What does it mean to consider the social life of film not as a feature but as its sole enabler?
The third edition of THE SOCIAL LIFE OF FILM takes place from 20–23 November 2025 in Berlin, hosted by anorak, carrick bell, and Kristofer Woods.

THE SOCIAL LIFE OF FILM is an annual congress which brings together independent screening initiatives to further the communal potential of the moving image. While different in their approaches, the initiatives generally share two values: A desire to facilitate moving image practices typically excluded from commercial platforms and state funded institutions; and a belief that the community and conversation surrounding a screening can be as important as the film itself.

In this edition of the congress, against the backdrop of the German government’s continued suppression of solidarity with Palestine, we turn our attention to interdependency and self-organised forms of solidarity, aiming to develop THE SOCIAL LIFE OF FILM itself into a more sustainable source of mutual support.

THE SOCIAL LIFE OF FILM unfolds over four days through workshops and discussions for invited participants, alongside public screenings and conversations. If you are part of an independent screening initiative and would like to learn more, please don’t hesitate to write to us at: sociallifeoffilm@gmail.com

THE SOCIAL LIFE OF FILM was initiated in 2023 by PRISMS and Terrassen and took place in Copenhagen. Its second iteration was hosted by Monokino in Ostend in 2024.

poster design by Wilfred Wagner
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