Lunam Docs
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Lunam Docs is an independent documentary film
production duo - Lucian (b. 20 November 1976, Novi Sad
, Serbia
) and Natasa (b. 01 March 1977, Zrenjanin
, Serbia
) Muntean - dedicated to documentary filmmaking on human rights
and social justice
, around the world, with special attention paid to children rights
and child labour.
Through their films, Lunam Docs is trying to present the stories of the characters in such a way that the audience emotionally bonds with them, which will raise their awareness and hopefully inspire reaction that will turn into their action regarding the problem they have seen. The great support and the feedback of the international public to the film Punam
, motivated Lucian and Natasa to establish the PUNAM FUND, an organisation dedicated to fundraising for the labour children of Nepal
. The main goal of the PUNAM FUND is fundraising for the working children’s education
.
Their documentaries have received 30 International Film Awards, one of them UNICEF Award for Children Rights and have been screened at more than 100 International Film Festivals. Their films are used for educational purposes in schools around Europe
and North America
.
, Serbia
) graduated from the University of Film and Theatre, Department of Cinematography in Bucharest
, Romania
, in year 2000.
Natasa Muntean (born in 1977 in Zrenjanin
, Serbia
) graduated from the University of Arts, Department of Photography and Video in Bucharest
, Romania
, in year 2001. She has MA2 degree in Fine Art Photography from the University of Arts, Belgrade
, Serbia
.
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...
production duo - Lucian (b. 20 November 1976, Novi Sad
Novi Sad
Novi Sad is the capital of the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina, and the administrative centre of the South Bačka District. The city is located in the southern part of Pannonian Plain on the Danube river....
, Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
) and Natasa (b. 01 March 1977, Zrenjanin
Zrenjanin
Zrenjanin is a city and municipality located in the eastern part of Serbian province of Vojvodina. It is the administrative centre of the Central Banat District of Serbia...
, Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
) Muntean - dedicated to documentary filmmaking on human rights
Human rights
Human rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...
and social justice
Social justice
Social justice generally refers to the idea of creating a society or institution that is based on the principles of equality and solidarity, that understands and values human rights, and that recognizes the dignity of every human being. The term and modern concept of "social justice" was coined by...
, around the world, with special attention paid to children rights
Children's rights
Children's rights are the human rights of children with particular attention to the rights of special protection and care afforded to the young, including their right to association with both biological parents, human identity as well as the basic needs for food, universal state-paid education,...
and child labour.
Through their films, Lunam Docs is trying to present the stories of the characters in such a way that the audience emotionally bonds with them, which will raise their awareness and hopefully inspire reaction that will turn into their action regarding the problem they have seen. The great support and the feedback of the international public to the film Punam
Punam
Punam is a 2006 documentary film about nine-year-old girl Punam Tamang from Bhaktapur, Nepal. It was directed by Lucian and Natasa Muntean , a Serbian independent documentary production duo specializing in telling the stories of working children.-Synopsis:The child's voice of nine–year–old Punam...
, motivated Lucian and Natasa to establish the PUNAM FUND, an organisation dedicated to fundraising for the labour children of Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
. The main goal of the PUNAM FUND is fundraising for the working children’s education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
.
Their documentaries have received 30 International Film Awards, one of them UNICEF Award for Children Rights and have been screened at more than 100 International Film Festivals. Their films are used for educational purposes in schools around 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 North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
.
Background
Lucian Muntean (born in 1976 in Novi SadNovi Sad
Novi Sad is the capital of the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina, and the administrative centre of the South Bačka District. The city is located in the southern part of Pannonian Plain on the Danube river....
, Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
) graduated from the University of Film and Theatre, Department of Cinematography in Bucharest
Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
, in year 2000.
Natasa Muntean (born in 1977 in Zrenjanin
Zrenjanin
Zrenjanin is a city and municipality located in the eastern part of Serbian province of Vojvodina. It is the administrative centre of the Central Banat District of Serbia...
, Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
) graduated from the University of Arts, Department of Photography and Video in Bucharest
Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
, in year 2001. She has MA2 degree in Fine Art Photography from the University of Arts, Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
, Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
.
Filmography
- PunamPunamPunam is a 2006 documentary film about nine-year-old girl Punam Tamang from Bhaktapur, Nepal. It was directed by Lucian and Natasa Muntean , a Serbian independent documentary production duo specializing in telling the stories of working children.-Synopsis:The child's voice of nine–year–old Punam...
(2005, Documentary) - Journey of a Red FridgeJourney of a Red FridgeJourney of a Red Fridge is a 2007 documentary film about 17-year-old porter Hari Rai working in the Himalayan Mountains of Nepal. It was directed by Lucian and Natasa Muntean , a Serbian independent documentary production duo specializing in telling the stories of working children...
(2007, Documentary) - Big Sister Punam (2009, Documentary)
- Mbambu and the Mountains of the Moon (2010, Documentary)