A Festival like
no other
Unique films, exceptional people, a breathtaking place and an unbelievable atmosphere like nowhere else. WELCOME to KRATFEST – The International Festival of Ethnological Documentary Films. WELCOME to Kratovo. WELCOME to Macedonia.
Inspired By Passion
Kratfest aims to present
01.
Your subject
YOUR ISSUE, YOUR TOPIC… You are the best observer and co-creator of the world that touches You. There is no unimportant topic if it leaves its mark on people and/or on more-than-human-world.
02.
Your thoughts
KRATFEST’s films are starting points for discussions, conversations, doubts, quarrels, to ask questions, to listen, to understand, to comment and to sit in silence. To explore.
03.
your field
From real-place-located fields to highly metaphorical ones – it depends on You, on Your contact with the human and More-Than-Human-World. And Your place in the Field.
04.
your passion
There is a noticeable difference between films made out of passion and those made out of obligation. Forget about trends and other people’s expectations. Give us a glimpse of your passions and what drives you.
05.
your experience
There are no (anthropological) choices without a previous experience. Each recording and each film is somehow based on Your history. Find the link and make Your field a conscious choice.
06.
your presence
It is not only about Films. And it is not only for Films. The meetings of the autors with the audience is crucial. Your presence, via Your film persona, creates KRATFEST.
Substantial & Friendly
The Festival is based on a field, a field which is meant to become an encouraging field of experience.
Even if You are an amateur. Even if it is Your first film. Even if You think you do not suit to the Big-Film-World. Or, mabye, that is the reason why you should become a part of it!
My personal adventure started 12 years ago when I decided to create this common-ethnological-film-space. Common for everyone. With NO borders. Age, national, geographical, religious, subjects, financial etc. limitations. I choose Kratovo, an old and small town in Macedonia, as the scene for showing your talent, your perspective, your feelings, your thoughts about the world around you.
As one of many international ethnological/anthropological festivals KRATFEST aims to promote visual ethnology/anthropology, to present different approaches to ethnological/anthropological film-making, and to animate dialogue between the authors and spectators. But what makes KTARFEST so unique and special is the anti-established way of watching, choosing, and considering films. We are interested in Your Field – Your Subject, Your way of creating the Story, Your Place of film making and recording, Your issues and the decision You made to create Your own story, no matter if You are a student or an highly-experienced film maker. We have no separate sections divided between amateurs, students, recordings, and professional films.
Show us Your Field and You in the Field.
Substantial & Friendly
Our Programs Are Tailored To the field.
krasimima doneva
Video documentation at KRATFEST is of special value in connection to the Festival. It can be understood in many different ways, i.e., raw footage material, archival documentary (archive-footage), history documentary, medium of rememberance, etc. The initiator and the one & only performer of KRATFEST’s film documentary is Krasimima Doneva – an ethnographic film maker from Bulgaria.
KRATFEST 2022/1
The first part of the 11th KRATFEST video documentation. Kratovo, 2022. Camera, screenplay and directed by Krasimima Doneva.
KRATFEST 2022/2
The second part of the 11th KRATFEST video documentation. Kratovo, 2022. Camera, screenplay and directed by Krasimima Doneva.
KRATFEST 2022/3
The third part of the 11th KRATFEST video documentation. Kratovo, 2022. Camera, screenplay and directed by Krasimima Doneva.
KRATFEST 2022/4
The fourth part of the 11th KRATFEST video documentation. Kratovo, 2022. Camera, screenplay and directed by Krasimima Doneva.
KRATFEST 2021/1
The first part of the 10th KRATFEST video documentation. Kratovo, 2021. Camera, screenplay and directed by Krasimima Doneva.
KRATFEST 2021/2
The second part of the 10th KRATFEST video documentation. Kratovo, 2021. Camera, screenplay and directed by Krasimima Doneva.
Testimonial
What Our participants Say About Us
Ready to share your field - SUBJECT, STORY, ISSUE, PLACE, METAPHORE... using visual experience
send your questions, thoughts, doubts: kratfest@gmail.com