<p>In times when established spaces for independent film criticism are disappearing, public discourse is shifting to community platforms, blogs and podcasts. Where can we find information and how can we participate in an exchange of ideas? As part of our “Shorts, Communities and Conversations” discussion series, we are presenting various, sometimes surprising, spaces for discourse and are inviting their representatives for a conversation. How can it still be possible to form an independent opinion when disinformation infects the public sphere and certain narratives are purposely deployed to manipulate? To what extent is film criticism affected, and how can it safeguard the possibilities of pluralistic exchange? <br /> With Jutta Brendemühl (Goethe Institut), Catherine Colas (ARTE Kurzschluss), Alex Heeney (Seventh Row), Niels Putman (Talking Shorts, yanco), Scott Roxborough (The Hollywood Reporter), Niklas Weber (zeitgeschichte|online), moderated by Anna Henckel-Donnersmarck (<em class="program">Berlinale Shorts</em>).<br /> The conversation will be held in English.<br /> Admission is free. <br /> Limited capacity, registration via https://gstoo.de/Berlinale_Shorts is mandatory; Registration deadline: February 16 - 11:00 am.<br /> Before the event, doors open for Security Checks at 10:30 am.<br /> An event by <em class="program">Berlinale Shorts</em> and the Embassy of Canada in Berlin.</p>