Section: POLSKIE HORYZONTY: The Female Gaze

my moldova - PEșTERA LUI BECHIR

my moldova - THE CAVE OF BECHIR

Vadim Sterbate
Republic of Moldova, 2018, 5 Min

The Grotto of Bechir is a church carved into the rock. Built in the 5th / 6th century, it is continually decaying. A description of a state from a country that does nothing to save its cultural heritage.

OWH Studio

The OWH Film Studio is a production company based in Chisinau, who realised the short film series "My Moldova" in 2018 with the financial support of the local US embassy. A total of 27 five-minute films portray the country, its people and their way of life. The FilmFestival Cottbus presents eleven of them in the program.

The participants of the initiative, still at the beginning of their film careers, collected information about people, places, social movements and folklore traditions, which in their opinion characterise the Republic of Moldova. All regions were taken into account. Thus, a comprehensive portrait of the everyday life in the country was created. At the same time, the aim of the project was to support local documentary film production and help young filmmakers to create a portfolio with which they can gain a foothold in the industry. Furthermore, the OWH Film Studio wants to continuously initiate film and television productions, do marketing on a national and international scale and train young people in film workshops and seminars. Since 2001, OWH Film Studio has also organized the International Documentary Film Festival Chronograf in Chisinau. MM

Filmformat
HDFile | Doc | Farbe / colour
Drehbuch
Alina Ciobanu
Kamera
Vadim Sterbate, Stefan Scorpan
Ton
Ion Rotari
Schnitt
Vadim Sterbate
Musik
Victor Buruiana
Produktion
OWH Studio
Kontakt
OWH Studio
Virgiliu Margineanu
Str. 31 August 1989, 93
2012 Chishinau
Republic of Modlova
virgiliu.margineanu@gmail.com
www.owh.md
Vadim Sterbate

Vadim Sterbate - born in 1984 in Soroca, Moldova. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism and a Master's Degree in Communication Science from the State University of Moldova, Chisinau. Since then he has worked as a journalist and photographer for newspapers and television and has made some short films.

Movies
BADICENI (2016, doc, short)
SLCANI (2017, doc, short)
COSAUTI: THE VILLAGE OF STONE AND STONECRAFTSMEN (2017, doc, short)