On Wednesday, the exhibition Monitoring opened its gates. In the course of the evening, more than 400 interested visitors found their way into the Kasseler Kulturverein and the KulturBahnhof Kassel ,where the exhibition can still be seen until Sunday. Afterwards, the audiovisual performances and parties were kicked off at the DokfestLounge, where a wild crowd enjoyed the opening party until the early morning.

The theaters were packed during the screenings of films such as "Schlaue Bauern", "Die Jungs vom Bahnhof Zoo", "kurz & knapp" - das Kultprogramm des Festivals, "Eretz Nehederet - Antizionismus in Israel" and "Ein Ton Blau"..

On Thursday, students from Hessian film schools presented selected works to film and TV industry representatives as part of the 2nd Hessian University Film Day. We are happy to report that the event was a complete success and met with great interest among the expert guests.

At the DokfestForum in the Kunsthalle Fridericianum, the Monitoring artists Ulrike Franke and Michael Loeken, Christoph Girardet, Chaja Hertog and Nir Nadler, Annika Larrson, Stefan Panhans, Rolando Vargas with Beatrix Schubert and Gila Kolb talked about their works. In the evening, Martina Bramkamp, Mathilde ter Heijne und Kara Blake took the stage to present their works and discuss them with an interested audience. The three artists are featured in the exhibition Locally Connected which can be seen until Sunday in the south wing (1st floor) of the Kasseler KulturBahnhof.

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