CONCEPT

It’s the variety that makes Berlin special. It’s all about the contrasts between the different neighbourhoods, the daylife, the nightlife and the people living there. They are people from all over the world with individual interests, aims, problems and various social backgrounds. They meet in the centre of their daily life: their Kiez, their neighbourhood – sometimes in harmony, but often full of tension.

Interaction
The Berlin short film festival kiezkieken offers a platform for an urban creative pool including art workshops, guided city tours, film screenings and discussions as well as a forum for a lively, creative and open exchange.

Storytelling
kiezkieken draws secrets and stories from the Berlin city. kiezkieken takes the road through the urban life, explores and documents it through art and film. kiezkieken not only offers impressions into the Berlin city life, it also makes us aware of how we perceive our environment.

Urban Changes
kiezkieken is dedicated to the transformations to which city life is permanently subjected. Historical knowledge about the city can be retained and created: What is it that survives after demolition, rebuilding and change? How do we redesign our city facing current problems as climate change and CO2emissions? Which plants and wild animals live together with us? What needs to be preserved? The artistic cinematic documentation captures urban development.