UPCOMING EVENTS:

  • Pins & Needles: Visual Anthropology as an Art of Interruption

    THU 18.09.2025 18:00-10:00
    Fri 19.09.2025 18:00-10:00
    RHB Cinema, Goldsmiths Campus, New Cross, London, SE14 6NW

    The Goldsmiths MA Visual Anthropology grad film showcase!

    To us, pins and needles is an embodied feeling that sits under your skin, a phantom sensation, it's strange and uncomfortable yet also recognisable, it's your body telling you it's time to move…

    Free tickets available here

  • NEW ALTERATIONS CRIT CLUB x KONTEKST OPEN DAY

    WED 24.09.2025 19:00-22:00
    80-20 Wines, 56 Peckham Rye, London SE15 4JR

    KONTEKST COLLAB

    We open the autumn events season with a peer-to-peer film crit for emerging artists and makers. Come get to know us, watch and discuss films by emerging filmmakers!

    LEARN MORE // SCREEN YOUR WORK

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PAST EVENTS:

  • ECHOES OF THE EMPIRE

    THU 15.07.2025 11:00-17:00
    FRI 16.07.2025 11:00-17:00
    UCL East Marshgate, E20 2AE London

    Collab with ArchivesDie Magazine

    Join scholars & artists to uncover South Asian seafarer histories through talks & a soundscaped walking tour in East London.

    EXPLORE IN DIGITAL ARCHIVE

  • BLOOM. THEN BLOOM AGAIN.

    WED 18.06.2025 19:00-21:00
    Atlas Cinema, SW9 7FA London

    Pride Month 2025 special - an exploration of queer grief, joy and second adolescence through the works of up-and-coming LGBTQIA+ filmmakers followed by a cult classic.

    EXPLORE IN DIGITAL ARCHIVE

  • DO WE BELONG TO THE SEA?

    THU 12.06.2025 19:00-21:00
    Atlas Cinema SW9 7FA London

    Unfinished, KONTEKST Collective, and Action Against Detention and Deportations present films, conversation and fundraiser on Gaza, Sudan, and the politics of migration

    EXPLORE IN DIGITAL ARCHIVE

  • FILM CRIT CLUB #3

    THU 5.06.2025 18:00-20:00
    Online via teams

    Informal monthly peer-to-peer feedback sessions where we share project drafts, talk through each others’ works in progress, and exchange ideas for their development.

    LEARN MORE

  • FILM CRIT CLUB #2

    THU 22.05.2025 19:00-20:00
    Online via Teams

    Informal monthly peer-to-peer feedback sessions where we share project drafts, talk through each others’ works in progress, and exchange ideas for their development.

    LEARN MORE

  • Smoke Light Stone Rain #1: Weather(ing) through the screen

    TUE 20.05.2025 18:30-20:30
    Atlas Cinema, SW9 7FA London

    Evening screening of short to medium length films encompassing elemental media and weather followed by an experimental hydro-feminist performance.

    EXPLORE IN DIGITAL ARCHIVE

  • Desktop Documentary and Digital Autoethnography

    MON 21.04.2025 18:30-20:30
    Atlas Cinema, SW9 7FA London

    Workshop & film screening about contemporary experimental desktop documentary filmmaking.

    EXPLORE IN DIGITAL ARCHIVE

  • FILM CRIT CLUB #1

    THU 10.04.2025 18:00-20:00
    Media Research Building, Screen 1, Goldsmiths University campus

    Informal monthly peer-to-peer feedback sessions where we watch film drafts, talk through each other’s works in progress, and share ideas for their development.

    LEARN MORE

  • KONTEKST FILM FEST 2025: ARCHIVE

    THU 27.02.2025
    SET Social, SE15 4NP London

    A full-day radical grassroots festival of ethnographic and experimental film, art and thought on the theme of ARCHIVE.

    EXPLORE IN DIGITAL ARCHIVE

  • VISUAL ANTHROPOLOGY FILMS

    TUE 28.11.2023 19:00-23:00
    Avalon Cafe, SE14 5RW London

    An evening of ethnographic & experimental films by Goldsmiths visual anthropology students.

    EXPLORE IN DIGITAL ARCHIVE

Organising events with KONTEKST:

Apart from the film festivals that we organise annually as KONTEKST Collective, our platform is here to support, boost and archive independent events organised by early career event programmers. We recognise that the creative industry may be hard to get into without prior experience and we hope that providing you with access to our resources can open up new possibilities for your project.

There are two ways we can help you out: through an event collab or simple help with promo:

  • Event collab - your event will be run in an official collaboration with / under patronage of KONTEKST (whilst crediting you as the organiser). It will be included in our official events programme, social media promo and the monthly newsletter, and we will archive it permanently on our website in a format of your choice. You will be given access to our email inbox for event communications.

  • Help with promo - we are always happy to post about your event so it reaches wider audiences, including mentions on social media and in our monthly newsletter. Mention @kontekst.collective on any Instagram stories you’d like us to repost. You are also welcome to use our WhatsApp community chat to promote your event directly within our growing community - contact us for access.

What event proposals do we accept?

We are open to supporting all kinds of projects as long as they relate to the values in vision that we stated on our About page. Please have a read and contact us if you have any questions or would like to discuss your idea.

Where can the event take place?

Even though our community is primarily based in or around London, UK, we are open to supporting critical events all around the world.

Will I get credit for an event run in collaboration with KONTEKST?

We don’t claim ownership of what’s run together with us so all credit will fully go to you as the event organiser. The platform is intended to serve as a directory of creatives and a database of critical events.

Do we charge for event collaborations?

No, we will support you for free, in accordance with our grassroots ethos. You are always welcome to give back later on, either by leaving a donation or joining our admin team.