Bosnia Diaries
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Bosnia Diaries is an independent Portuguese
documentary
directed
by Joaquim Sapinho
, produced at Rosa Filmes
.
The film narrates Joaquim Sapinho's experience in Bosnia during and after the Yugoslav Wars
.
, in South Korea
, whose partition
with North Korea
resulted in a special interest on the film by the festival. The film was part of the oficial selection of various film festivals, like the Torino Film Festival
, or the Portuguese documentary festival DocLisboa.
, which would be released first, in 2003, becoming his second as director. Delaying Bosnia Diaries release to 2005, the two films were post-produced simultaneously. They would influenciate each other, both in style as in theme, as Bosnia Diaries edition would suffer a complete conceptual change in consequence of the things Sapinho lived and discovered throughout the shooting and editing of The Policewoman, whose, on the other hand, darkness and realistm are clearly echoes of the Bosnian War
experienced by Sapinho, which would cause a great change on his vision of the world.
, on Europe
and on civilization
, structured in the form of a film-diary, in which Joaquim Sapinho reports his experiences lived in the two times he went to Bosnia. The film is composed of two sets of images, from two different shooting periods. One corresponds to the first time Sapinho went to Bosnia, in 1996, the other to the second time, in 1996. Both sets of images are, nevertheless, shown edited together, being only distinguishable by the somewhat sepia tone of the images from the first trip.
Portugal
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documentary
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
directed
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
by Joaquim Sapinho
Joaquim Sapinho
Joaquim Sapinho is a Portuguese film director. He is also the founder of Rosa Filmes. He was born in Sabugal, Portugal.-Career:Joaquim Sapinho was a student at the Portuguese National Film School, where he is nowadays a professor of directing for cinema.He started as a documentarist for...
, produced at Rosa Filmes
Rosa Filmes
Rosa Filmes is a Portuguese independent motion picture production and distribution company.Founded by Joaquim Sapinho in 1993, Rosa Filmes has produced until now:...
.
The film narrates Joaquim Sapinho's experience in Bosnia during and after the Yugoslav Wars
Yugoslav wars
The Yugoslav Wars were a series of wars, fought throughout the former Yugoslavia between 1991 and 1995. The wars were complex: characterized by bitter ethnic conflicts among the peoples of the former Yugoslavia, mostly between Serbs on the one side and Croats and Bosniaks on the other; but also...
.
Reception
The film had it's world premiére in 2005, at the Pusan International Film FestivalPusan International Film Festival
Busan International Film Festival , held annually in Haeundae-gu, Busan , South Korea, is one of the most significant film festivals in Asia...
, in South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
, whose partition
Division of Korea
The division of Korea into North Korea and South Korea stems from the 1945 Allied victory in World War II, ending Japan's 35-year colonial rule of Korea. In a proposal opposed by nearly all Koreans, the United States and the Soviet Union agreed to temporarily occupy the country as a trusteeship...
with North Korea
North Korea
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , , is a country in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea...
resulted in a special interest on the film by the festival. The film was part of the oficial selection of various film festivals, like the Torino Film Festival
Torino Film Festival
The Torino Film Festival is an international film festival held annually in Turin, Italy. Held every November, it is the second largest film festival in Italy, following the Venice Film Festival...
, or the Portuguese documentary festival DocLisboa.
Production
Released in 2005, Bosnia Diaries was shot between 1996 and 1998 in Bosnia. Douring its editing process, Sapinho shot another feature, The PolicewomanThe Policewoman
The Policewoman is an independent Portuguese drama film directed by Joaquim Sapinho, produced at Rosa Filmes.- Reception :The film had its world premiere in 2003, at the Berlin International Film Festival. Was part of the oficial selection of inumerous film festivals, like the Edinburgh Film...
, which would be released first, in 2003, becoming his second as director. Delaying Bosnia Diaries release to 2005, the two films were post-produced simultaneously. They would influenciate each other, both in style as in theme, as Bosnia Diaries edition would suffer a complete conceptual change in consequence of the things Sapinho lived and discovered throughout the shooting and editing of The Policewoman, whose, on the other hand, darkness and realistm are clearly echoes of the Bosnian War
Bosnian War
The Bosnian War or the War in Bosnia and Herzegovina was an international armed conflict that took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina between April 1992 and December 1995. The war involved several sides...
experienced by Sapinho, which would cause a great change on his vision of the world.
Concept
The film is a cinematic reflexion on warWar
War is a state of organized, armed, and often prolonged conflict carried on between states, nations, or other parties typified by extreme aggression, social disruption, and usually high mortality. War should be understood as an actual, intentional and widespread armed conflict between political...
, on Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and on civilization
Civilization
Civilization is a sometimes controversial term that has been used in several related ways. Primarily, the term has been used to refer to the material and instrumental side of human cultures that are complex in terms of technology, science, and division of labor. Such civilizations are generally...
, structured in the form of a film-diary, in which Joaquim Sapinho reports his experiences lived in the two times he went to Bosnia. The film is composed of two sets of images, from two different shooting periods. One corresponds to the first time Sapinho went to Bosnia, in 1996, the other to the second time, in 1996. Both sets of images are, nevertheless, shown edited together, being only distinguishable by the somewhat sepia tone of the images from the first trip.
External links
- Bosnia Diaries official page at Rosa Filmes web site (click on "ENG", then on "DIRECTORS", then on "JOAQUIM SAPINHO", then on "BOSNIA DIARIES")
- Bosnia Diaries at IMDb