Tag Archive for 'Culture'

The Best of the Sarajevo Film Festival in The Hague

From 7 to 17 May 2009, Filmhuis Den Haag is swinging the spotlight on the Sarajevo Film Festival, screening a ‘best of’ selection with Dutch premieres and international award-winning films that paint penetrating portraits of life in the Balkans and beyond. The programme in The Hague this year consists of seven feature films, eight documentaries [...]

2009 Pulitzer Prize for Drama awarded to play set in the Congo

The Pulitzer was awared to “Ruined,” by Lynn Nottage, for “a searing drama set in chaotic Congo that compels audiences to face the horror of wartime rape and brutality while still finding affirmation of life and hope amid hopelessness.” For background to, and scenes from the play, watch the link below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKdkitqxPUc