The “Migration and Integration Day” at BakaFORUM 2010 will focus on programmes and TV series designed to introduce these issues to large audiences.

Cultural diversity and multi-culturalism are fundamental characteristics of most societies, so the question is: how can Public Service Media contribute to a better understanding and living together of the various cultural and ethnical groups?  


SESSION

Focus on ROMA IN EUROPE – introducing a minority

This session compares various genres of programmes on the topic. What formats and approaches work best for which target groups?

In 2009 EBU has launched and coordinated a European collection project “ROMA IN EUROPE”, which has led to 9x 30’ documentaries with portraits of charismatic Roma personalities living all over Europe.
Also in 2009 the BaKaFORUM Proposal Prize went to “LOST FACES”, a documentary project on Roma people living in Sofia, Bulgaria, and BaKaFORUM 2010 will be opened by ME, MY GIPSY FAMILY AND WOODY ALLEN, a feature documentary film directed by 20-year old Roma director Laura Halilovic.  
We will finally look at a number of children programmes – fictional and non-fictional – which introduce Roma people to young audiences with the intention to create better understanding.


PANEL DISCUSSION

Migration and Integration – can Television help to better solve the issues?

This Panel will “go global” and examine the question from a larger and not exclusively European perspective. While it is clear that Migration and Integration is a difficult process even within liberal societies, it is less clear which role public service media could have in order to facilitate. How do broadcasters address the issues in various countries and societies?