About Us
Belarusian Filmmakers' Network (BFN) is a collective project open to all Belarusian filmmakers, based on professional rather than political lines. BFN unites filmmakers from Belarus, including those who are currently living in exile in Lithuania, Ukraine, Poland and other countries. BFN aims to put Belarusian cinema back on the European film industry's map, doing that transparently and efficiently.
Belarusian Filmmakers' Network: a manifesto
Contemporary Belarusian cinema lies in shambles.
An acute political and economic crisis in Belarus coincided with the collapse of an authoritarian culture management paradigm, based on bureaucratic control, political censorship, stylistic conformity and a chronic shortage of funding.
Previous creative and production models have become obsolete. At a time of cultural terror and cultural resistance, filmmakers have found themselves on a territory of permanent uncertainty, in a wild field of new reality.
Belarusian Filmmakers’ Network (BFN) is a collective project open to all Belarusian filmmakers. BFN's aim is transparency, efficiency and integration into the European film industry.
BFN's main areas of activity are:
- production: fostering private and foreign investment, focus on European collaborations
- education and promotion: long-term international educational projects, mobility in education, active festival presence
- stylistic reinvention: a search for new, post-totalitarian stylistic approaches to replace outdated aesthetics.
BFN strives to build the future of Belarusian cinema, focusing on horizontal networks as opposed to vertical hierarchies.
BFN unites Belarusian filmmakers along professional rather than political lines.
BFN is a way for Belarusian cinema to become relevant and get noticed on a global scale.
News
BFN Announces Results Of The Screenwriting Lab
BFN‘s screenwriting lab has ended. The shooting of two features is ahead
January 26, 2024
Read moreSneak Preview of Belarusian Film In Berlin
Sneak preview of new Belarusian film in Berlin on January 23, 2024
January 17, 2024
Read moreThe Year 2023 For Belarusian Filmmakers
What was the year 2023 like for Belarusian filmmakers?
December 15, 2023
Read moreBFN Announces Shortlist For Micro-budget Film Incubator
Five projects shortlisted for micro-budget film incubator
December 4, 2023
Read moreScreening Of The Film "Live (Na Żywo)" In Berlin
The film “Live (Na Żywo)” will be screened in Berlin on December 6, 2023
December 1, 2023
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