17-25 Oct 2026
33rd Edition, Sibiu
18-25 Oct 2026
33rd Edition, Sibiu
DocTalk East Europeans in West
The former Iron Curtain continues to divide Europe between the poor East and the wealthy West. The large wage differences between the two Europes explain the economic migration of millions of Eastern Europeans; as a result, cheap Eastern European labor contributes, year after year, to the prosperity of the West. However, this does not explain the extreme experiences of those who leave their country in search of a slightly better paid jobs and/or better working conditions or a better social environment. The debate, which will expose important but less well known aspects of this phenomenon, is based on the realities portrayed in three festival films and the photo exhibition Seasonal Workers (by Cosmin Bumbuț and Elena Stancu).
Schedule
Filarmonica de Stat Sibiu – Sala Thalia
DocTalk East Europeans in West
TATA
Lina Vdovîi, Radu Ciorniciuc / România / 2024 / 84 minute
19:25 – 20:30
Panel discussion

18:00 – 18:30

Opening Gala AFF 2025

18:30 – 19:30

Panel discussion

19:30 – 21:00

Hacking Hate

Simon Klose / Danemarca / 2025 / 87 minute

Panel Discussion

Moderator:

Cătălin Striblea
Host
Cătălin Striblea este jurnalist.

Guests:

Valer Simion Cosma
Speaker
Valer Simion Cosma (n. 1986) este istoric, antropolog și publicist ocazional.
Ionela Vlase
Speaker
Ionela Vlase deține un doctorat în sociologie (2009) de la Universitatea din Neuchatel, Elveția, precum și un titlu de abilitare în sociologie (2022) de la Universitatea din București, România.
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