Bold programming choices rarely follow a straight line. This session takes you behind the scenes of three distinct and daring programming practices, each challenging what film curation can be and do.
Through in-depth case studies, the invited curators share the full arc of their work: the research, the risks, the institutional pressures, and the moments that made it worthwhile. Expect a candid conversation about work ethics, creative methods, and how programming can be both a political act and a tool for self-discovery.
Speakers:
Greg de Cuir Jr – Film Legacies of the Black Arts Movement
Vladimir Nadein & Dmitri Frolov – Against Gravity: The Art of Machinima
Moderator: Oana Ghera (Bucharest International Experimental Film Festival)
About the speakers:
Greg de Cuir Jr is the co-founder and artistic director of Kinopravda Institute in Belgrade. He has organised programmes for Locarno Film Festival, Anthology Film Archives, Austrian Film Museum, Metrograph, Eye Filmmuseum, TIFF Cinematheque, and many other institutions. His writing has been published in Cineaste, Millennium Film Journal, Jump Cut, Found Footage Magazine, and numerous anthologies and catalogues. De Cuir was previously selector and organiser at Alternative Film Video in Belgrade.
Edie Barnabas is a filmmaker and programmer from the North of England with an interest in experimental approaches to cinema. She began her programming career running her DIY film night Slime Presents, which was awarded funding by the British Film Institute. Following this she has contributed to programmes at festivals including Sheffield Docfest, Bolton International Film Festival and Go Short. In her programming and filmmaking practice Edie is interested in queerness, regionalism and dreamlike approaches to narrative cinema. Her work often features non-actors, exploring unheard voices, folklore, and overlooked regional histories, particularly those rooted in the North of England. She has worked with heritage venues in collaboration with Arts Council England, as well as English institutions such as the National Science and Media Museum. She is passionate about film culture, collective storytelling and reimagining how we show these on screen.
Vladimir Nadein is film curator, producer and distributor based in Vienna. In 2024, he co-founded the Paris-based production company Denapa, which maintains a strong focus on hybrid, experimental cinema, and docufiction. In early 2026, he joined the sales and distribution company Gargantua to lead the expansion of their catalog into feature-length films. He produced award winning films that were screened at Venice Critics’ Week, Berlinale Forum, Viennale, among others.
For over a decade, Vladimir has curated exhibitions and screenings for festivals and art venues across Europe and Asia including the Venice Architecture Biennale, Image Forum Tokyo, Hamburg SFF, C-LAB Taipei, GoShort, Fotografiska Berlin, Kunstnernes Hus Kino, Minimalen Trondheim, BRNO 16 and many more. Vladimir has also been involved in the selection process for various editions of the First Cut Lab and the Pop-Up Film Residency Munich. Now he serves on the preselection committees for Vienna Shorts and European Short Pitch.
Dmitry Frolov is a moving image curator, researcher and cultural manager working across contemporary art and cinema, with experience in film festivals, art institutions, television, film theatres, education and as an independent researcher. He holds an MA in Film Programming and Curating from Birkbeck, University of London, and a BA in Cultural Studies from the Russian State University for the Humanities. He has collaborated with a range of institutions and festivals, including e-flux, ICA London, Image Forum, Fotografiska Berlin, Flanders Arts Institute, Kunstnernes Hus, International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, Moscow International Experimental Film Festival, among others. Dmitry is currently based in Berlin, Germany.
Free access with an Industry/Student Accreditation, no prior registration required