Throughout 19-23 of September, the Council of Europe project “Support for Media Pluralism and Freedom of Expression in the Republic of Moldova”  jointly with the public broadcaster’s Documentary Film Department “Telefilm-Chisinau” organised a school of documentary films "Planning and shooting of Human Rights Documentary Films".

The school was led by international consultant and movie director, Irene Langemann, a German documentary film director, jointly with the experts from Telefilm-Chisinau, holders of national and international awards in the fields of film-making and cinematographic industry.

Throughout the training course, participants had the opportunity to develop their knowledge and capacities on storytelling, documentary styles, visualisation, and other important elements in the production of a documentary.

The training course culminated with a final presentation of documentary projects where participants pitched their ideas.The authors of the best documentary film ideas will benefit from support in the production of documentaries during the period of October 2022 and April 2023. This activity aims to support the public broadcaster in creating high-quality communication products, and to bring added value to the audiovisual field of the country and society as a whole.

The event was organized by the Council of Europe Project in Chisinau "Support for  Media Pluralism and Freedom of Expression in the Republic of Moldova".