CATEGORY
2016-Gaia Student Awards
DJADO IVAN
Silke Meya
Turkish Premiere
Germany, 2015, 20′, Bulgarian
Photography: Laura Mentgen
Editing: Silke Meya & Laura Mentgen
Music: Swinx
Sound: Gerald Mandl
Community Center, 13.10.2016, Thursday, 13:00-15:00
Synopsis: The 70-year-old “Djado Ivan” lives in Grivitsa, a small Bulgarian town close to the Romanian border. In close communion with nature and his many animals, he spends his life on his small farm and thereby maintains his very own rhythm of life. In order to portray his life, Silke Meya (Director) and Laura Mentgen (Director of Photography) spent one month with Ivan in Bulgaria where they were able to capture his philosophy of life.
Biography: Silke Meya was born in Bielefeld, Germany in 1989. Meya completed “Motion Design” program at Berlin University of Art and Design in 2014. She works as a director and producer for Noumia Film.
Festivals
49th International Film Festival HOF, Germany, 2015
11th Kinoki International Film Festival, México City, México, 2016
Brazilian International Labour Film Festival / Mostra Cinetrabalho, São Paulo, Brazil, 2016
51st Werkstatt der Jungen Filmszene, Wiesbaden, Germany, 2016
East End Film Festival, London, UK, 2016
5th Inigo Film Festival, Krakow, Poland, 2016