À Contre-Courant (ACC), ZIN-TV, Libération Films asbl, the Solidarity Community (Αλληλέγγυα Κοινότητα) and the Member of the European Parliament Stelios Kouloglou (GUE/NGL) cordially invite you to attend:
Film Festival
on
Whistleblowers
Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 November 2016
Cultural center “Le Botanique”
Rue Royale, 236
1210 Bruxelles
With the participation of: Raphaël Halet (LuxLeaks whistleblower), Eric Ben Artzi (Deutsche Bank whistleblower), Rudolf Elmer (Julius Bär Bank whistleblower), Stelios Kouloglou (producer and Member of European Parliament) as well as other experts.
Price: 5 euros per movie, 10 euros daily pass, 20 for the whole festival
The festival is part of a broader initiative to support whistleblowers. The European Left GUE/NGL under the initiative of MEP Stelios Kouloglou is organizing a conference on how to protect whistleblowers «Whistleblower protection: What must be done?» at the European Parliament, November 15, 9:00 am. (Room: ASP 1G2)
Program
Saturday 12 November
13hoo Festival opening
14h00 “A leak in Paradise”
by David Leloup – Belgium, 2016 documentary, 1h17 min, English version sub. FR
The life of Rudolf Elmer, former banker and whistleblower in Switzerland. Harassments, exils and persecutions. All that you want to know on fiscal evasion.
15H25 Debate with Verónica Grondona Argentinian expert on Panama Papers
16:15 “Whistleblowers, the modern heroes”
by Stelios Kouloglou – Greece, 2005 documentary, 1h02 min. English version sub FR
The American Daniel Ellsberg who shed light upon the “Pentagons Papers” is the most wanted man on the world. Mordechai Vanunu who revealed the Israeli nuclear plan is abducted by secret services. The whistleblowers on Iraq’s invasion are threatened and punished.
17H20 Debate with the producer and Member of European Parliament Stelios Kouloglou (GUE/NGL, Syriza)
17:50 “A Good American”
by Friedrich Moser – Austria, 2015 documentary, 1h50 min. English version sub FR
With the revolutionary program of Bill Binney, we could have prevented 9/11. Unfortunately, his program was canceled three weeks before the attacks.
19H45 Debate with the producer and Member of European Parliament Stelios Kouloglou (GUE/NGL, Syriza)
20:30 “The Insider”
by Michael Mann – USA, 1999 fiction 2h00min. English version sub FR
Inspired by the story of Jeffrey Wigand, former director of the Department of Research and Development of a big American tobacco company. The journalist Lowell Bergan assisted by Jeffrey Wigant will reveal the biggest tobacco scandal in the US.
Sunday 13 November
13h00 “Citizenfour»
by Laura Poitras – USA, 2014 documentary, 1h54 min. English version sub FR
Edward Snowden’s disclosures on the extent of government networks surveillance globally. Oscar for best documentary in 2015.
15H10 Debate with the whistleblower Eric Ben Artzi, on Deutsche Bank
16H00 “OFFSHORE – ELMER AND THE SWISS BANK SECRECY «
by Werner Schweizer – Suisse, 2016 documentary, 1h42 min. English version sub FR
Rudolph Elmer, senior executive of the Julius Bär Bank is persecuted all to the Cayman Islands for having violated the Swiss bank secrecy. He mentions the mechanisms of offshore banking.
17H50 Debate with the whistleblower Rudolf Elmer, on Julius Bär Bank
18H15 “Dans la peau d’un lanceur d’alerte”
by Benoît Bringer and production Premières Lignes. France, 2016 documentary 1H00 min. French version
The tormented life of Raphaël Halet. Oppression, isolation and blackmail against the LuxLeaks whistleblower, the biggest financial scandal in Europe.
19H20 Debate with the LuxLeaks whistleblower Raphaël Halet and the journalist Benoît Bringer
20h00 Erin Brockovich
by Steven Soderbergh – USA, 2000 fiction 2H10 min. English version sub FR
Inspired by a true story. Erin Brockovich discovers a suspicious poisoning case in her lawyer’s office and decides to reveal it.
22h30 Closing
Further information on the film festival here
Further information on the conference «Whistleblower protection: What must be done?» here
