The first guests of the B3 Biennial of the Moving Image have been announced!

• B3 announces the first speakers of this year’s edition
• Confirmed are bestselling author Jo Baker, film, VR and games director Damien Goodwin, screenwriter and developer of the hit series THE BAY Daragh Carville and many more
• The application period for the B3 Short Film Competition has started

The first speakers of the B3 Biennial of the Moving Image 2022 have been confirmed. Once again this year, international creatives and personalities will present their latest works and ideas. As always, the moving image is the focus of B3 and will be illuminated in all its facets. Short and long films, VR/AR works, video art, art installations and games will compete in competition series. 

The lineup of speakers announced so far for the B3 Conference Program gives a first taste of another controversial and exciting festival in October. 

Special guests at the conference include Jo Baker from the UK and Daragh Carville from Ireland. Bestselling English author Jo Baker had her international breakthrough in 2014 with the novel LONGBOURN, which will also be made into film. She will give an insight into creative writing and read from her works. 

Daragh Carville is an award-winning playwright and screenwriter and best known for hit series like THE BAY. Carville will speak about his work, especially THE BAY, in a Master Class. 

In addition to film enthusiasts, gaming and VR fans can also look forward to director Damien Goodwin’s Master Class. His best-known video game projects include award-winning titles such as THE WITCHER 3: BLOOD AND WINE and DRAGON AGE INQUISITION. 

The application period for the B3 Short Film Competition starts now

Exciting, up-to-date, diverse – since 2012, B3 has been showcasing outstanding works in its international Short Film Competition and honoring the best entry with the B3 BEN Award. Filmmakers can now apply to participate with their short films. From all entries, a selection committee will choose a total of 20 projects, which will be presented as exclusive German premieres at the B3 on- and offline. The B3 Biennial of the Moving Image is celebrating its tenth anniversary and will take place from October 15 to 23, 2022 in Frankfurt am Main.

For a list of submission criteria, please visit: https://b3biennale.de/en/shortfilmcall2022

The Call for Entries for the B3 HessenLab runs until June 20, 2022.

For more information and images on the B3 Biennial, please also visit the B3 Press Box at B3 Biennale 2022 und https://b3biennale.de/en. 

About the B3 Biennial of the Moving Image

Initially held every two years, B3 welcomes national and international artists and media professionals annually since 2019. Controversial and multi-layered, creative artists are speaking at the B3 conference and present their works in screenings and exhibitions. The focus is on narration and storytelling. Every year, the invitees at B3 provide an insight and outlook on the ways in which ideas and stories can be creatively developed in terms of content and technology. In their work they process their content in the most diverse ways – politically, socially critical, philosophically or humorously.

B3 will take place from October 15 to 23, 2022, and this year marks its tenth anniversary.

The organizer of the B3 Biennial of the Moving Image is the Hessen State University of Art and Design, Offenbach. The sponsor of B3 is the Hessian Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science and the Arts. Sponsors and partners are the Kulturfonds Frankfurt RheinMain, the Wirtschaftsförderung Frankfurt as well as Sylvia and Friedrich von Metzler. Strategic partners of B3 are the Frankfurt Book Fair, THE ARTS+, Film London and many more. Central event partners are the ASTOR Film Lounge MyZeil, Satis&Fy and others.

About B3 HessenLAB

HessenLAB is a four-day training program and is aimed at motivated creatives who are at an early stage of development with their multidisciplinary audiovisual projects. HessenLAB enables them to participate in thematic workshops and master classes with renowned international professionals from diverse areas of the media and creative industries. Participants apply with an ongoing project, which is discussed and further developed in individual feedback sessions.

The program invites up to 25 participants with their ongoing projects.

Application via Call for Entries on March 28, 2022.

Note: Applicants must not be enrolled at a university. The program is held in English.
In cooperation with HessenFilm and Medien.