Artists Film International (AFI) 2026: A Kind of Power

The 19th edition of Artists Film International brings together artists and partner organisations from four continents and explores how power structures shape both the act of seeing and the conditions under which we are seen. At a time when images spread instantaneously across borders and surveillance increasingly shapes everyday life, the programme brings the relationship between the gaze and power to the fore. Whether it be protection, exposure, affirmation or denigration – the question of responsibility that accompanies every encounter between camera, subject and viewer arises throughout. Through exhibitions, film screenings and festivals throughout 2026, the selected works explore the politics of perception. At the same time, they propose forms of attention and collective presence that point towards alternative ways of seeing and making things visible.

Featuring works by Razia Akbari, Aqsa Arif, Alessandra Ferrini, Ira Goryainova, Kiyo Gutiérrez, Marte Hodne Haugen, Thaís Muniz, Ann Oren, Amaal Said, Mila Turajlić and Video News

Monday, 9 November 2026, 6.30 pm

Opening screening

The n.b.k. presentation begins with an opening screening in the exhibition space on the ground floor of the n.b.k., followed by an introduction by Anna Lena Seiser (Head of the n.b.k. Video-Forum Collection).

On show will be a selection of works from the AFI’26 programme by Alessandra Ferrini, Kiyo Gutiérrez, Ann Oren, Amaal Said, Mila Turajlić and Video News.

Tuesday 10 November – Thursday 12 November 2026, 2 pm–8 pm

Screening at the n.b.k. Video-Forum

From 10 to 12 November 2026, the entire AFI’26 programme will be presented at the n.b.k. Video-Forum from 2 pm to 8 pm each day; individual works can be viewed separately on request.

• Free admission