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Editing War: Documentary Perspectives on the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Europe's largest and bloodiest military conflict since World War II shows no sign of ending. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has become the subject of hundreds of documentaries, many of which have been screened at renowned film festivals worldwide. Quite often the film editors of these documentaries don't have Ukrainian or Russian roots themselves, but become increasingly emotionally invested in the churning intensity of their work.
The panel brings together three editors with varying degrees of experience in this field. Kasia Boniecka has worked on Ukraine-themed documentaries since 2014, shortly after the annexation of Crimea, and is currently editing her fifth war-related film. Charlotte Tourrès and Inés Boffi only recently worked on their first Ukraine documentaries, but have previously edited other films dealing with war and conflict, e.g. about Afghanistan. All three faced questions and challenges during the editing process, relating to viewpoint, framing, propaganda, ethics and personal stance - while also trying to take care of their mental health.
Panel guests:
Kasia Boniecka, Poland
Charlotte Tourrès, France
Inés Boffi, Argentina / Spain
Moderator: Dietmar Kraus
The panel will be in English.
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The largest and bloodiest military conflict in Europe since the Second World War shows no sign of ending. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has become the subject of hundreds of documentaries, many of which have been shown at prestigious film festivals. The editors of these documentaries often have no Ukrainian or Russian roots themselves, but are becoming increasingly emotionally involved due to the stirring intensity of their work.
The panel brings together three editors who have different levels of experience in this field. Kasia Boniecka has been working on documentaries about Ukraine since 2014, shortly after the annexation of Crimea, and is currently editing her fifth film on the subject of war. Charlotte Tourrès and Inés Boffi have only recently edited their first documentaries about Ukraine, but have previously worked on other films about war and conflict, such as Afghanistan. All three faced questions and challenges during the editing process in terms of perspective, categorization, propaganda, ethics and personal attitude - while also having to take care of their mental health.
Guests on the panel are:
Kasia Boniecka, Poland
Charlotte Tourrès, France
Inés Boffi, Argentina / Spain
The international panel is supported by the state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
INTERNATIONAL PANEL
SA, October 25, 2025 | Filmforum at Museum Ludwig
6:15 pm
Moderation: Dietmar Kraus
The panel will be held in English.