As part of the French Film Week, Arsenal is presenting four notable current French documentaries that screened at renowned international festivals, but have yet to find German distribution. The works selected reflect the sheer visual and thematic range that characterizes French documentary filmmaking as well as the social engagement of their directors. Filmmaker Manon Ott will be our guest at the screening of her film DE CENDRES ET DE BRAISES, which premiered earlier this year.

The 14th Forum Expanded is moving to a new location: The silent green Kulturquartier will open a new Berlin exhibition venue and the Forum Expanded group exhibition, which has been taking place annually since 2006, will be the inaugural event. The 1600 square meter subterranean Betonhalle on the grounds of the former Wedding crematorium will soon serve primarily as a venue for film and video exhibitions, as well as for concerts and conferences.

The group exhibition will be expanded into Ebensperger Rhomberg Gallery and Luxoom Lab, spaces also located on the silent green grounds. And for the first time, the exhibition duration will extend past the Berlinale festival dates until March 9. The exhibition opening will take place on February 6.