Argue against, argue again

ARGUE AGAINST, ARGUE AGAIN – THE LIMITS AND POTENTIALS OF DEBATE CULTURE

In light of current upheavals in the cultural sector, we will be discussing the idea of a culture of debate and its importance to inevitable social negotiations—in the film industry and beyond. We want to ask: What does criticism have to do with debate? After all, Critics’ Week was founded on the belief that debate is necessary and productive, but can also be enjoyable and cultivate empathy.

Mon 9. Feb 

19:00 Uhr

Opening Event 

Place: Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz 4, 10117 Berlin 

Doors: 6:30 p.m., Veranstaltung in deutscher und englischer Sprache

Tickets

GUESTS:

Amina Aziz (freelance journalist), Frédéric Jaeger (filmmaker/co-founder and former artistic director of Berlin Critics’ Week), Cem Kaya (filmmaker), Martin Muth (debate format developer/moderator/artist), Heidi Salaverría (philosopher/professor of art theory and artistic practice), Canan Turan (film scholar/script consultant/curator), Dario Werner (German debating championships runner-up), Susanna Wirthgen (finalist in German debating championships 2025/political scientist and economist), Stephan Wortmann (pianist/musician), Hengameh Yaghoobifarah (writer/editor)

In cooperation with

Sektion Film- und Medienkunst der Akademie der Künste 

There will be a follow-up discussion on the logics of controversies in film culture in Sinema Transtopia on February 14th from 3.30pm.