DOKfest München

It’s a Match! Connecting Formats to Audiences at DOKfest München 2023

Hosting and moderating the conference, as well as co-curating the content.

Curation and hosting of the interactive formats:

Beyond Business: Meaningful D&I to Reach (New) Audiences

As documentaries gain popularity, diverse content is crucial to reaching new audiences, and ensuring meaningful inclusion on and off-screen is essential amidst the current climate of performative inclusion. This informal, guided discussion brought together creatives, producers, and distributors to discuss challenges and solutions for achieving meaningful inclusion from their respective perspectives. Group leaders were Mandisa Zitha, Encounters Festival, Marion Schmidt, Documentary Association of Europe (DAE), and Willy Rolle, TAVMA.

Ask Me Anything: The future of monetization for creators, accessibility and rights

In this Ask Me Anything session, the audience had the chance to ask experts questions about the future of the creator's economy: from the first European movie ever funded by NFTs, to working with metadata to make the most of audiences, they could discover how the industry finds fresh ways to monetize. The speakers were Jan Spielhoff, Head of Business Affairs, FilmChain, Giorgia Aubrey, Director of Creators, Kyra TV, Claudia Wolf, COO Metadata, Jay, Miguel Faus, filmmaker.

Curation and moderation of the panels:

“What’s going on in the Labs? Adaptive media, AI, young audiences, greening the field” with Uli Köppen (Head of AI + Automation Lab, Bayerischer Rundfunk), and Christian Radler (Editor of Strategy and Innovation, Tagesschau).

"Is daring creativity in the way to a great audience success?" with Paul Rieth, (Marketing & crowdfunding consultant, audience strategist and film producer), Anna Hints (Filmmaker), and Mohamed Saïd Ouma (Filmmaker and Executive Director, Documentary Africa).

“All over the Channels - how to make your doc be seen tomorrow?” with Lara Sword (Little Dot Studios), Pola Nathusius (Distribution Strategist, ARD), and Antoine Schmidt-Roy (CEO, NIKITA VENTURES).