonishing reviews until the 15th of January, to claim …
Open Call
Open Call to all young cinephiles, graduate and post-graduate students, emerging journalists and anyone who enjoys watching films and travelling. Claim one of the 5 places at “The 5C Project” film literacy program and seize the once in a lifetime opportunity to join a cinematic caravan that will travel to four Balkan Countries in the …
4th altcineAction! has started!
The 4th altcineAction! Online Short Film Festival for Balkan Filmmakers started on 1 December! More than 25 films are already online on the screening room of the Festival, while all cinephiles worldwide are now welcome to start voting and writing their reviews on the films in competitions, claiming the Best Critic Award and become part …
The time of the critics has come!
Supported by the Creative Europe – MEDIA programme of the European Union, the 5C Project is a film literacy travelling program, taking five young people on a cinematic journey to four Balkan cities in company of film industry professionals, academics, critics and local audiences. Film as a place for debate and as a tool for …