Inspiration Session and kick-off of the writing workshops of the CinEuro Film Lab at the Black Forest Film Festival

The series of writing workshops organised as part of the CinEuro Film Lab’s ‘Society’ and ‘Borders’ themed sequences gets off to a roaring start with a launch event at the Black Forest Film Festival in Freiburg on 25 and 26 November 2025.

The ‘Beyond Borders, within Societies’ programme, supported by MFG Baden-Württemberg and the Nordbaden and Freiburg Film Commissions, brings together 16 participants from France, Germany and Switzerland. Despite unfavourable weather conditions, the group was able to get to know each other and explore different synergies at the opening of the very first edition of the Black Forest Film Festival in Freiburg, which presents itself as a valuable German-speaking platform for new contacts and cinematic experiences. During these two days of inspiration, the participants in the writing cycle have already drawn new ideas from several iconic locations in Freiburg and Emmendingen, such as the Kulturkiosk and the German Newspaper Archive.

The next stage will consist of two days of impulse sessions on 8 and 9 December in Mannheim. Participants will be accompanied throughout the year by facilitator Jan Galli, culminating in the Forum Alentours, where their work will be presented in the form of pitches.

Programme de la session de kick-off

Tuesday, 25 November:

• Arrival in Freiburg
• 1:00 p.m.: Lunch together at Café Hermann
• 2:30 p.m.: Visit to Kulturkiosk Freiburg in Stühlinger Park, with a guided tour by the initiator, architect and future operator
• Check-in at the hotel
• 7:00 p.m.: Festival opening

Wednesday, 26 November:

• 9:30 a.m.: Group train journey from Freiburg Central Station to Emmendingen
• 10:00 a.m.: Visit to the German Journals’ Archive with various activities from the festival programme
• 3:00 p.m.: Group review of the two days
• 4:00 p.m.: Return journey to Freiburg

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