Marion Schmidt

Marion is a consultant, cultural manager and facilitator in the documentary film and NGO sector. She believes in the need for structural change and in her practice strives to create spaces where critical interaction is possible. She is currently co-director of the Documentary Association of Europe, advisor to the DW Akademie Film Department and regularly works with transnational organisations and initiatives in different geographies as a consultant and mentor. She is on the steering committee of ARTEF, board member of NAAS - Network of Arab Alternative Screens e.V and member of the European Film Academy.

In 2021/22, Marion (co)-authored and published a guide to setting up an association in Germany and a publication for the Institute for Foreign Policy (ifa) on strategies for more equitable support for international relocation in North-South contexts. In the past, Marion has managed public multidisciplinary arts events and conferences and worked for non-profit organisations in the UK, Egypt and Germany

In the last 15+ years, Marion has worked across Europe and the Arab region, including for the Goethe-Institut Cairo, the European Film Market and Social Enterprise UK. She is co-founder of DOX BOX e.V. and has organised public multidisciplinary arts events and conferences and worked with social enterprises and non-profit organisations in the UK, Egypt and Germany. Marion holds a Master's degree in Arts Administration and Cultural Policy from the University of London, UK, and a Diploma in Events Management.