Film Screening and Artist Talk with Sina Ataeian Dena and Silke Botsch, moderated by Prof. Nina Fischer (Class Experimental Film and Media Art, KuM) exploring AI in media art, featuring autobiographical approaches to AI-based
filmmaking.

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Film Screening and Artist Talk with Sina Ataeian Dena and Silke Botsch, moderated by Prof. Nina Fischer (Class Experimental Film and Media Art, KuM) exploring AI in media art, featuring autobiographical approaches to AI-based filmmaking.

Sina Ataeian Dena (*1983 in Ahvaz, Iran) is an Iranian-German filmmaker and multimedia artist whose practice includes animation, video installations, documentary, and narrative cinema. His work frequently addresses social and political subjects through experimental and hybrid forms. His films and installations have been presented and awarded at numerous prestigious festivals and art venues internationally.

Silke Botsch (*1967 in Berlin) is a Berlin-based editor and filmmaker whose work combines narrative editing, visual experimentation, and emerging AI-based production methods. She also works as a commercial director and has presented her work as a first editor for fiction, animation, and documentary films at major international festivals, including the Berlinale Forum, Karlovy Vary IFF, Sundance, Cannes, Locarno, Annecy, the Munich Film Festival, and Visions du Réel. In 2025, she created her first fully AI-generated film, a 63 minute production set for release in 2026. The Filminstitut of the University of the Arts Berlin hosts the KuM Lectures and Artist Talks at Medienhaus, where outstanding media artists and KuM alumni share their practices in public events bridging contemporary discourse and new film/media technologies.

entrance is free
This public event is an official part of Transmediale Vorspiel 2026.

Current Situation – UdK Class
Experimental Film / Media Art,
Prof. Nina Fischer:
https://current-situation.medienhaus.udk-berlin.de 

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