Vivian Schröder

Impact Director
Dokumentale
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Vivian Schröder is the co-founder of The Good Media Network and an accomplished Impact Producer and field builder. She has led impact campaigns for films such as TOTAL TRUST by Jialing Zhang and NOT JUST CELSIUS, a campaign that amplifies the voices of World Youth for Climate Justice and Pacific Island Students Fighting Climate Change.

Vivian has co-organized and co-hosted major storytelling events, including the Climate Story Lab in Berlin (2020) and the Climate Justice Story Lab in The Hague (May 2024). She currently leads the professional programme at Dokumentale, which includes its flagship event, the Good Media Pitch—Germany’s first dedicated film and impact initiative.

Together with her business partner Anna, Vivian also co-directs Dokumentale, Berlin’s new international documentary and media festival. She is a member of the Global Impact Producers Alliance (GIPA).

The Good Media Network

Sessions

Wie wir mit Dokumentarfilmen die Welt verändern

Lillian Rosa, Vivian Schröder, Daniel Abma, Lisa Nawrocki

Polykrise und ressourcenstarke rechte Medienstrategien? Es ist Zeit die einzigartige transformative Kraft von Dokumentarfilmen zu nutzen! Vier Speaker*innen mit tiefen Einblicken in wissenschaftliche Forschung, Impact Producing und Filmpraxis darüber wie das gelingen kann und wo es noch fehlt.
Activism
Common good
Movies & Shows
Media & Public Spheres
Speak Up / Rede mit
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Conversation
German
Conference

Collaborative Storytelling: Protecting Protagonists While Amplifying Marginalized Voices

Annie Slemrod, Zainab Chamoun, Vivian Schröder

This workshop explores how to co-create stories with protagonists as equal partners, focusing on ethical collaboration, protecting marginalized voices, and building sustainable creative networks across global and local contexts.
Activism
Democracy
Movies & Shows
Journalism
Media & Public Spheres
Workshop 1
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Workshop
English
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Conference