Berti Barbera & His Fellows from Romania are in town for the opening night of DOCUMENTARIST. The concert is held with the support of Dimitrie Cantemir Romanian Cultural Institute, İstanbul.

Before the concert, two little gems will be presented as opening films: "Chienne d'Histoire" by Serge Avedikian, the Golden Palm winner of this years Cannes short film competition and "Poste Restante" by Marcel Lozinski, the winner of 2009 EFA Best Short Documnetary Award.

Golden Palm winner of Cannes 2010 in short film category, "Chienne d'Histoire" is included in the DOCUMENTARIST program. The 15-minute animation tells the story of the stray dogs of Istanbul in 1910s...

The official synopsis reads: Constantinople 1910. The streets are overrun with stray dogs. The newly-established government, influenced by a model of Western society, uses European experts to choose a method of eradication before deciding, suddenly and alone, to massively deport the dogs to a deserted island away from the city.