Cinema of Commoning 2

Contributors: Alejandro Bachmann, Nada Bakr, Malika Chaghal, Abiba Coulibaly, Ibou Coulibaly Diop, DJ Black, Madhusree Dutta, Rabih El-Khoury, Pascale Fakhry, Eirini Fountedaki, Sara Gadiaga, Leyli Gafarova, Amaal Meftouh Ezzeyany, Jesse Gerard Mpango, Djamila Grandits, Ilkin Huseynov, Alain Kassanda, Nino Klingler, Malve Lippmann, Mosa Mpetha, Hania Mroué, Bengi Muzbeg, Ibee Ndaw, Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung, Chima Okerenkwo, Dina Pokrajac, Rachel Pronger, Lisabona Rahman, Katia Rossini, Agnès Salson, Farahnaz Sharifi, Ares Shporta, Marc Siegel, Dalia Soliman, Stavros Stavrides, Can Sungu, Xuedan (Echo) Tang, Róisín Tapponi, Deniz Tortum, Margarita Tsomou, Sarnt Utamachote, Sinthujan Varatharajah, Christo Wallers, Florian Weghorn and others.

bi’bak is happy to announce that Cinema of Commoning will return to SİNEMA TRANSTOPIA in Berlin-Wedding July 5–7, 2024 (Opening July 4).

Cinema of Commoning is a project initiated by bi’bak which brings together a network of alternative cinema initiatives from around the world to share knowledge and ideas. After a successful first edition of the program in 2022, Cinema of Commoning returns this year to weave an even larger global network, with a new set of partners, an international screening program and a symposium. 

Through hybrid conversations, Cinema of Commoning envisions an alternative cinematic future grounded in the principles of the “commons,” emphasizing accessibility, artistic freedom, and financial sustainability. In the first phase, starting from March 2024, a collaboratively curated film program has begun at SİNEMA TRANSTOPIA in Berlin and at partner cinemas around the world. These screenings aim to spark collective discussions and pave the way for a cinema that transcends borders. 

The project will culminate in Berlin in July 2024 with the second Cinema of Commoning Symposium. An Opening on July 4, will be followed by a three-day program of talks, panels, screenings and events where partner initiatives, film professionals and cinephiles will converge to discuss concepts, ideas and strategies for building an inclusive and sustainable film culture.

Cinema of Commoning advocates for cinema as a transnational arena for artistic and social practice, a hub for public discourse, an agent of cultural memory and urban heritage, and a sanctuary preserving and disseminating rarely accessible film and video formats. 

Program outline of the Cinema of Commoning Symposium: here. / Interviews, reviews, articles and more information on the ongoing project: here.

The partners of Cinema of Commoning 2 are: Ajabu Ajabu (Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania); Metropolis Cinema / Cinematheque Beirut (Beirut, Lebanon); Kino Lumbardhi (Prizren, Kosovo); Cinémathèque de Tanger (Tangier, Morocco); Yennenga Centre (Dakar, Senegal); Salaam Cinema (Baku, Azerbaijan); SİNEMA TRANSTOPIA (Berlin, Germany).

Accreditations: Now on sale, with each day pass giving access to a full day of talks, screenings and gatherings. Book your accreditations here.

Day One: Cinema Perspectives: on Alternative Networks and Sustainability
Day Two: Cinema in Action: Spaces, Communities and Solidarities
Day Three: Cinema Pasts and Futures: Film Archives and Film Education as Zones of (Un-)learning

A project initiated by bi’bak and SİNEMA TRANSTOPIA (Berlin, Germany). Funded by Hauptstadtkulturfonds, Governing Mayor of Berlin—Senate Chancellery and the Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion.

Press contact: Dalia Soliman, dalia [​at​] cinemaofcommoning.com.