2026 FIAF Education & Outreach Autumn Lab

19 and 20 October 2026, Berlin

Save the date for the second edition of the FIAF Education & Outreach Autumn Lab! In 2026 FIAF and the Deutsche Kinemathek are again jointly organizing the FIAF Education & Outreach Autumn Lab in Berlin. Immediately before the film heritage festival Film Restored, film education stakeholders and members of the FIAF community will meet to discuss topics related to film education and outreach, this year with a particular focus on archival films and the educational work with film materials.

The annual FIAF Education & Outreach Autumn Lab offers an opportunity to reflect on the present and future of education as well as outreach in the field of film heritage. The lab engages with diverse concepts and perspectives on film education, presents exemplary outreach and education programs and puts examples into practice. In addition, the lab makes it possible to address field- and topic-specific but also social challenges and develop solutions or even joint projects within the network. In this way, film heritage education can be strengthened from many different perspectives (aesthetically, historically, media-critically, creatively, and practically).

The FIAF Autumn Lab intends to offer film archives, cinematheques and film museums, as well as committed specialists in the field of film education, a regularly recurring platform for exchange, knowledge transfer and networking. It has been conceived as a joint and collaborative structure in which FIAF-affiliated institutions – but also beyond – are invited to exchange ideas and help shape the content, methods and priorities of future educational work. 

Dates

Monday 19 and Tuesday 20 October 2026.

Venues

Deutsche Kinemathek - Museum für Film und Fernsehen, Berlin | E-Werk | Studiokino.

Programme

Over the course of two days, participants will get the opportunity to exchange knowledge and network (day one) and work together in hands-on workshops on this year’s theme (day two).

This year’s focus is on institutional – as well as independent – film archives as educational spaces, and the use of archival film materials in educational work.

Further details about the programme will be available in September.

Eligibility

The Autumn Lab aims to offer members of the FIAF community the chance to connect with and exchange ideas on a long-term, sustainable basis. In addition, independent stakeholders in film education and outreach are an important part of the lab. 

Most places are reserved for education professionals working for FIAF-affiliated institutions.

Participation requires prior experience in film education and preferably educational work within film archives (or similar), as well as preparation for and active involvement during the event. Each participant’s input will be collected in advance and incorporated into the selection process, as well as the event itself.

Participation costs

There will be a contribution toward expenses (50 euros p.p.).

We will be able to offer a handful of scholarships covering the registration fee. Application for this fee waiver will be included in the registration form.

Registration

Registration will be possible on the FIAF website from the second half of July 2026. Due to the limited number of participants (28 max.), places will be allocated in a two-stage process.

The selected participants are expected to be informed from approximately mid-September onwards.

Applicants who may face a time-consuming visa application process are welcome to contact the Autumn Lab project office in advance (from July onwards, see contact below).

Contact

Autumn Lab project office (Berlin): autumnlab@deutsche-kinemathek.de. 

The organizing committee of the FIAF Education & Outreach Autumn Lab is composed of Jurek Sehrt (Deutsche Kinemathek) and Lisabona Rahman (FIAF Training & Outreach Coordinator), supported by the FIAF Secretariat.