November 2nd - 6th, 2004

DokMa is supported by the

Municipality of Maribor

Australian Film Commission

Bilateral Focus

Študentska organizacija Univerze v Mariboru

Klub mariborskih študentov

Poanta d. o. o.

Fedex

Mariborski kinematografi

Media sponsors:

Regionalni center RTV Maribor

Večer

Radio Marš

Association For The Development of Film Culture

Jurciceva ulica 4
SI-2000 Maribor
Slovenia
Europe

The aims of the Association For The Development of Film Culture are to develop and spread film culture in the region of the municipalities of Maribor, Pesnica, Ruše and Lenart through screenings of art films, development of film theory and practice and management of film infrastructure, as well as connect people with an interest in film and raise the public awarness about the critical state of film culture in the region.

A well-produced film festival is a world of its own. For the time of the festival the host cities submerge into the freshest and most talked about cinematic masterpieces on the international scale, present their authors and producers, and enable the mingling of the festival public, the authors, the producers and international film institutions.

By enabling the access to the films that are not yet distributed in the area, the film festivals become the meeting point of people working in the audiovisual cultural sector. In both social, business and academic relations they meet to be creative.

The party side, the business side and the academic side of the festival offer quite different cinematic experiences than the regular cinemas. The intensity and hype of a film festival exceed even the everyday intensity of a multiplex cinema.

Establishing of DokMa, the only film festival in the North East region of Slovenia, is a pilot project worth supporting because of the quality of programme and guests, the positive effects to the local economy, the advertising opportunities it offers and the expert team, working for and cooperating with the festival.