This festival is celebrated in Budascoop in February. I had the opportunity to take part in the first edition (2018).

The program includes performances, dance, theatre, films, artistic installations... all made in BUDA; plus a workshop and a number of public conversations to follow up on 'The Fantastic Institution' symposium; an exceptional book launch and an “End of Winter Survival Party” to bring it all to as close. It's such an incredible opportunity to live a different festival far away of the commercial limits.

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I worked as official photographer and also as the responsible for making the after-movie.

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What is 'the Return of the Fantastic Institution'?

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That year in February, BUDA brought together artists, theorists and directors from all over Europe to discuss the possibility of a different artistic institution. One that would be more permeable to its own political or socially engaged artistic program and that would finally do what it preaches. This symposium was called the Fantastic Institution, a 3-day discussion platform between reality and fiction. One year later, where are we? Are we anywhere more fantastic than before? Or not at all? In any case, we thought it would be interesting to « stay with the trouble » a little bit longer and hammer this question once again. So here comes The Return of the Fantastic Institution, a 3-day gathering, that runs parallel to our End of Winter festival.