AFRIKAMERA 2025: WORKSHOP

Representation Meets Resources: Power to Self-Determination
Practical strategies for funding and authentic storytelling in film and art – an exchange of views

Workshop for female and queer filmmakers in cooperation with ProQuote Film and Black Filmmakers Association

DO 13 NOV 2025
14:00-17:00
HEINRICH-BÖLL-STIFTUNG

How can filmmakers and artists create authentic, self-determined work while navigating the realities of funding and production? In this workshop, Svenja Heinrichs shares practical insights on funding strategies and international co-producing. Together with Lena Whooo, participants will then explore questions of representation and self-determination through an interactive, hands-on session that combines reflection, dialogue, and creative journaling.

Part of the AFRIKAMERA Festival 2025, this workshop invites artists, filmmakers, and cultural practitioners to exchange experiences, challenge existing structures, and develop empowering approaches to storytelling and resource access.

Participation is by invitation only.

Svenja Heinrichs is an author, director, and producer from Mainz. She studied film directing at the Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF and has been working as a freelance director and author ever since. Her projects deal with overcoming fears, depicting interpersonal conflicts, emancipation, and the development of social beings in an antisocial society. She is involved with ProQuote Film, a film policy association that promotes gender equality, diversity, and inclusion in the film and television industry. 

Lena WhooWhoo is an actress in film and television, performs in street theater productions, hosts events such as TEDx Youth Munich, and leads workshops in various settings—she has gained a wealth of experience and is proud to be a versatile artist.
Her involvement in organizing events, leading cultural projects, and initiating citywide initiatives demonstrates her ability to take responsibility and not only drive projects forward, but above all lead them to creative success.
She is committed to marginalized communities, reflecting her deep understanding of the social and cultural dimensions of our societies.