Youth projects

The FILM WITHOUT BORDERS youth program is diverse and changes from year to year.

There are film and encounter workshops, youth jury sessions in the cinema, screenings for school classes during the festival as well as numerous social and creative projects.

The work is lively, individual and geared towards current topics and the annual festival motto.

Youth jury

As in previous years, a youth jury helps to shape the festival program. On several days in the summer, the jurors of an 8th grade class from a school view the films in a local cinema. In a democratic decision-making process, they select two films for the youth program.

The young people practise democratic decision-making, watching and discussing films with complex themes and take on creative responsibility as program makers.

In September, the youth jury presents the two selected films to young people and invited school classes from the region during the festival.

Youth jury at Schukurama Beeskow 2023

CV project

At the Am Fuchsbau refugee shelter in the Oder-Spree district, our team supports the dedicated staff and works with residents to create CVs that they can hand in at the job center, when looking for accommodation or to potential employers.

CV project 2023

Participatory film projects

As always, a variety of films are created when working with young people in the district, which are presented at the festival. This year, we are accompanying young people who are actively involved in democratic processes in their region.

Following their premiere at the International FILM WITHOUT BORDERS Festival in Bad Saarow, the films that have been produced in the youth projects of recent years have toured the world and received prizes and awards. In this way, the work of FILM WITHOUT BORDERS is visible everywhere.

The attention brought people together and strengthened the self-confidence of the participants, who found a different view of themselves and their work.

Youth Project 2023