Film Curation Workshop
KUKI Festival
2 - 9 November 2025
2 - 9 November 2025
Film Curation Workshop
For the TeenScreen competition programs for ages 12 + and 14 +
We firmly believe that young people should have the right to express their opinions on decisions that affect their lives – and to be heard. That is why the TeenScreen competition programmes are always curated by teenagers themselves.
This year, we tried something different instead of our usual TeenScreen summer holiday workshops. We were fortunate enough to visit two wonderful school classes before the summer holidays and hold workshops with the pupils. Over a period of 3-4 days, both classes watched a pre-selection of international films that were very different in terms of their style and range of topics, chosen from the festival submissions to KUKI and interfilm.
The result was two programs that represent the aspirations and concerns of young people, provide insight into other realities of life, view the world with compassion and sensitivity, are informative, and let you laugh out loud.
Many thanks to our fabulous curators!
TeenScreen 12+ was curated by an 8th grade class at Friedrich-Ebert-Oberschule in Wilmersdorf.
TeenScreen 14+ was curated by film-loving students at Hermann-Hesse-Gymnasium in Kreuzberg.
Would you like to give your secondary school class this opportunity too?
Write to us at info@kuki-berlin.com and with a little luck, your class will be involved next year.
What did you particularly like about the workshop?
-The honesty.
-Being able to engage in discussion with people.
-Friendly team members; very understanding.
-Snacks/stickers ;)
-Atmosphere.
-The very nice people who led the project.
-The variety of films
-That there were breaks between the films
-I really liked that we communicated, watched, and debated together. We were able to make important decisions and it was fun to watch different short films.
-That we were allowed to express our opinions and the supervisors didn't object
-Not strict
What didn't you like so much? Do you have any suggestions for improvement?
-Not to stick to regular break times; it would be better to take your own breaks between films and do physical exercises.
-Next time, to make sorting easier, the class could be divided into two different subject areas
-It was sometimes exhausting to watch everything, but I don't think that can be avoided
-Discussing the order in which the films are shown to us so that we can concentrate better
-Long discussion at the end
How did you like the selection of films?
-Some were difficult to understand, but most were good.
-I thought it was very good, especially that there were films from many different countries and genres.
-Very good. Next time, a few bad films would also be quite fun for a change.
-Very good, but I would have liked a thrilling film or a romantic one.
-I think each film had its own way of being good.
-I would have liked to see other genres.
Did you feel like any important topics were missing?
-Action
-I didn't feel that way
-Romantic movies, falling in love for the first time
-Sexism
-Maybe something general about climate change or current politics
-Anti-Semitism
-Maybe more anime/fighting
-Peace, education
Which film did you find particularly appealing and why?
-Gyopo, because of my own experience.
-Onkraj Obraza from Slovenia/Croatia, because it was a very beautiful and creative idea that made you think and was beautifully animated, especially with the masks.
-Holy Curse appealed to me in particular. I find the topic interesting and important, and it should be discussed more. The film also shows that being trans is not as “easy” everywhere as it is in Germany.
-Somewhere To Be reflected discrimination well.
-Bike Film – was random – my sense of humor.
-Ananasi: funny, I think it's great.
-I really liked the mask film because I think that even though you couldn't see almost anyone's face, you could still recognize their facial expressions and understand everything even though they weren't talking.
-The Little Rebels Cinema Club, because it showed that you can become anything, no matter how old you are.
Are you satisfied with your short film program?
-Yes, very satisfied, actually.
-It's okay, of course it's not perfect because it's difficult to decide in such a large group.
-Yes. I think it's a bit of a shame that Holy Curse isn't included.
-YES.
-Kind of, life isn’t a walk in the park, I guess
Here's space for anything else you'd like to tell us:
-You leave the workshop a changed person.
-You were all so lovely <3.
-Totally cute :)
-You guys have a cool style
-I really enjoyed the workshop and the staff were very nice. Thank you!!!
-I thought everything was great. I also felt heard.
-Thank you very much for coming. I had a lot of fun.
-You guys were funny
-I would like to thank you for your efforts.