The Multimedia Documentation Centre of Julian, Istrian, Rijeka and Dalmatian culture is organising a press conference on Tuesday 7th September at 11:00 am at its headquarters in Via Milano 22, Trieste, to formalise the programme of events of the 2021 Stand: Eastern Adriatic Book Fair, organized in collaboration with the provincial committee of Trieste of the National Association of Venezia Giulia and Dalmatia and scheduled in Piazza Sant'Antonio Nuovo from 23 to 26 September 2021.

After last year's success, an event that was completely streamed for the first time due to the well-known difficulties linked to the Covid-19 epidemic, the editorial review dedicated to Trieste, Istria, Fiume and Dalmatia, lands that history has divided and that are reunited today in many pages of contemporary non-fiction and fiction, returns in 2021.

The main novelty of this year is the extension of the event to four days, from the three of the 2020 edition, due to the enormous echo that last year's event received. The vast family of Julian-Dalmatian associations, cultural and scientific institutions, will meet during the days of Thursday 23, Friday 24, Saturday 25 and this year also Sunday 26 September. All in the presence of journalists, academics, publishers, public figures of national importance, on round tables, editorial and cinematographic news, but also to delve into the testimonies of the past and present, with particular attention to those who lived the drama of the Exodus. All to testify how, between those who left and those who chose to stay, personal stories constitute a set of memories
unique, fundamental pieces now part of the history and future of our Peninsula.

And the agreement of historical importance signed last July 29th should be included in this context.
in Zagreb, in the presence of the Italian Ambassador to Croatia.

Each day will be characterised by a theme, with a main event to mark the conferences. The one on Thursday 23rd will be “Visions of the Exodus between past and future” and the event will be inaugurated by a round table dedicated to the 140th anniversary of the newspaper. The small and the overview of the Exodus through its pages from 1945 to 1956 in the presence, among others, of the director Omar Monestier. This will be followed by the event "Art, culture and technology: the activity of associations", or how new technological tools are put at the service of the communication of associations.
The theme for Friday will be “Tourism between history and future networks”, with the main event at 17pm talking about the “Podcast Project, a historical journey against simplifications and ideologizations”. During the day we will propose a dive into the holiday fashions of the past through the vision of our lands by the Touring Club Italiano.
Saturday will be a day dedicated to women with the theme “Women in the Eastern Adriatic”. During the afternoon, the main event will be the presence of the chef of Polesano origin Lidia Matticchio Bastianich who will present her book “My American Dream”. The all-female day will then range over the “Art of the Eastern Adriatic in Rome and Lazio” by Donatella Schürzel and “Voices of women in the literature of the Eastern Border” by Cristina Benussi.

On Sunday, within the theme “From memories to history” the
I publish the report from Goli Otok by Matteo Carnieletto and the update on the topic of the Slovenian foibe with the journalist of Tg2 Andrea Romoli. In the morning, instead, space for the interesting stories of the settlements of the Exiles in various parts of Italy.
Finally, in each of the four evenings, the seventh art, namely cinema, will be present.
starting on Thursday with the presentation of the Istrian Trilogy in Franco Giraldi's cinema; on Friday evening we will talk about the Bosco di San Marco di Montona and Monsignor Santin with fragments of two documentaries; on Saturday there will be space for the project on "Fertilia Istriana" while on Sunday evening the presentation of the project on Alida Valli will close the four days of the Bancarella.
The 2021 Bancarella will also take place in compliance with current health regulations.
Furthermore, to avoid overcrowding within the dedicated space, some of the guests will
will connect via teleconference.
Also in this edition of “La Bancarella” there will be live streaming of all the events.
To follow the presentation and the debates remotely, simply connect to the site
www.arcipelagoadriatico.it

The various conferences will then be uploaded to the CDM YouTube channel.

Info: bancarella2021@arcipelagoadriatico.it