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»ifs-Begegnung« Gender & Diversity
The ifs Internationale Filmschule Köln and IFFF Dortmund+Köln have joined forces, tapping their synergies to raise awareness of the work of women directors in the cultural sector and at film schools.
As part of ifs-Begegnung Gender & Diversity, we regularly show feature films and documentaries in alternation.
All events take place at Filmforum NRW at Museum Ludwig. Admission is free.
In recent years we have shown:
25. Februar 2026
Familiar Places
Mala Reinhardt, DE 2024, documentary, 94′
26. November 2025
Life Is Not a Competition, But I’m Winning
Caroline Spreitzenbart (DoP), DE 2023, hybrid documentary, 79′
5. February 2025
Tiger Stripes
Amanda Nell Eu, TW / SG / FR / DE / NL / ID / QA 2023, feature film, 95′
9. October 2024
Elbow
Aslı Özarslan, DE/TR/FR 2024, feature film, 86′
12. June 2024
Baby I Will Make You Sweat
Birgit Hein, DE 1994/1995, experimental, 66’
13th September 2023
Darshan Singh will in Leverkusen bleiben
Navina Sundaram, DE 1973, Contribution ARD afternoon program, 43′
8th March 2023
Working on it
Karin Michalski and Sabian Baumann, DE/CH 2008, experimental, 50′
Filmforum NRW
In conversation with Merle Kröger (Author and producer))
In conversation with Shahrbanoo Sadat (Director)
In conversation with Andac Karabeyoglu Thomas (DoP)
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