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Jazzfest Community Film Lab, creative team meeting © Nadin Deventer

Jazzfest Community Film Lab

In a multi-week artistic process, Berlin-based artists are working with international filmmakers to develop a community film that will be shot at various Moabit locations and at the Gropius Bau during the festival week. Participants include musicians from the community ensemble Moabit Imaginarium, jazz artists from recent and earlier festival programmes, children from the ImproLabs, performers from the post-migrant TheaterX and other local artists. They address pressing issues of our time – such as the shaping of a pluralistic society, origin and belonging. In addition to the film, a shared space for artistic encounters and new forms of exchange will be created – improvisational, exploratory and collaborative. The film will premiere in Berlin in the course of next year.

  • Group photo of 9 people who are the creative team

    Jazzfest Community Film Lab creative team

    © Nadin Deventer

  • Three people are talking. On the table next to them is a poster with lots of Post-it notes.

    Jazzfest Community Film Lab, creative team meeting

    © Nadin Deventer

  • Several people are standing around a table on which index cards are scattered.

    Jazzfest Community Film Lab, creative team meeting

    © Jana Klimmek

  • Joel Grip plays the double bass in the Gropius Bau foyer

    Joel Grip, Jazzfest Community Film Lab

    © Nadin Deventer

  • Group photo of 9 people who are the creative team

    Jazzfest Community Film Lab creative team

    © Nadin Deventer

  • Three people are talking. On the table next to them is a poster with lots of Post-it notes.

    Jazzfest Community Film Lab, creative team meeting

    © Nadin Deventer

  • Several people are standing around a table on which index cards are scattered.

    Jazzfest Community Film Lab, creative team meeting

    © Jana Klimmek

  • Joel Grip plays the double bass in the Gropius Bau foyer

    Joel Grip, Jazzfest Community Film Lab

    © Nadin Deventer

  • Group photo of 9 people who are the creative team

    Jazzfest Community Film Lab creative team

    © Nadin Deventer

  • Three people are talking. On the table next to them is a poster with lots of Post-it notes.

    Jazzfest Community Film Lab, creative team meeting

    © Nadin Deventer

  • Several people are standing around a table on which index cards are scattered.

    Jazzfest Community Film Lab, creative team meeting

    © Jana Klimmek

  • Joel Grip plays the double bass in the Gropius Bau foyer

    Joel Grip, Jazzfest Community Film Lab

    © Nadin Deventer

Creative Team

Film Crew: Cal Ola, Andrés Hilarión, Andrés Aguiló, Chris Jonas, Frederik Britzlmair, Lina Ashour

Workshopleitende:
Joel Grip (Direction Moabit Imaginarium)
Nelly Köster (Direction Jazzfest ImproLabs for Kids)
Mohammad Mahdi Qurbani, Ahmed Shah (Theater X / Platform Migration Matters)

Nadin Deventer, Jana Klimmek

Film Crew

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    Andrés Aguiló

    © Andres Aguilo

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    Andrés Hilarión

    © Dominik Antoni Krolikowski

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    Cal Ola Hagen

    © Hardy Brackmann

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    Frederik Britzlmair

    © Wolfgang Amadeo

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    Chris Jonas

    © Kate Russell

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    Lina Ashour

    © Lina Ashour

Chris Jonas is a multidisciplinary artist working at the intersection of music, film, community engagement and multimedia storytelling. As a musician, Jonas has over 35 years of experience as a conductor, bandleader, saxophonist and composer.
https://www.littleglobe.org/

Andrés Aguiló studied in Buenos Aires and works as a cameraman and gaffer. Selected films: “Fernlicht” (Fid Marseille 2025), “Akiko, der fliegende Affe” (Deutscher Filmpreis, Bester Kinderfilm), “Fern von uns” (Berlinale Forum 2019).
https://andresaguilo.com/

Andrés Hilarión works as a cinematographer and anthropologist on films, video installations and theatre projects in Argentina, Colombia and Germany. He recently completed the documentary film “Töchter Europas” and edited “Ancestral Visions of the Future” by Lemohang Mosese, which premiered at the Berlinale Specials.
www.andreshilarion.com

Frederik Maximilian Britzlmair is a costume designer and performance artist. In his work, he combines textiles, the body and space at the intersections of performance, installation and costume design. Selected projects: “Exit the Room” (Prague City Gallery 2025), Kunsthalle Bratislava 2023–24, “Kruste” (film 2024). 

Cal Ola is a cinematographer who completed his Master’s degree in Cinematography at the National Film and Television School (NFTS) in the United Kingdom in 2025. In addition to a number of short films and a feature film, he shoots music videos and commercials. He lives in London and works regularly in Berlin and Hamburg.
https://www.cal-ola.com/  

Lina Ashour is a curator and culture programmer. They currently work as a dramaturge for “Platform Migration Matters” at Theater X.