Conference on Film Literacy organized by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre

As part of the Conference on Film Literacy, we invite you to the presentation of the program “Functional Film Literacy”, led and presented by Boris Bakal, multimedia artist, director, actor, and president and founder of the association Shadow Casters.

The theme of this conference will be “Functional Film Literacy”, offering insight into the projects developed by the association in recent years. Boris Bakal will also speak about the methodology and philosophy behind the work of Shadow Casters – a collective that has been creating educational, cultural, and artistic projects for over 20 years at the intersection of film, space, community, and interdisciplinary education.

This is an opportunity to learn more about innovative programs such as the FROOOM! film school, The Sky Is the Limit, Whispering Walls, Film Labyrinth, CINED, and Between Heritage and Film, which expand film literacy far beyond the confines of schools and cinemas, transforming it into a tool for understanding the world, space, and society.

The conference will be held at Kaptol Boutique Cinema (dvorana 2) from 10am – 1pm. Admission is free, but registration is required via email at rsvp@havc.hr.
Join us and discover how film can become a medium for lifelong learning, dialogue, and building community.

Shadow Casters is a multi-award-winning and acclaimed artistic and production platform for interdisciplinary collaboration, creativity, and reflection on intermedial art. The organization successfully and fluidly integrates film production, international cooperation, theatrical performance, urban intermedial projects, activism, pedagogy, video art, and curatorial work into a comprehensive artistic practice.

As a leading partner on numerous small and large-scale projects across five continents, the platform has, over its 23 years of public work and activity, collaborated with more than 500 professionals from over 30 countries around the world, realizing over 100 educational, artistic, activist, and interdisciplinary authorial projects, as well as socially engaged cultural events. Through its audiovisual work, Shadow Casters develop and produce original documentary and fiction films, while also fostering a culture of learning among children, youth, seniors, and professionals. They offer a complex and innovative year-round program of media, film, digital, and information literacy and professional training, in cooperation with numerous partners, professional organizations, primary and secondary schools, and higher education institutions throughout Croatia and internationally. Through their long-standing interdisciplinary and international artistic collaboration, Shadow Casters encompass a wide range of initiatives – from film and media projects, multimedia education and performances, urban-human dynamic and activist networks, to cultural memory projects, heritage preservation, exhibitions, workshops, urban performances, and intermedial installations.