About us


What is StrangerFestival?

StrangerFestival is Europe’s biggest event for young video makers & fans sharing stories.
In 2008, StrangerFestival is organising:

  • More than 35 workshops in more than 20 countries
  • An open competition for young video makers
  • The StrangerFestival in Amsterdam 3-5 July

The Stranger website will grow into an open archive of European videos. Clever tagging will link the videos and makers to each other.

Stranger's mission

StrangerFestival believes that self-expression and interaction using video equips young Europeans with fundamental citizenship skills and gives fresh talents opportunities to be discovered. StrangerFestival links the individual video expressions into a larger context and links the makers to strangers across the continent.

Videos made by young people have a groundbreaking potential to show unique worlds and views and therefore build a more exciting image of Europe today. As more and more young people gain affordable access to the internet, strangers are only a click away.

StrangerFestival recognises the inequalities in possibilities for self-expression across Europe and beyond. Therefore StrangerFestival and theoneminutesjr organise workshops across Europe facilitated by visual artists, which give a voice for disadvantaged young people. The possibility to express your views and opinion is a human right regardless of age, ethnicity, religion, wealth, disability, sexual orientation or gender. StrangerFestival believes that interaction with strangers in your neighbourhood and across the continent is fundamental for social cohesion.

StrangerFestival sees cross-disciplinary partnerships as a crucial tool for giving a larger number of young people tools and opportunities for intercultural learning and sharing. StrangerFestival is an initiative of the European Cultural Foundation in collaboration with a network of European partners. StrangerFestival brings together thousands of young Europeans, NGOs, media companies, governments, foundations, corporations and research organisations around video making (see more at Partners, Media Partners and Sponsors and funders). StrangerFestival is open to new partnerships regarding content, exposure and funding.

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