16. Arsenal Summer School

On Location: Cinema in the neighborhood

Like every year in August, the Arsenal - Institute for Film and Video Art is organizing a summer school. 

Over the course of three days 30 participants, Arsenal staff and invited guests will explore topics at the intersection between theory and practice, past and present. After a nomadic year with changing venues, Arsenal will reopen at silent green in Wedding at the beginning of 2026. On this occasion, this year's Arsenal summer school will focus on cinema in the neighborhood from a variety of perspectives. This includes excursions into the neighborhood: we will visit the City Cinema Wedding and the Cinema Krokodil. 

In the seminar events, invited filmmakers and Arsenal employees will present filmic representations of the neighborhood for discussion. In the practical part, participants can sketch and present the neighborhood in film and photography under artistic-theoretical guidance.

With contributions by: Aysun Bademsoy, Jonas Dederichs, Jule Fechner, Debora Fiora, Gabriel Hageni, Gregor Kasper, Birgit Kohler, Kenza Madsen, Ben Marnitz, Abdel Amine Mohammed, Stefanie Schulte Strathaus, Andrea Stosiek

Further information and details about the program at Arsenal for the entire period (August 28–30) can be accessed here.
The events will be held partly in German and partly in English.

Anyone interested can register under summerschool@arsenal-berlin.de. 

The number of participants is limited.

Wednesday, August 20 until Friday, August 22
Ateliers
Start: 10 am
Registration until August 1