Moscow International Festival of Visual Anthropology
“MEDIATING CAMERA”
General statement
International Festival of Visual Anthropology “Mediating Camera” aims are to show the diversity and unity of peoples cultures of the World, audience meeting with the daily life of people in the most remote places of Earth, establishment of a dialogue with them trough the screen.
Festival’s title expresses its concept, basic objectives and principles of film selection. This is, above all, the ethical responsibility of a person with the camera infront of a culture being filmed and infront of the audience.
IX International Forum of Visual Anthropology “Mediating Camera” was held in May 2021 at various venues in Moscow.
Our main purposes and objectives
– Demonstration of originality, singularity and historical conditionality of peoples’ lifestyle all over the world;
– Formation of mutual understanding and respect between different cultures by means of science and cinema;
– Presentation and information support of authors and studios, creating films on visual anthropology;
– Integration of Russian Visual Anthropology into the world’s humanitarian community.
Forum founders and organizers
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, RAS
Dear friends and collegues!
Unfortunately we had to pause our Festival since 2022
At the moment we are working on our film archive and organise single demonstrations and discussions of visual anthropology films.
Remaining all yours, with hope for future cooperation,
