A creative community

Neda is an Iranian animator and visual artist. Her work revolves around folklore, mythology, social and environmental justice. She works with different material and uses visual storytelling to contribute towards creating a more equitable and aesthetically pleasing world. She found herself at home in Berlin after joining Officina in 2019.

Simon is an award-winning filmmaker and animator with over ten years' experience in film, television and animation production. As an artist and director, his work explores film and animation as experiential media. His work has screened internationally at festivals and exhibitions, including the Tate Modern, Singapore Biennale, The Barbican, The Saatchi Gallery, The London Short Film Festival, Aesthetica Film Festival, London International Animation Festival, InterFilm Berlin and Flatpack Festival. His most recent short film was awarded ‘Best Factual Animation’ at the British Animation Awards.

Nadja, a freelancer specializing in social media marketing, video/photo production, and project management. Nadja and her agency, "Vielformat - Diversity in Marketing" are dedicated to authentic portrayals and interactions with the LGBTQI* community while also serving as a platform to support companies as ambassadors of equality and acceptance. Her passion project, "Place2be.Berlin," is an innovative LGBTQI* campaign aimed at promoting

Clara is a French illustrator specializing in children's book illustration. With a focus on themes such as feminism, LGBTQI+ representation, diversity, and sustainability, Clara's work aims to engage young readers in thought-provoking conversations. Through her illustrations, she seeks to open windows to other cultures and experiences, nurturing empathy and critical thinking in children. Clara's dedication to addressing important topics is reflected in her art, as she utilizes her skills to contribute to a more inclusive and understanding society, one book at a time.

Boris is a policy coordinator with the Climate Action Network Europe - a federation of NGOs - working on the transformation of the steel sector, with a perspective linking climate, resource use, pollution and social justice, while challenging the overproduction and consumption of materials and goods. He is also part of the Berlin bike-polo community.

Jeanne is a French architect and urbanist. After several years of practice, she is now engaged on a more theoretical path in order to rethink the way she designs. Her work focuses on how the everyday relationships between inhabitants and space can shape new approaches to urban design.

Loïc is a web developer from France, based in Berlin since 2012 and part of the officina collective since 2018. He has worked for various NGO and non profit organisations over the last ten years. Currently working on a part time basis for gut.org/betterplace.org. He is also a hobby watchmaker since 2020.

Laura is a data scientist and researcher. Her work has involved developing techniques to determine a persons susceptibility to developing stroke, presence of sickle cell disease in small volumes of blood, and novel fabrication techniques of micro needles for continuous glucose monitoring. Currently she is developing her machine learning and data science skills and using them to optimise carbon nanotube production. She is interested in projects that focus on healthcare or positive environmental outcomes.

Édouard is a skilled web application engineer from France who specializes in data journalism and interactive storytelling. In Berlin, he developed Mélo, an innovative learning platform using music to teach children and assist teachers. Recently, he's exploring Artificial Intelligence with a new company in Berlin.

Teresa is a Polish copywriter. She is interested in innovative and inclusive approaches to communication. In addition to commercial projects, she creates campaign concepts for NGOs and local communities. At the same time, she is taking her first steps as a photographer.

Judith works as a freelance graphic designer, illustrator and installative-performative artist. Their work is situated in the social and cultural field with a strong focus on critical diversity literacy. Judith likes to work in participative and collaborative structures.