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April 10

Forecast 10: Nominees Announced

The six mentors of Forecast’s 10th edition have invited three nominees each to workshop and present their ideas at the Forecast Forum in Berlin. The nominee announcement marks the beginning of a new edition of Forecast. →

July 18–20

F10: Forecast Forum

All 18 nominees will be invited to Berlin to workshop and showcase their project proposals, with public presentations taking place July 18-20.

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Congratulations to Forecast alumna Ozoz Sokoh on t

Congratulations to Forecast alumna Ozoz Sokoh on the recent release of her debut cookbook, Chop Chop (2025).

In Chop Chop, author, culinary anthropologist, and Nigerian native Ozoz Sokoh celebrates classic and traditional Nigerian cuisine, highlighting the ingredients, flavors, and textures that make it not only beloved but also delicious and accessible for the home cook.

Ozoz was a mentee in Forecast Mentorships, Edition 5, where she worked with mentor Koyo Kouoh to develop her project Coast to Coast: From West Africa to the World. The project maps these journeys and trajectories, examining and documenting West African contributions to the world’s thriving economies.

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Are you interested in working with us? Forecast cu

Are you interested in working with us? Forecast currently has one open position:

- Praktikum (m/w/d) mit Schwerpunkt Kulturmanagement und Veranstaltungsorganisation

Full specification through the link in our bio, deadline to apply is April 27.

Fluency in German is required.

We’re thrilled to launch Forecast 10 today with

We’re thrilled to launch Forecast 10 today with the announcement of the 18 projects nominated for mentorships!

Out of over 1,100 applications from 120 countries, the mentors of Forecast’s 2025–26 edition have each identified three projects that they will accompany from April until the Forecast Forum in July.

The projects are nominated for a one-on-one mentorship with the respective mentor and will be presented during the Forecast Forum’s public days, from July 18–20, 2025, at Radialsystem in Berlin.

Following the Forum, each mentor will select one mentee. Those six projects will be further accompanied to completion, and unveiled at the Forecast Festival in March 2026 at the same venue.

The mentors and their nominees in each category are:

Reclaiming the Self
Mentor: designer and artist Hussein Chalayan
Nominees: Mirte Bogaert (Belgium), Kihako Narisawa (Japan), and Yotam Peled (Hungary/Israel)

Don’t Overthink It
Mentor: vocalist and composer Elaine Mitchener
Nominees: Ibrahim Babayev (Azerbaijan), María Gabriela Rubio Hernández (Colombia), and Aga Ujma (Poland)

Opera: Uprooted, Upended, Unhinged
Mentor: performer and theater-maker Lulu Obermayer
Nominees: Deepika Arwind (India), Milena Cestao Kolbowski (Germany/Spain), and Wojciech Rybicki (Poland)

Emotional Technologies
Mentor: artist and filmmaker Ruth Patir
Nominees: Ebrahim Alipoor (Iran), Diane Cescutti (France), and Andrea Guizar (Mexico)

Image, Sound, Collaboration
Mentor: video and installation artist James Richards
Nominees: Siri Black (Sweden/UK), Bethan Hughes (Germany/UK), and TaeHwan Jeon (South Korea)

Locked Timbre
Mentor: electronic musician Sote
Nominees: Nurah Farahat (Egypt), Corin Ileto (Australia), and Nicholas Morrish (UK)

For information on the individual projects, check the link in bio.

Experience the 18 proposals at the Forecast Forum 10 from July 18–20, 2025 at Radialsystem, Berlin.

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