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Rockit Conference: The savviest regional conference goes from offline to online

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One of the most promising Eastern European digital conferences, Rockit Conference, takes off at full speed to supercharge your brain on May 8 and 9, 2020. It will bring together the best toolkit, insights and solutions from some of the most audacious and thought challenging speakers in the digital industry, as an official announcement of the event promises.

The 2020 edition’s main theme – “Rockit Conference. Don’t panic: Finding solutions for the new reality” – will offer answers, inspirations, and solutions during this challenging period for all those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Source: Facebook| Rockit Conference

The event brings together over 20 thought-provoking speakers from Moldova and audaciously delicious guests from Greece, Romania, Ukraine and the list can continue. This edition is focused on finding and offering solutions to the new arising difficulties bought by the shifts in the digital environment. The Rockit community unites passionate people to make an impact alongside the thought leaders and peers. The live conference will cover topics on communication, creativity, content production, tech culture, social entrepreneurship, future of education, health, and work in general, as the Rockit organisers revealed.

“Rockit Conference is for those who want to learn new skills for the new reality. There are multiple problems but not enough focus on answers in our part of the world. We want to solve this communication gap and encourage people to think in terms of solutions, not problems. Rockit Conference 2020 will be live-streamed in open access for everybody in search for a solution in these unprecedented times. We will create a space where information, as well as tips and tricks are shared freely, as a starting point for fostering regional partnerships and collaboration between sectors,” revealed Artur Gurau, Rockit Conference Project Manager.

The digital and tech event features speakers coming to provide a toolkit and solutions for businesses, media, startups and many others. Among the most awaited guests are Valeria Lungu (blogger), Dmitri Voloshin (founder of Simpals), Dragoș Stanca (general manager of ThinkDigital and founder of the Upgrade100 Digital Conference) and many more distinguished international and local guests.

More details on the event can be found on the official page of the event, as well as on the Facebook and Instagram pages.

Source: Facebook| Rockit Conference

Rockit Conference was launched in 2014, being dedicated to digital education, communication and transformation. One of the missions of the Conference is to create a united community to support young leaders, bring impact and solutions together with international experts and colleagues.

Protecting the health and safety of its participants and the local community are Rockit’s top priorities. Thus, the new edition brings a maximum of digital experience and translates the conference into an online format.

Rockit Conference makes the impossible possible by uniting and creating regional partnerships through events and online activities. As long as there are people who support these causes and want to improve their community, also they want to encourage this event, they are welcome and appreciated for becoming a Rockit Academy patron on Patreon.

Rockit Conference is organized by Rockit Academy and Digital Communication Network with the support of Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State.

Photo: Facebook| Rockit Conference

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Anniversary declarations: 10 years of the Moldova-Romania Strategic Partnership

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On April 27, the Republic of Moldova and Romania marked 10 years since the adoption of a Joint Declaration on the Strategic Partnership establishment between the two countries for Moldova’s European Integration – “a partnership that opened new economic and cultural opportunities and converted Romania into the most important economic partner of the Republic of Moldova,” as it was declared in the Government’s official statement published after the meeting of Moldovan Prime Minister Ion Chicu with the Ambassador of Romania to the Republic of Moldova, Daniel Ionita.

On the same occasion, the Romanian Government announced that the Republic of Moldova would be provided with a support package in order to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. “In the Republic of Moldova, the situation is complicated. Romania, which is considered an extremely important partner, as we believe – the most important partner of the Republic of Moldova – will prepare and implement in a few days two important supportive measures,” mentioned President of Romania, Klaus Iohannis, in a press conference today.

The support actions include a team of doctors and nurses from Romania who will voluntarily join their colleagues from the Republic of Moldova and a series of protective equipment donations funded by the Romanian Government: masks, sanitary materials, protective equipment and medicines, as the official announcement stated.

“Romania seeks, as a matter of priority, to provide direct support to the citizens of the Republic of Moldova, in the spirit of the existing special relationship based on the common language, history and culture, as well as based on cooperation within the Strategic Partnership for Moldova’s European Integration.”

The Romanian Government also reiterated its commitment to continue to support the fulfilment of the fundamental objective of European Integration of the Republic of Moldova, “the only one able to ensure the economic and social development of the Republic of Moldova in the benefit of its citizens,” as it was highlighted in the official notice.

The Romanian officials mentioned the results of the implementation of the Strategic Partnership in the 10 years since it was signed: the EU-Moldova Association Agreement, the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Areas, visa liberalisation, increasing economic exchanges and the access of the products of the Republic of Moldova on the markets of the EU states, including Romania, opportunities open to students, people of culture and science in the matter of connecting them to the European area of ​​education, culture and science, bilateral agreements followed by non-reimbursable financial assistance provided by the Romanian and the EU sides, construction of the Iasi-Ungheni-Chisinau gas pipeline, educational and cultural projects, scholarships, etc.

“The 10th anniversary of the Strategic Partnership is not only an opportunity for celebration, but should also represent a chance to look to the future with responsibility and pragmatism, so that, through renewed efforts, we can maintain and strengthen the European path of the Republic of Moldova.”

The Romanian officials brought also some criticism to the way things are managed in Chisinau. “Recent developments do not attest to the continuation or implementation of sustainable reforms in the direction of advancing the European agenda and do not provide the guarantee of a European path for the Republic of Moldova. Under these conditions, the development of the bilateral Strategic Partnership cannot be achieved to its true potential, according to Romania’s will and capacity,” the press release posted on the page of the Romanian Embassy to the Republic of Moldova said.

Therefore, further support would be strictly conditioned by the continuation of the reforms essential for the democratic development of the Republic of Moldova and advancement of its European path.

Source: gov.md

On the other hand, Prime Minister of Moldova Ion Chicu appreciated the special importance of the Iasi-Ungheni-Chisinau gas pipeline construction, thanked the Romanian Government for the provided support for modernization of some cultural and educational institutions and expressed his confidence that the strategic partnership between the countries will determine future socio-cultural and economic cooperation, opening new opportunities for the people and businesses of both states.

Photo: Romania-Insider

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The exhibition “Made in Moldova” 2020 opened its gates to the public

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The 19th edition of the national exhibition “Made in Moldova” has opened its doors for visitors today. Between January 29 to February 02, 460 local entrepreneurs, from different industrial areas will present their products and services at the national level exhibition held on the territory of the International Exhibition Centre Moldexpo, as it is announced by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Moldova.

The exhibition is structured based on the thematic content, having a total surface of 3300 square metres, including indoor and outdoor stands. The indoor pavilions host entrepreneurs in agriculture, food and beverage, furniture producers, companies providing services, educational institutions, non-governmental organisations, craftsmen. etc. The outdoor pavilions are occupied by tents that trade with bee, agricultural and catering products.

The exhibition also includes a common stand of entrepreneurs from Romania and Russia. For the first time, eco products manufactured in Moldova are also exhibited.

source: Sputnik| Miroslav Rotari

Peter Michalko, head of the European Union Delegation to the Republic of Moldova, who was present at the exhibition opening, mentioned that today’s event is of major national and international importance, given the fact that delegations from 15 states came to Moldova these days, being interested in cooperating with local entrepreneurs. “I would like to mention that, from this year, farmers in the Republic of Moldova will be able to export larger quantities of plums, grapes and cherries to the EU, without paying customs duties. It demonstrates the openness of the EU towards Moldovan citizens and local businesses,” said Peter Michalko.

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The national exhibition “Made in Moldova” is organised by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Moldova, under the patronage of the Government of the Republic of Moldova, in partnership with the Investment Agency and the Organization for the Development of the Small and Medium Enterprises.

The main purpose of the exhibition is to support local producers, promote competitive products on the domestic and foreign market, attract investment, intensify the public-private dialogue and promote the image of the Republic of Moldova.

Photo: tv8.md

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The best Moldovan movies awarded at the Filmmakers’ Gala 2020

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On January 20, the first edition of the Filmmakers’ Gala was organised in Moldova. The best works of movie directors, writers and actors were awarded there.

The event was organised in partnership with the Moldovan Film Union (MFU), in partnership with the National Center of Cinematography in Moldova and with the support of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Research.

Below are presented the winners of several film categories, as being announced in a press release issued by the MFU:

The best animation movie – “OF” (tr. as “Sigh”) directed by Vlad Bolgarin

“Of” is the story of a bored man who sighs all the time. “The character lives an urban routine and always sighs. The protagonist represents the contemporary man who goes through life without being aware of his existence. This sigh comes as a last sign from the depths of his soul,” said Vlad Bolgarin.

The official trailer here:

Vlad Bolgarin is a director, producer, screenwriter and image editor from Chișinău. He was born in 1993, in a family of musicians. He graduated from the Academy of Music, Theater and Fine Arts of Chișinău, having a bachelor’s degree in directing-editing (2016) and a master’s degree in animation directing (2018).

The best short film – “Salix Caprea” directed by Valeriu Andriuță

The movie tells the story of a village mayor who, together with the local policeman, interrogate a supposed thief. But a phone call from chief-town radically changes the situation. For the next day, he is told, an unexpected visit from the leading party bosses is scheduled, together with a delegation from America.

“Salix Caprea” also won the Best Director Award and Best Screenplay Award at La Cabina International Medium-Length Film Festival in Valencia, Spain.

The official trailer here:

Valeriu Andriuță is an actor, director and a film writer, born in 1967. He got a degree in acting at the Shota Rustaveli Theater and Film University in Tbilisi, Georgia, and a degree in theatre directing at the Bucharest Academy of Theater and Film.

The best documentary movie – “Siberia in the bones” directed by Leontina Vatamanu

It is a film dedicated to people from Bessarabia who were deported to Siberia during the years 1941-1949. Based on the confessions of four protagonists, who were forcedly sent to Siberia, each episode has a separate story. As a whole, they point to the horrors and dramas through which tens of thousands of Bessarabians passed during the Stalinist period.

The official trailer here:

It is an OWH Studio production, directed by Leontina Vatamanu, a documentary movies director from Moldova, who graduated from the Faculty of Screenwriting and Film Criticism of the Academy of Theater and Film in Bucharest.

The best feature film – “The Soviet Garden” directed by Dragoș Turea

The documentary movie is about a filmmaker from Moldova who tried to discover the truth about Soviet experiments in atomic gardening. While investigating his grandmother’s mysterious death, Dragoş discovered a secret scientific experiment, namely the secret plan of Nikita Khruschev to transform Moldova into the Soviet Garden by the application of atomic energy in local agriculture.

The official trailer here:

Dragoș Turea, born in 1980, is a director, screenwriter and a film producer. He studied at the Faculty of Audiovisual Communication of the National University of Theater and Cinematographic Art “Ion Luca Caragiale” in Bucharest, Romania and also obtained a degree in film making and TV at the Academy of Music, Theater and Fine Arts from Chișinău.

More awards can be found here.

Photo: Facebook| Moldovan Film Union

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