We are delighted to announce our 2027 Fellows. From approximately 2,100 applications, four international juries selected the following outstanding artists. We would like to thank the jury members and look forward to welcoming our new guests to Berlin starting in January 2027.
Film
Mamadou Dia, Senegal
Ique Langa, Mozambique
Jessica Sarah Rinland, Argentina/UK
Literature
Atef Abu Saif, Palestinian Territories
Geovani Martins, Brazil
Vi Khi Nao, USA/Vietnam
Michel Nieva, Argentina
Laura Vazquez, France
Elvia Wilk, USA
Music & Sound
Lamin Fofana, Sierra Leone/USA
Abdullah Miniawy, Egypt/France
Laura Ortman, USA
Age Veeroos, Estonia
Visual Arts
Rajyashri Goody, UK/India
Jennifer Packer, USA
Trevor Yeung, Hong Kong
Abbas Zahedi, UK
We warmly thank the independent jurors who curated this impressive selection from a large pool of applications and nominations:
Jury Music & Sound
Benedikt Brachtel, Louis Chude-Sokei, Eiliyas, Susie Ibarra, Marina Rosenfeld
Preliminary Jury: Timothy Archambault, Reece Cox, Sote, Lee Walters, Dayang Yraola
Jury Literature
Edna Bonhomme, Daniel Medin, Rike Scheffler, Miryam Schellbach, Manasi Subramaniam
Review: Shane Anderson, Ricardo Domeneck, Lara Sielmann, Svenja Reiner
Jury Film
Birgit Kohler, Boaz Levin, Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese, Bianca Oana, Helena Wittmann
Review: Christina Demetriou, Nolitha Mkulisi, Mariam Shatberashvili
Jury Visual Arts
Juliane Bischoff, Gürsoy Doğtaş, Nontsikelelo Mutiti, Mayra A. Rodríguez Castro, Dolores Zinny
Nominating Jury Visual Arts:
Anna Gritz, Antonia Majaca, Asia Bazdyrieva, Bernardo Mosqueira, Çağla İlk, Claudia Rankine, Jen Kratochvil, Kolja Reichert, Legacy Russell, Mindy Seu, Monica Bello, Pallavi Paul, Saodat Ismailova, Sebastian Cichocki, Sepake Angiama, Tash Aw, Zippora Elders