Uncolonial is a position, not a theme.The colonial gaze still controls cinema -- which stories get funded, whose aesthetics count as "world cinema," who enters the archive. We refuse that structure.We refuse imperial narratives. Extractive storytelling. Institutional gatekeeping. The demand that we make ourselves digestible. Representation without redistribution of power.Why MünsterMünster is not an innocent backdrop. The city is entangled with German colonial projects that asserted cultural and political supremacy in Africa, Asia and elsewhere, and those histories still shape its streets, institutions and memory. We are claiming space here -- not somewhere else, not in more comfortable language.Who we areThe BiPoC Referat is the autonomous Black, Indigenous, and People of Color student department at the University of Münster. We run on voluntary labour and limited resources. We are building anyway because we cannot wait for permission.Our commitmentsTransparency.
Accessibility: translation, captioning, and childcare built in from the start.
Collective process: selection is collaborative, not hierarchical.

Submit your filmSUBMIT ON FILMFREEWAYNo submission fee. Deadlines: Late April 2026.Who can submitBiPoC filmmakers only. Short films, maximum 30 minutes, completed after 2020. Any form -- documentary, experimental, essay, animation, hybrid. All premiere statuses welcome. Any language.We especially encourage work from the global majority, occupied territories and communities under siege, self-taught and community-based makers, and emerging filmmakers.SelectionA committee of BiPoC filmmakers and cultural practitioners selects films collectively. No hierarchy. Filmmakers notified by early May 2026.What selected filmmakers receiveOfficial Selection laurels -- public screening and Q&A platform -- recognition in festival materials -- connection to a growing network building uncolonial infrastructure.We cannot pay screening fees. We will not dress that up. What we offer is dignified presentation, serious engagement with your work, and programming alongside films that share your commitments.You retain all rights to your work.

This festival exists because people show up.We run on voluntary labour and donations. No state funding. No corporate support. What we have is each other and the work.VolunteerWe are looking for people who want to build this with us -- not just attend it.Volunteers are part of the festival’s infrastructure. We need people for:-- Event logistics -- setting up, running the day, keeping things moving
-- Venue and technical setup -- equipment, screening, sound
-- Welcoming and hosting guests -- receiving filmmakers, speakers, and audiences
-- Subtitling and translation -- making the programme accessible across languages
-- Social media and communications -- documenting and sharing what we buildYou bring your capacity, we build together. There is no hierarchy between volunteers and organisers.If you need to document your contribution for university credit or internship requirements, we are happy to provide confirmation of your work. Write to us and we will find a way.Who can volunteerBiPoC people are prioritised. Allies who are genuinely committed to anticolonial politics and can follow BiPoC leadership are also welcome.Interested? Write to us: [email protected]
Subject line: Volunteer -- Uncolonial Film Festival

DonateWe are transparent about money because transparency is a political commitment.Everything we collect goes directly toward:-- Solidarity contributions to artists and guests
-- Accessibility
-- translation, captioning, childcare
-- Technical and venue costs
-- Building infrastructure that outlasts this editionWe will publish a full financial report after the festival. You will be able to see exactly where every euro went.How to donateSend the solidarity donation via paypal
https://paypal.me/MHossain95For bank transfer, please write to us at
[email protected]Subject line: Donation -- Uncolonial Film FestivalWe will send you the details.No amount is too small. No donation buys influence over what we programme or how we work. That is not a courtesy -- it is a condition.Space claimed, not borrowed. But claiming space costs something. Thank you for helping us pay for it.

Email: [email protected]
Phone: +49 251 83 22282
Instagram: @uncolonialfilmfestival
Facebook: @uncolonialfilmfestival
YouTube: @uncolonialfilmfestivalUncolonial Film Festival
C/O BiPoC Referat
AStA Universität Münster
Schlossplatz 1 (Room 203)
48149 Münster, Germany.For filmmakers
submissions, eligibility, accessibility, language support.For press
interviews, access, coverage.For donors
We are significantly donation-funded. No state or corporate money.
If you want to support what we are building, write to us.We exist because cinema has long been shaped by colonial power.
We refuse that structure.