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(f.l.t.r.): Daniel Bangura, Media Haqshenas, Samar Nahas, Laurien Michiels, Stefania Matache, Pavel Sitnikov, Gwamaka Mwabuka, assistant of the MA Digital Narratives programme Valerie Lang, Head of Programme Jimena Aguilar, ifs. Prof Lena Thiele and ifs. Prof Frédéric Dubois
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Final Presentation MA Digital Narratives

Nine participants from four continents presented their projects

Congrats! The nine participants of the fourth year of the MA Digital Narratives programme – led by Prof Lena Thiele and Prof Frédéric Dubois – presented their graduation projects in a final presentation yesterday in the ifs cinema and studio. From VR and AR experiences and 360° videos to games, interactive comics and installations, the freshly graduated ifs alumni revealed insights into new worlds and narrative forms. Nadja Radojevic (CEO of the ifs Internationale Filmschule Köln) welcomed the audience. Afterwards Prof Rebecca Rouse (Media Arts, Aesthetics, and Narration in the Division of Game Development, University of Skövde, Sweden) kicked things off with her keynote speech »Generous Realities: Creating Future Culture in Community« and encouraged the construction of fairer realities. The graduates then pitched their projects before the audience was able to visit the exhibition and experience all the projects first-hand. We congratulate all alumni and are excited to see what further paths lie ahead! Here are some insights:

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Graduation ceremony during the Family & Friends event
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Graduation ceremony during the Family & Friends event
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Graduation ceremony during the Family & Friends event
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Project Presentations & Showcase

(f.l.t.r.) Pavel Sitnikov, Stefania Matache, Daniel Bangura, Laurien Michiels, Media Haqshenas, Gwamaka Mwabuka, Samar Nahas
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(f.l.t.r.): Daniel Bangura, Media Haqshenas, Samar Nahas, Laurien Michiels, Stefania Matache, Pavel Sitnikov, Gwamaka Mwabuka, assistant of the MA Digital Narratives programme Valerie Lang, Head of Programme Jimena Aguilar, ifs. Prof Lena Thiele and ifs. Prof Frédéric Dubois
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CEO Nadja Radojevic during the welcome speech
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Audience during the Keynote
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ifs. Profs Lena Thiele and Frédéric Dubois
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Dr. Rebecca Rouse's keynote »Generous Realities: Creating Future Culture in Community«
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Daniel Bangura during the pitch of his project »Mandi«
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Gwamaka Mwabuka during the pitch of his project »Zamia«
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Pavel Sitnikov during the pitch of his project »Calls from Home«
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Samar Nahas during the pitch of her project »Beyond the Noise«
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Media Haqshenas during the pitch of his project »Frame of Mind«
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Stefania Matache during the pitch of her project »Beyond the Noise«
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Zubair Ashraf during the pitch of his project »Resist«
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Zubair Ashraf during the pitch of his project »Resist«
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Zubair Ashraf during the pitch of his project »Resist«
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Pratima Pal during the pitch of her project »unvisible«
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Laurien Michiels during the pitch of her project »The Room of Resonance«
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Daniel Bangura during the presentation of his project »Mandi«
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Pratima Pal during the pitch of her project »unvisible«
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Get together after the pitches
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Get together after the pitches
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Zubair Ashraf's project »Resist«
Get together after the pitches
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Pratima Pal's project »unvisible«
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Gwamaka Mwabuka's project »Zamia«
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Gwamaka Mwabuka's project »Zamia«
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Testing the projects
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Samar Nahas' and Stefania Matache's project »Beyond the Noise«
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Pavel Sitnikov's project »Calls from Home«
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Samar Nahas' and Stefania Matache's project »Beyond the Noise«
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Samar Nahas' and Stefania Matache's project »Beyond the Noise«
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Samar Nahas' and Stefania Matache's project »Beyond the Noise«
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Media Haqshenas' project »Frame of Mind«
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Daniel Bangura's project »Mandi«
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Laurien Michiels' project »The Room of Resonance«
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Laurien Michiels' project »The Room of Resonance«
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Daniel Bangura during the presentation of his project »Mandi«
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Gwamaka Mwabuka's project »Zamia«
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Pavel Sitnikov's project »Calls from Home«
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Laurien Michiels' project »The Room of Resonance«
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Zubair Ashraf's project »Resist«
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Samar Nahas' and Stefania Matache's project »Beyond the Noise«
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