Jury DOK.horizonte 2025


The VIKTORIA DOK.horizonte Competition – Cinema of Urgency is sponsored by the Petra Kelly Foundation and endowed with 5,000 euros. Nominated are films that focus on countries with unstable structures.

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Florian Schewe

Producer Film Five GmbH

Florian Schewe studied directing at the Film University Babelsberg Konrad Wolf. In 2017, he founded the Berlin-based FILM FIVE GmbH together with four producers, specialising in documentary films and documentary series. He is a member of the IDA, DAE, AG DOK and the German Film Academy.

 

Susanne Mertens 

Editor ZDF/ARTE Current Affairs

Susanne studied in Cologne and Clermont-Ferrand and has been with ZDF since 1995. She is an editor for ARTE programmes and is responsible for long and medium-length documentaries and documentaries in the fields of investigation, geopolitics and contemporary history as well as reports for the weekday slot Re:

 

Julian Etienne

Film Officer at Doc Society 

Julian is a cultural worker dedicated to fostering transformative encounters between cinema and audiences. From 2018-2020, he served as programmer and later as programming co-director at Ambulante. At Doc Society, he currently supports filmmakers throughout their production and impact journeys.