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    • New Talents Open Call
      Eastern Neighbours Film Festival (ENFF) began in The Netherlands in 2008 with the idea to offer Dutch and international audiences a unique glimpse into the cinema of their neighbors from Eastern and Southern Europe. This annual event presents the most recent, exciting, and thought‐provoking films, from countries with small, but often powerful film industries, that… Read more: New Talents Open Call
    • ENFF 2023 On Demand!
      Unable To attend the festival in person? No problem! From November 27th to December 3rd, we’re thrilled to bring you a curated selection of this year’s films available for online viewing! Catch our captivating Opening Film Ivan’s Land, or the touching Closing Film Seventh Heaven. Or explore a collection of shorts from the New Talents Competition! Follow along… Read more: ENFF 2023 On Demand!
    • What’s up in Slovak Cinema? A conversation with Monika Lostakova
      We talked with Monika Lošťáková about contemporary Slovak cinema.
    • ENFF and the Eastern European Film Festival Network!
      The Eastern European Film Festival Network brings together five film festivals dedicated to promoting and showcasing Eastern European cinema, alongside one partner organisation.
    • Masterclasses
      Through these masterclasses we approach two memory in film from different angles: memories from a personal or collective recollection through archive material.
    • Work in Progress
      In Work in Progress, emerging filmmakers and artists will present their works in development to the audience and engage in discussions with Dutch experts.
    • Festival Timetable Available!
    • Check out the catalogue for our 2023 edition!
    • Music at ENFF
      Every year, ENFF brings special musical guests who bring beauty to the program and further represent the rich cultures of their countries to a Dutch audience.
    • Film Marathon
      Join us for the Film Marathon, a new concept in which we merge two components, Short Films, Big Stories, and New Talents Competition into a whole-day screening of short films!

In Flow of Words: A Film on How It Feels to Work With War Criminals & Victims

Interview by Tatjana Lisjak

Each profession carries its fears and challenges but the ones translators employed at The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in The Hague were facing, are of a special kind.

In the touching, experimental short documentary In Flow of Words directed by Eliane Esther Bots, three interpreters reveal how it felt to work for the ICTY. This powerful story is about the surreal experience of having one’s memories and emotions confronted with the narratives from opposite sides of the conflict: those of the people accused of war crimes, and those of the victims.

One of the protagonists of the film is Alma Imamovic. In this video interview, you can see what psychological impact this kind of work had on her, and why she is proud of the important role she has played.

In Flow of Words won many awards, including Best Direction at Locarno International Film Festival and Best Documentary at Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival. It will be screened as part of the Power of Shorts program at the Eastern Neighbours Film Festival on Friday, April 22 at 1.15 PM in Filmhuis Den Haag.