film curation
I simply love sharing the film experience with the audience - creating platforms and events that bring filmmakers and viewers together, uncover forgotten gems or showcase emerging talents, spark a conversation and inspire.
As a curator and programmer, I work for international and local, on-site and digital film projects. From to 2021-2022 I served as Festival Prorgammer and Curator at filmPOLSKA festival in Berlin, and in 2024 I became the Festival Director. Previously, I collaborated closely with Documentary Campus on varied Industry Events at DOK Leipzig, MIPDoc, Sheffield Doc/Fest, Animation Production Days Stuttgart, CPX:DOX, Lemessos Film Festival, among others.
Examples of work
Kultur Mitte Media
Postion: Curator, Filmmaker
Status: since 2024
Kultur Mitte is a culture initiative by Berlin Mitte’s district (Bezirksamt Berlin Mitte) for contemporary art, cultural programs and local heritage, connecting galleries and cultural institutions while documenting the district’s vibrant life. Kultur Mitte Media is their new online visual archives, for which I am curating and directing videos that showcase projects and initiatives from Berlin Mitte's independent art & culture scene. Launching in 2025 - stay tuned!
filmPOLSKA
Postion: Festival Director, Curator, Coordinator
Status: since 2020-2024
filmPOLSKA is the largest festival of Polish cinema outside of Poland organized by the Polish Institute Berlin. The festival takes place annually since 2005 and so far it presented 1,709 films at 35 locations in Berlin and Brandenburg. Festival presents a wide range of programmes incl. the Competition Programme for the next generation of Polish filmmakers, Panorama Programme, Retrospektive, varried short film programmes, workshops, exhibitions, concerts.
Documentary Campus
Postion: Masterschool Coordinator, Industry Event Assistant
Staus: 2015-2017
Documentary Campus is an internationally renowned documentary film initiative, which is a leader in the education and training of media professionals with training programmes in Europe, Asia, Latin America and the MENA region for over 20 years. Documentary Campus tackles the most trending topics of documentary industry and discuss the challenges, developments and innovations taking place in the international non-fiction market. Sessions range from networking events, to panel discussions, pitches, masterclasses, and high-quality case studies, carefully crafted by renowned programme curators from the industry.
You Can't Pretend This
Postion: Concept, Author
Status: one-off 2018
A one-off interactive film screening "You Can't Pretend This" at Wolf Kino in Berlin combined a film screening with a movement improvisation workshop led by the film protagonist. The event was part of a special distribution programme in frames of the German theatrical release of "Touch Me Not" (Golden Bear 2018). The case was later presented at Berlinale Talents 2019 in the programme "OPEN DEBATES: Participatory Films" focused on more inclusive strategies of arthouse promotion.
