Chisinau hosts the Festival of Creative Industries
The Creative Industries Festival was inaugurated in Chisinau. The event aims to explore the diversity and economic potential of the creative industries, including through the lens of artificial intelligence. Dozens of cultural events such as workshops for design professionals, photography, street art, workshops and concerts are taking place over three days, with 12 experts from around the world.
"The aim of this festival is to bring the creative community together, to show how talented we are. We have over 500 people registered, at events, no concerts. We talk about the spicies we organise with our experts. We have experts from the USA, Japan, Romania, the Netherlands," said Artcor director Viorica Cerbusca.
This year's edition is dedicated to Artificial Intelligence in the creative economy and IT. Daniel is one of the experts and works for a company with employees worldwide that produces FIFA games used by millions of people. He will share his experience about creative projects that bring profits.
"The most important thing is to put them through my experience and put them through my story and thus succeed in inspiring future creators to follow the step that is right for them. I have the chance to lead teams of very good designers, two of whom are from Moldova," says Romanian designer Daniel Ionescu.
The festival programme includes workshops for design professionals, photography, street art and an electronic music concert. Various workshops are also organised for children.
"Have you ever worked with clay before, but with plasticine? It's the same principle.";
"Ceramics is a very beautiful but also very hard job. It develops patience and hand motor skills. I recommend it to everyone," says sculpture teacher Ioana Ciobanu.
"I came primarily for the ceramics workshop I was invited to, to help participants generate ideas with artificial intelligence, to see what they can model," says visual artist Andrei Stalbe.
"I came to the festival primarily as a designer, to give a workshop on photography on old film, to tell the story of how photography was done in the 19th century," says designer Octavian Bâlea.
The authorities aim to make the creative sector part of the country's economy.
"There is no industry without creativity. Opera is a product and like any product society must appreciate itself through purchase. This festival comes to communicate to society the importance and the added value that the creative sector can and should bring to the country's economy," says Culture Minister Sergiu Prodan.
"In my role I have had the honour of being at fashion events, concerts, exhibitions and I have personally seen how much talent you have in Moldova: writers, engineers, musicians, filmmakers and producers. Artcor to me symbolises the best in terms of creative industries. The creative industries enrich our lives, when they thrive, Moldova thrives," said the UK Ambassador to Chisinau, Steven Fisher.
The 4th edition of the Festival of Creative Industries takes place over three days in Chisinau and is organised by the "Artcor" Centre under the patronage of President Maia Sandu.
