Fellowship Programme 2026/27

Within a nine-month seminar programme, 20 selected SİNEMAplural fellows will engage with and critically explore the foundations of film education and mediation practices.

SİNEMAplural builds on the practice of SİNEMA TRANSTOPIA and aims to broaden the perspectives of film mediation in Germany, foster new access points and viewpoints, and develop innovative, diversity-oriented, and power-critical approaches. The program is designed to activate and apply underrepresented and overlooked knowledge and to collaboratively develop and test forward-thinking strategies for film mediation and curatorial practice in real-world projects.

MODULE 1 (September 25–27)
THE MOVIE THEATER AS A SOCIAL SPACE: FILM CULTURE, INSTITUTIONS, RESISTANCE

MODULE 2 (October 15–18)
WATCHING FILM: UNDERSTANDING AND PERCEIVING
LISTENING TO FILM: SOUND, MUSIC, LANGUAGE, TRANSLATION

MODULE 3 (November 19–22)
RACISM AND FILM: BETWEEN HURTFUL AND EMPOWERING IMAGES
RIGHT TO HERITAGE – RIGHT TO THE CITY: CULTURE OF MEMORY, POST-COLONIAL HERITAGE IN BERLIN

MODULE 4 (December 11–13)
DECENTERING FILM HISTORY(IES): CURATION AS CARE WORK

SİNEMAplural certificate ceremony (July 2027)

Each fellow will develop their own practical project in parallel with the modules:

Implementation of SİNEMAplural practical projects (January 2027–May 2027)