Evening Shows
Monday, September 3 to Saturday, September 8. 9.45pm at Campo Santo.
September 6 to 8: simultaneous screening on the Place de la République.
In the event of bad weather, there will be no alternative venue.
The Visa pour l'Image evening shows will cover the main events of the past year, from September 2011 to August 2012. Every evening, from Monday to Saturday, the program will begin with a chronological review of these news stories, two months at a time. This is followed by reports and features on society, wars, stories that have made the news and others that have been kept quiet, plus coverage of the state of the world today. Visa pour l'Image also presents retrospectives on major events and figures in history. The Visa pour l'Image award ceremonies are held during the evening programs.
Featuring in the 2012 Festival program (subject to change)
- News stories of the year across the continents: war, crises, politics, strange and remarkable events, sport, culture, science, the environment etc.
India, Burma, Turkey, Israel/Palestine, Romania, the Dominican Republic & Haiti, Colombia, Mexico, Afghanistan, Pakistan, China; plus the events in Syria, Mali divided, Indignados around the world, the food crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa, Lalebila - Africa's Jerusalem, the Italian far right, and more.
A review of the main news stories in 2011. One year on, what has happened with the Arab revolutions? One year after the tsunami, how is Japan rebuilding?
Tributes to Göksin Sipahioglu, Rémi Ochlik, Eve Arnold...
Retrospectives:
Twenty years ago war broke out in Bosnia and Herzegovina. A review of war in the former Yugoslavia.
One hundred years ago, the Titanic made its first and last voyage.
Interactive Map
Just click on the interactive map of the city of Perpignan above to go to the location finder of all the exhibitions, screenings and key addresses for this year's Visa pour l'Image.