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About Southeast Europe::
Southeast Europe is a land between the West
and the Orient, mixing the elements of both in an explosive
multi-ethnic melting pot. Meandering through the countries
of this turbulent region are the only direct land
passageways between Western Europe and the Middle East.
Almost everything is subject to some kind of dispute:
borders, names of the countries, regions and languages; the
place is rife with historical claims which have a tendency
to confuse outside visitors. Today the fragile landscape of
Southeast Europe is host to many
initiatives aimed at
creating lasting stability, eventually leading to
integration and acceptance into the European Union.
We shall limit ourselves to the pursuit of one tradition
that Southeast Europe gave birth to, that of cessation of
all hostilities during the Olympic Games. With that in mind
welcome to our film festival, and enjoy the show.
For further exploration of Southeast Europe you may start
with Wikipedia
pages.
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