The seventh edition of the Journal of Visual and Media Anthropology presents the work of nine scholars conducting research in digital anthropology and virtual environments through intersecting crises and an era of rapid technological change.
Jón Bjarki Magnússon, graduate and former lecturer of the M.A. Visual and Media Anthropology, has every reason to be happy: His film "Half Elf", which is based on his graduation film, is now available on Netflix! In this interview, he talks about the project and shares some important advice for young filmmakers.
Mike Terry, graduate of the master's program Visual and Media Anthropology, won an award at the Earth Futures Festival 2022 for his documentary "ROLA," which he produced with Dr. Marissa Betts. Terry developed and lecture the VMA course Space & Place since 2014. We spoke with him about the happy news and asked him what advice he has for future VMA graduates regarding creative projects.
HMKW Berlin has received funding from the BMBF (Federal Ministry of Education and Research) as part of the DAAD call "Ukraine Digital: Ensuring academic success in times of crisis".
This week, first year students of the distance learning master’s program Visual and Media Anthropology from around the world gathered at HMKW’s physical campus for hand-on seminars in camera skills and documentary filmmaking.
New semester, new skills! Starting May 3, twice a week there will be an online and on-site Adobe beginners' course (in English) for all HMKW students and employees starting at 6 pm. Participation is free of charge!
The sixth issue of the Journal of Visual and Media Anthropology presents several articles and short films that explore the themes of social media activism and desires conveyed through digital platforms.
This week, the new generation of students from the Distance Learning program M.A. Visual and Media Anthropology were live on Berlin campus and attended a series of in-house workshops.
Fantastic news: Our lecturer Prof. Dr. Roger Horn from the Master's program Visual and Media Anthropology was awarded "Best Experimental Film" at the International Film Festival Cologne.
Last week, the first on-campus workshop in our program M.A. Visual and Media Anthropology took place in one of the newly established hybrid rooms. Lecturer Mark Dölling gave the students an introduction to the practical work with the camera.