FilmEU Summit 2026 - Full programme
We welcome you to Brussels for the 6th FilmEU Summit, hosted by LUCA School of Arts from 22 to 26 June 2026. This year's theme is ENACT CHANGE: a call to move beyond conversation into concrete action. In a time of rapid transformation, this summit invites students, educators, researchers, artists, and (industry) professionals to collaborate, experiment and take responsibility. We don’t just imagine new futures, we begin to enact them.
Part of the FilmEU Consortium? Register here
Deadline for registration: 24/05/2026
Monday 22 June 2026 – Pre-Summit
Location: LUCA Campus Brussels / Sint-Lukas (Paleizenstraat 70, 1030 Brussels)
09:00–09:30: Welcoming coffee – Block A – level 3
09:30–11:00: Academic Council - Room A 3.01
09:30–12:30: WP4 meeting - Workshop on European Student Card - Room A 3.03
11:30–12:30: General Assembly FilmEU Association - Room A 3.01
12:30–13:30: Lunch – Room B-2.18
13:30–18:00: Leadership Council - Room A 3.01
13:30–15:30: WP6 meeting - Joint BA Music & Sound - Room A 3.03
13:30–15:30: Advisory board meeting - Room A 3.02
16:00–18:00: Workshop Future campus for Advisory board members - Room A 3.02
18:30-19:30: Sint-Lukas Artwork Campus Tour (pre-registration required here) – Assembly at ‘The Bridge’
18:30 - 19:30: Student council – Room A 3.03
Tuesday 23 June 2026 - FilmEU Summit Day 1
(Open to public)
Location: LUCA Campus Brussels / Sint-Lukas (Paleizenstraat 70, 1030 Brussels)
09:00–10:00: Registration – main entrance – A Bloc
09:00–09:30: Coffee – Room B-2.18
FilmEU Summit – Enact change – ‘Aula’ – Room C-3.15
09:30–09:45: Welcoming notes by Veerle Van der Sluys (LUCA)
09:45-10:00: FilmEU European Alliance Impact so far by Manuel Damasio (Lusófona)
10:00–10:30 Keynote 1: Enact Change - Weaving the A(rts) into STEM
by Prof. Dr Katrien Kolenberg - Professor Astronomy & Astrophysics - KU Leuven
10:30–11:00: Coffee Break – Room B-2.18
Joint long term education strategy – ‘Aula’ – Room C-3.15
11:00–11:30: Keynote 2: Initiate change in our society through creativity and imagination.
Brief on how to envision inter-& transdisciplinary education in and for a regenerative future and how Arts education form crucial competences, skills and attitudes in the STEAM playing field, contributing uniquely to the necessary societal transitions.
By Fabienne Beernaert - Lecturer-researcher interdisciplinary masterclass Design for Impact and Bachelor Visual Design & co-lead Research & Innovation Lab Ecology at LUCA.
11:30–12:00 WP6 Presentation - Joint BA Music & Sound (Team New Joint BA Music & Sound)
12:00–12:30 WP6 about Undergraduate academy & joint educational offer (Rikke Korgaard - VIA, Per Kristensen - VIA, Juraj Oniščenko - VŠMU, Adam Straka - VŠMU)
12:30–13:30 Lunch – Room B-2.18
Joint campus – ‘Aula’ – Room C-3.15
13:30–14:30 WP4 & WP9 Dissemination and Impact – FilmEU Community platform presentation (Filipe Vale - Lusófona - 30’ and Yoan Kadiev – NATFA - 30’)
14:30–15:00 WP4 Achievements of FilmEU HUBs in action Filipe Vale - LU short intro Agnes Meng - LU & Diego Barajas (Tallinn University) PhD in Spatial Computing Lab
15:00–15:30 Coffee Break – Room B-2.18
15:15–17:30 Advisory board activity – Room B-1.12 Board Room (closed session)
15:15–17:30 Alliance presentation to potential partners – Room B1.12 Board Room (closed session)
Workshops & visits
13:30-15:00 Training session 1 for the FilmFestival students of the FFF working group on Film distribution by Eda Koppel & Dagmar Mae (Tallinn University) – Room A3.01
13:30-15:00 Imaginarium workshop and discussion between FilmEU lab representatives (WP8 & WP4) – Room A3.02 & A3.03 (pre-registration required here)
13:30-15:00 Workshop the Open FilmEU / Streaming Platform proof of Concept (WP4) by Filipe Vale (LU) – Room B-1.09
15:15–17:30 Visit Phd-work presentation by Agnes Meng (LU) in Spatial computing Lab: “Por Este Rio Acima (Up This River): A Documentary Film on Northern Portuguese Folklore in an Immersive Media Art Installation”
15:15–17:30 Visit: A peek in our library collections – three 40-minute sessions – LUCA Library (pre-registration required here)
15:15–17:30 Sint-Lukas Artwork Campus Tour - two 60-minute sessions - Assembly at ‘The Bridge’ (pre-registration required here)
13:30–20:45 Meet the Artists: Alumni exhibition - courtyard between block B & C
FILMEU FILM FESTIVAL – day 1 – ‘Aula’ – Room C-3.15
Location: LUCA Campus Brussels / Sint-Lukas (Paleizenstraat 70, 1030 Brussels)
18:00–18:15 Alumni talk & opening notes
18:45–20:30 Screening 1
20:30–20:45 Closing notes
20:30–22:00 Bites & Drinks – courtyard between block B & C
Location: LUCA Campus Brussels / Sint-Lukas (Paleizenstraat 70, 1030 Brussels)
Wednesday 24 June 2026 - FilmEU Summit Day 2
(Open to public)
Location: LUCA Campus Brussels / Sint-Lukas
09:00–09:30 Registration – main entrance – A Block | Coffee – Room B-2.18
Challenge-based approach (Part 1) – ‘Aula’ - Room C-3.15
09:30–10:30 WP3 presents Offices and Clubs. Building FilmEU’s Transnational Structures. Making Collaboration the Norm.
10:30–10:45 Inauguration of FilmEU Inc: The conclusion and presentation of FilmEU Inc.’s research phase. We present our findings, next steps, and vision for the future.
10:45–11:15 Coffee Break – Room B-2.18
Challenge based approach (Part 2) – ‘Aula’ – Room C-3.15
11:15–11:40 WP7 about achievements in capacitation: Dynamic Cluster 'Animating Together', on building connections through participatory animation to empower communities
11:40–12:05 WP7 about achievements in capacitation: Dynamic Cluster 'EU-SCRIPT', on creating a European Screenplay Library curated by professionals for film and screenwriting studies
12:05–12:30 WP7 about achievements in capacitation: Dynamic Cluster 'On Essayism' establishing ‘essayism’ as an innovative pedagogical and artistic method across disciplines.
12:30–13:30 Lunch – Room B-2.18
Challenge based approach (Part 3) – ‘Aula’ – Room C-3.15
13:30-14:00 WP7 FilmEU Observatory presents their first position paper, unpacking the findings and recommendations about integrating artistic research into second cycle education.
14:00–15:00 WP3 presents The Samsara Fish Model, FilmEU’s dynamic pedagogical heart, a living ecosystem where ideas, practices and people meet to generate new ways of teaching, learning and creating.
15:00–15:30 Coffee Break – Room B-2.18
Workshops & visits LUCA Campus Brussels / Sint-Lukas
13:30-15:00 Training session 2 for the FilmFestival students of the FFF working group on Green production (WP8) by Eda Koppel & Dagmar Mae – Room A3.02
13:30-15:00 Imaginarium workshop and discussion between FilmEU lab representatives (WP8 & WP4 Ermo & Katrine) – Room A3.01 (pre-registration required here)
13:30-15:00 Workshop FilmEU Microcredentials: Endeavours for jointness by Tobias Frühmorgen (Lusófona) – Room B-1.09
15:15–17:30 Visit Phd-work presentation by Diego Barajas (Tallinn University) in the Spatial computing Lab: “Eclosion. An interactive immersive experience.”
15:15–17:30 Visit LUCA Graduation 2026 showcase (pre-registration required here)
15:15–17:30 Talks with LUCA Alumni (pre-registration required here)
13:30–17:30 Meet the Artists: Alumni exhibition - courtyard between block B & C
FILMEU FILM FESTIVAL – day 2
Location: Cinema Nova (Rue d’Arenberg 3, 1000 Brussels)
18:30–19:00 Registration
19:00–19:15 FFF Program overview
19:15–21:00 Screening Session 2
21:00–21:15 Closing notes
Thursday 25 June 2026 - FilmEU Summit Day 3
(Open to public)
Location: LUCA Campus Brussels / Sint-Lukas
09:00–09:30 Registration – main entrance – A Block | Coffee – Room B-2.18
Challenge based approach (Part 4) - Room C-3.15
09:30–09:45 Day program overview
09:45–10:15 WP8 about FilmEU Without Borders: Stories, Impact & Next Steps by Linda Carroll (IADT) and Christine Reynolds (IADT)
10:15–10:45 WP5 about FilmEU Inclusive: Student Voices & Support in Action by Linda Carroll (IADT) and Dovile Lapinskaite (LMTA)
10:45–11:15 Coffee Break – Room B-2.18
Challenge based approach (Part 5) - Room C-3.15
11:15-12:30 WP5- AGORA Position Paper Presentation on Mapping the Narrative of STEAM (Linda Carroll & AGORA group) & Q&A
12:30–13:30 Lunch - Room B-2.18
Challenge based approach (Part 6) - Room C-3.15
13:30–14:00 WP5 Staff training 2025-2026 by Linda Carroll & Collegium by Érica Faleiro Rodrigues (Lusófona)
14:00–14:30 WP7 Observatory outcomes: Policy Paper by Manuel Damásio & Lina Kaminskaitė-Jančorienė on positioning artistic research within the upcoming Framework Programme 10 (FP10).
14:30–15:00 Presentation of policy paper & FilmEU Summit Closing notes + announcement of next year’s theme by Manuel Damásio (LU)
Workshops & Visits at Campus Brussels / Sint-Lukas
13:30–15:00 Training session 3 for the FilmFestival working group on Filmmaking in war zones – Room A3.01
13:30–15:00 WP7 Catalyser: (hybrid) workshop on the prototype by Andres Konno (Tallinn University) – Room A3.02 - (pre-registration required here)
The workshop introduces the BFM Metadata Tool, which enhances artistic research by bridging intuitive creative processes with analytical archiving, converting implicit knowledge into explicit data.
13:30–15:00 Meet the Artists: Alumni exhibition - courtyard between block B & C
Workshops & Visits at Campus Brussels / Narafi
16:00–17:30 Visit live production studios in 2 groups (pre-registration required here)
16:00–18:00 Graduation Show Photography – Follow the signs in the ‘Castle and Pavilion’ (free entrance)
FILMEU FILM FESTIVAL – day 3
Location: LUCA Campus Brussels / Narafi (Av. Victor Rousseau 75, 1190 Forest)
18:00–18:15 Programme overview
18:15–20:00 Screening Session 3
20:15–20:45 Award ceremony & Closing notes
20:45–23:00 Farewell cocktail
Friday 26 June 2026
(Closed meetings)
Location: LUCA Campus Brussels / Sint-Lukas
09:00–12:30 Steering Committee (incl. Coffee) – Room A.3.01
09:30–12:30 Workpackage meetings – Different locations