Podcast
Kottiwood
29 May, 2026, 8.30 PM @ Festival Centre: Lounge 19
Event language: German
Program Info
Live Podcast Recording
Guests
Loraine Blumenthal
Loraine Blumenthal is a documentary filmmaker from Berlin with many years of experience in film production. Her first feature-length documentary THE MAYOR'S RACE was shown at over 30 international festivals and won several awards. As a freelance producer and archive producer, she works for public broadcasters such as Arte, ZDF, 3Sat and WDR. Her second film CHANGING SIDES (ZDF - Kleines Fernsehspiel) was selected for the first Impact Lab in Germany.
Onno Ehlers
Onno Ehlers works as a producer, writer, and story consultant in documentary film, television, and international co-productions. As founder and managing director of Junge Götter Filmproduktion, he has developed and produced many TV and feature film projects over the years. His work combines dramaturgical precision with extensive experience in the development, financing, and production of ambitious documentary content for national and international markets.
Aline Juárez
Berlin-based cinematographer and director working at the intersection of documentary and visual exploration, focusing on people’s stories, territory, and memory. Her debut feature documentary, All We Have Is Us, was selected for the Good Media Network and received the HBO Award for Best Pitch at DocsBarcelona. Her work combines intimate storytelling with politically engaged cinema, connecting personal narratives to wider social and environmental struggles.
Hakan Karagür
Hakan Karagür works at the intersection of international content production, strategic process development, and operational scaling. Previously, he worked on international high-volume productions for global platforms and is now Interim Director of Content Operations Germany at Podimo, focusing on sustainable and creative production structures, process optimization, and strategic content scaling.
Moderation
Nuray Zaze Şahin
Nuray Zaze Şahin is a filmmaker, writer, and director based in Berlin. In her work, she combines social issues with personal storytelling. Through her podcast KOTTIWOOD, she creates a space for conversations about film, identity, and new perspectives in cinema.
Media in this event
Podcast
Kottiwood
A thought-provoking podcast exploring German cinema and questioning who decides which stories get told. Through in-depth conversations with filmmakers, it examines power, representation, and bold, innovative approaches to making the industry more inclusive and reflective of today’s diverse society.
Festival Centre: Lounge 19
Eichhornstraße 3
10785 Berlin
10785 Berlin
