Bridges Film Lab 2026 | Stichting Architectuur Filmfestival Rotterdam

Architecture Film Festival Rotterdam and GoGoFilm are organising Bridges Film Lab 2026, an interdisciplinary programme that utilises film to explore current spatial and social issues. The project connects young makers from the Netherlands, Ukraine and the South Caucasus. Over a period of six months, 15 to 18 participants work in international teams on six to eight short film essays. The ‘Built Past, Haunted Future’ theme explores how buildings, ruins and monuments are carriers of contested histories and visions of the future. The project will take place online and through an intensive summer school in Tbilisi in 2026. Participants not only develop films, but also networks and new forms of collaboration. The results will be shown during AFFR, at the Copenhagen Architecture Festival and via an online platform. For the summer school, they are collaborating with the Tbilisi Architecture Biennial and Nushi Films.