Unusual perspectives and personal approaches to their topics and protagonists characterize the program of the STUDENTS’ PLATFORM, which complements the festival with a diverse selection of international debut films and final works of film, visual anthropology and media schools. Curated from more than three hundred submissions from across the globe, this section showcases a multi-faceted selection of 16 debut and student films of all lengths, shot in 14 countries. The program is accompanied by a rich workshop program on current debates in documentary-filmmaking and visual anthropology, which is conducted in cooperation with a student initiative of a visual anthropology working group of the anthropology department, University Freiburg. There is no competition in the students’ platform. Instead we aim to provide a platform for uprising filmmakers to tell stories, raise voices and network with fellow emerging and established filmmakers alike.
