(c) Luca Hoppe
Round table, Moderation: Katharina Schröder
Participation is free of charge. However, cinema tickets must be purchased in advance at the box office.
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Since its foundation in 1981, the Filmwerkstatt Münster has been closely associated with authored documentary film. It celebrates its 45th anniversary in 2026. Autor:innendokumentarfilm stands for a personal signature and a clear artistic approach and continues to characterise the workshop’s self-image to this day.
With the Masterschool Documentary Film (1999), developed by Horst Herz and Klaus Wildenhahn with the significant involvement of Winfried Bettmer, this focus was firmly established. Filmmakers such as Rainer Komers shaped this approach and were also closely associated with the Duisburg Film Week. The discussion will look at these connections and the significance of auteur documentaries for film culture in North Rhine-Westphalia.
MODERATION: Katharina Schröder
Katharina Schröder is a cultural worker. She studied social, media, and film studies in Bochum, Gothenburg, Paris, and Amsterdam. After completing her master’s degree, she worked for various film festivals, including the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, where she was most recently responsible for the International Competition and served as a member of the selection committee. From 2020 to 2025, she co-directed the blicke filmfestival of the Ruhr region as part of a team. In 2023, she served on the jury of the Westfalen Connection at the Filmfestival Münster, and since 2026 she has been a member of the selection committee of the Duisburger Filmwoche. She is currently a programme officer in the planning staff of the Stuttgart Moving Image Center (SMIC), where she is responsible for the programme of the future institution. She also works as a moderator and curator.
picture credits: Ansgar Dlugos
