27/12/2023‘NARRATING HUMAN RIGHTS THROUGH FILM’ TRAINING COURSE WAS HELD
In the frame of Kharkhorum International Film Festival, ‘Narrating human rights through film’ training course was successfully organized at the ‘Chinggis Khaan’ National Museum. The training course was launched with opening remarks and presentation of 2022-2023 activities by Undral Ch, Chairperson of Mongolian National Film Council.
In this course, international film festival judges and human rights experts participated in lectures and practical work on how to reflect human rights issues in films, what risks may occur, how to overcome them, interesting real-life examples, and how to turn stories into good scripts and exchanged ideas.
In the future, the festival will focus on creating opportunities to help artists who intend to make films on human rights issues through professional communication.
Two-time Oscar Winner director, writer and producer Malcolm Clarke and famous Korean director Chung Ji Young and others hosted sessions at the training to share their real experiences. Dialogue and discussions developed as part of presentations including Malcolm Clarke’s ‘Conducting research for a documentary and developing a title’, Chung Ji Young’s “Complications in making a feature film on a socially sensitive issue, how to tackle it with knowledge and understanding accurately”, and producer Han Yi’s “Principles and Points to consider when reflecting human rights into documentaries”.
Lecturers of the training course include Altangerel Ch, National Human Rights Adviser to the UN Resident Coordinator Office, Naranjargal Kh, journalist, writer, human rights activist and honorary professor of Mongolian State University of Culture and Arts, Galbaatar L, Human Rights lawyer and researcher, and Amarjargal G, lawyer and researcher.
A documentary about children’s rights “Let My Daughter Be the Last” was screened during the training. More than 40 artists and students from the film industry participated in the training course.
