This edition of Fotopub was fantastic! Thanks to all the mentors, to the guests of the festival, to the visitors, thank you all who have contributed in organizing all the events, thanks to our supporters, sponsors and partners. And a special thanks to all the students in the workshops, you are the soul of Fotopub. Check this out: http://www.youtube.com/watc...
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Wednesday, 30. July 2008
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We wrapped up the workshops on Saturday with the final screening of students projects. Students worked on their selected themes throughout the week and the work they produced exceeded anyone's expectations. The party that followed lasted until early morning hours and when it was time to say goodbye with heavy hearts we all promised to each other meet again at the next Fotopub.
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Tuesday, 29. July 2008
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On Thursday, 24th July, the Nikon Thursday Award was selected. The winner is Jean-Christophe Couet (France) for his story Western and Eastern Sakartvelo, a story on youth prisons in Georgia and Abkhazia (2008).
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Friday, 25. July 2008
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You can enter your work for the Thursday Award, a competition for the best documentary photostory. You will find more information at the Thursday Award link. Deadline for entries is 17th July 2008. Screenings are open the the public. Thursday, 24th July 2008, at 21.00, Museum Gardens Download form: http://static.lokalpatriot....
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Wednesday, 4. June 2008
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Find the information on programs of the workhops on this website and the mentors we recommend for each level. Application is possible through filling in the registration form. For all additional information send an e-mail to fotopub@fotopub.com.
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Wednesday, 30. April 2008
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Fotopub is entirely dedicated to documentary photography, bringing together photography lovers with internationally renowned professionals, offering workshops at various levels, showing a selection of exhibitions and evening screenings of photo-stories. We have established Fotopub as a small and intimate festival, small in the warmest sense of the word. Fotopub is taking place every summer in Novo mesto, Slovenia, the juncture of Eastern and Western European cultures. In July Novo mesto offers a pleasant and peaceful shelter with its historic town’s ...
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Tuesday, 8. April 2008
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The biggest news of 2008 is that Fotopub's program is guided by a new artistic director. Our friend Chris de Bode has graciously accepted our invitation to take over the reigns from Borut Peterlin, previous artistic director, founder and brain behind Fotopub. Fotopub 2008 will be carrying a theme that concerns all of us. Chris has shaped the program around a theme »Human Footprints«.
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Monday, 7. April 2008
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The »human footprint« signifies a global map of our influence on the surface and suggests that we are nature’s keepers, whether we want the job or not. A long-term imprint on the nature depends on our readiness to take responsibility of this guardianship and recognizing the existence of the human footstep is an important move on the path. »Global warming, changes in our climate it all comes back to us. We all leave our carbon footprint. Our exhibitions, workshops and ...
Fotopub 2008 completed
The world just does not fit conveniently into the format of a 35mm camera.
W. Eugene Smith
Festival of documentary photography.
Founder of LokalPatriot is students society of Novo mesto - DNŠ. Partners of LokalPatriot are European Regional Development Fund, Ministry of culture, Office of the Republic of Slovenia for Youth, Republic of Slovenia Public Fund for Cultural Activities and Town Municipality of Novo mesto. LokalPatriot is a part of a DNŠ group: DNŠ - students society of Novo mesto, Youth Hostel Situla, Publishing house Goga and LokalPatriot.
