'Before drawing, always comes understanding. Our hands do not draw what we see, but what our thoughts tell them to draw. Thoughts, though can point out to the things that we understand. Therefore, drawing is not just presentation of the things we see, but what and how we percept these things. Information received through our organs our mind translates into abstract codes. If it was any different, language and letter would not exist.'

 
Midhat Ajanovic novel ‘Caricature and Movement’ (published by Hrvatski filmski savez, Zagreb) gives exiting overview of the most important styles, works and authors in the history of animation and caricature. Starting from this point, we will discuss with the author on the position and faith of the press caricature in the modern media world. Is press caricature dying or is it getting some new forms? What (was) is its basic function? Did press caricature, and how, contributed to the fight for freedom of expression in the media? When and how it was (miss) used?

 
Beside Midhat Ajanovic, participants at the discussion are Asaf Dzanic, film theorist, and Boro Kontic, Director of Mediacenter Sarajevo. The discussion will be followed by the projection of animated movies, selected by our guest!

 
Midhat Ajanovic is a publicist and teacher of film studies. He was born in Sarajevo and he has been living in Göteborg (Sweden) since 1994. He is the author of five novels and several books of cinema essays. His fiction and essays have been published in several languages.  He also made number of awarded cartoons, comics and animated films.

 
Discussion and projections will be held in Mediacenter, Kolodvorska 3, on Thursday, 23rd of April, 2009 at 6 PM.

 
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Presentation ‘Caricature and Movement’ is organized through the program ‘Media and Democracy’, which is being realized with the support of the Office of Public Affairs of the USA Embassy in Bosnia and Herzegovina.