The special program of the 30th International Festival of Ethnological Film is enriched produced by the Max Planck Institute for social anthropology from Germany. Two films from the project „Guardians of Productive Landscapes“ will be presented by German anthropologist Ivo Strecker.

Ivo Strecker studied in Hamburg, Goettingen and Londonand by now is Professor Emeritus of Cultural Anthropology at the JohannesGutenberg University of Mainz. He has done long-term fieldwork with the Hamarof southern Ethiopia, which stimulated his theoretical interest in symbolism andrhetoric. Rhetoric culture theory plays a role in all his current ventures such as
the “Guardians of productive landscapes” project.