AAFF2016:Utopian Tirana (2012) + Ecumenopolis: City Without Limits (2011)

The Architecture Africa Film Festival (#AAFF2016) will bring audiences exciting and thought- provoking content on our dynamic and multi-layered built environment. The Bioscope is proud to host this festival of architecture, city making and film on 23-26 June.

Utopian Tirana (2012) Director: Ajmona Hoxha. Elis Vathi , Klodiana Millona. 3.40 minutes

This experimental work examines the Tirana (Albania) urban context, trying to sketch a critical point of view arising out of the current urban crisis. The intention is to stimulate an experience of participating and feeling responsible for developments happening in the city today.

Ecumenopolis: City Without Limits (2011) Director: Imre Azem. 88 minutes;

Ecological limits have been surpassed. Economic limits have been surpassed. Population limits have been surpassed. Social cohesion has been lost. In Istanbul, lacking a tradition of principled planning, the adopted neoliberal approach put financial gain ahead of people’s needs; everyone fought to get a piece of the loot. The result is a mega-shantytown of 15 million struggling with a mesh of life-threatening problems.