Student Programme

In 2022 we ran, for the first time, a daily programme of free screenings and in-depth conversations with festival filmmakers, hosted by tutors from the Documentary & Ethnographic Film MA (UCL) at Close-Up Cinema. We received over 60 applications to take part in the programme, primarily from students in postgraduate film programmes in London. Speakers included: Diego Acosta, Richard Alwyn, Teresa A Braggs, Maeve Brennan, Dieter Deswarte, Ryan Ermacora, Ellen Evans, Che-Yu Hsu, Lasse Johansson, Jessica Johnson, Niki Kohandel, Sasha Litvsintseva, Jumana Manna, Jonathan Perel and Beny Wagner.

All the participants in the Student Programme also received a complimentary Talks & Workshop pass giving them access to the Talks Programme in the Festival Hub.

Based at the UCL Anthropology’s Section for Public Anthropology, Open City Documentary Festival is embedded in the UCL community, working closely with colleagues across various departments.