• Evenings

Evenings

Monday, August 31 to Saturday, September 5. 9.45pm at Campo Santo.

The Visa pour l’Image evening shows will cover the main events of the past year, from September 2008 to August 2009. 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 social issues, 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.

On Thursday, Friday and Saturday (September 3, 4 & 5), the evening shows at Campo Santo will be screened simultaneously on the place de la République for an even larger audience. The program for 2009, covering the main stories across the continents, will include the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Gaza Strip, Georgia, Zimbabwe, Madagascar from 1946 to the present, and Mexico.

There are wars, but there are also political, social and environmental developments and changes. 2009 features a number of anniversary celebrations, with worldwide commemorations and events.

At a time when the economic crisis has hit all continents around the world, we will look back at the 1929 crisis and the impact on society. Exploring the heart of Iran, from the White Revolution to the Islamic Revolution of 1979. Jazz celebrates its hundredth birthday. And for the 40th anniversary of man first walking on the moon, we shall look back at some of the spectacular shots taken by the Apollo space mission, some now standing as emblems epitomizing the modern era.