AGENDA
INTERNATIONAL LITERARY YOUTH FESTIVAL “FRIENDSHIP – MEANING AND SALVATION”
18-21 of June 2023
18th of June 2023
14:00-17:00 Accommodation of the participants – Hotel Bulgaria, Burgas, 21 Alexandrovska Str.
17:30-18:00 Registration of the participants – Center for Contemporary Art and Library, Burgas, 4 St. St. Cyril and Methodius” Str., hall “Acad. Konstantin Petkanov”
18:00 Opening
18:30-19:30 Screening of Elka Nikolova’s documentary “A Matter of Survival”/ 2020/ – Center for Contemporary Art and Library, Burgas, 4 St. St. Cyril and Methodius” Str., hall “Acad. Konstantin Petkanov”
The film is dedicated to the rescue of Bulgarian Jews, the moral strength and resilience of the people who decided to oppose the Holocaust. The documentary tells the story of three heroes whose childhood is spent in Bulgaria. Later, after their establishment in the Jewish community in New York, they learned about the rescue of the Bulgarian Jews and this marked their entire life path and provoked the desire of considering what diverted them from the tragic end.
20:00 Dinner
June 19, 2023
09:00 Breakfast
09:30-10:30 Literary workshop on the island with Maria Kasimova-Moase – Center for Contemporary Art and Library, Burgas, 4 St. St. Cyril and Methodius” Str., hall “Acad. Konstantin Petkanov”
Maria Kasimova-Moase is a long-standing journalist in the newspapers “Sega”,
“Demokratsia”, “24 chasa”, “Kultura”, editor-in-chief of “Capital Light “. She is the author and TV host of the BNT culture show “Artefact” and author of the stage play “When He and She”.
11:00-12:00 A bridge between the past and the future. Elżbieta Grab presents the good experience of the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw – Center for Contemporary Art and Library, Burgas, 4 St. St. Cyril and Methodius” Str., hall “Acad. Konstantin Petkanov”
12:30 Lunch
15:00-16:00 Assoc. Dr. Angel Dzohnev, Regional History Museum – Kyustendil – presentation of the book “Minimum Humanity”, dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Kyustendil action for the rescue of the Bulgarian Jews
16:00-17:00 Workshop with the writer Georgi Burdarov /for Bulgarian participants/ – Center for Contemporary Art and Library, Burgas, 4 St. St. Cyril and Methodius” Str., hall “Acad. Konstantin Petkanov”
Georgi Burdarov is a writer, screenwriter, geographer, specialist in ethno-religious conflicts and demographic problems, university professor. He is the winner of the EU Prize for Literature in 2021 and the Vazov Prize in 2022. He is member of the jury of the International Literary Student Competition “Whoever saves one human life, saves the whole universe”.
16:00-17:00 Workshop with the writer Christopher Buxton /for international participants in English/ Center for Contemporary Art and Library, Burgas, 4 St. St. Cyril and Methodius” Str., hall “Acad. Konstantin Petkanov”
Christopher Buxton is an English writer and translator. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the British-Bulgarian Society in Great Britain as well as a vice-chairman and editor-in-chief of the society’s publication. He has been awarded an order by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Bulgaria in 2015. His work is related to Bulgarian history and culture.
17:30-19:30 Screening of the feature film – “An Officer and a Spy”, directed by Roman Polanski /2019/ – Center for Contemporary Art and Library, Burgas, 4 St. St. Cyril and Methodius” Str., hall “Acad. Konstantin Petkanov”
The film won the Venice Grand Jury Prize and the FIPRESCI Award. Historical thriller, adaptation of the novel by Robert Harris, dedicated to the Dreyfus affair. Treason charges against young Jewish artillery officer Alfred Dreyfus are at the center of political scandal. In 1894, Captain Dreyfuss was wrongfully accused and convinced to life imprisonment on Devil’s Island.
20:00 Dinner
June 20, 2023
08:00 Breakfast
09:00-13:15 “International Youth Conference “The Salvation of Bulgarian Jews – Possibilities for а behavioural role model for today’s youth”- Hotel Bulgaria, Burgas, 21 Aleksandrovska Street , Conference Center, hall 1
13:30 Lunch
16:00 General rehearsal for the awarding ceremony of the winners of the 10th International Student Literary Competition “Whoever saves one human life, saves the whole universe” – International Congress Center, “Chernomorie” hall, Sea station, Burgas
18:00-20:00 Solemn awarding ceremony – International Congress Center, “Chernomorie” hall, Sea station, Burgas
20:30 Dinner
June 21, 2023
09:00 Breakfast
10:00 Departure to St. Anastasia Island by boat, Burgas Sea Station
11.30 Final photo for memory and departure of the participants
12:30 Return back to Burgas
- The organizers reserve the right to make changes
The events are held with the support of the Municipality of Burgas, State Institute for Culture, Financial Mechanism for the European Economic Area and the Norwegian Financial Mechanism, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Culture, Embassy of Israel, Polish Institute, Interhotel Bulgaria, Nephrolife Clinic, TRIA City Center, BMF Port Burgas, POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews, International Congress Center, Bulgarien Direkt Reisen, Port Flot Burgas, BTA, Bivol.bg
