International Panel 2025
The International Panel 2025 will take place on the 25th of October, from 18:15 to 19:30, in the Filmforum Cinema at the Museum Ludwig.
Editing War: Documentary Perspectives on the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Europe’s largest and bloodiest military conflict since World War II shows no sign of ending. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has become the subject of hundreds of documentaries, many of which have been screened at renowned film festivals worldwide. Quite often the film editors of these documentaries don’t have Ukrainian or Russian roots themselves, but become increasingly emotionally invested in the churning intensity of their work.
The panel brings together three editors with varying degrees of experience in this field. Kasia Boniecka has worked on Ukraine-themed documentaries since 2014, shortly after the annexation of Crimea, and is currently editing her fifth war-related film. Charlotte Tourrès and Inés Boffi only recently worked on their first Ukraine documentaries, but have previously edited other films dealing with war and conflict, e.g. about Afghanistan. All three faced questions and challenges during the editing process, relating to viewpoint, framing, propaganda, ethics and personal stance – while also trying to take care of their mental health.
Panel guests:
Kasia Boniecka, Poland
Charlotte Tourrès, France
Inés Boffi, Argentina / Spain
The International Panel is supported by the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
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Saturday, 25 October 2025 | Filmforum at the Museum Ludwig
18:15 – 19:30
Moderator: Dietmar Kraus
The panel will be in English.
Tickets (6 € for all visitors)
PANEL GUESTS
© Thierry CohenKasia Boniecka
Poland
Katarzyna „Kasia“ Boniecka was born in Gdynia, Poland in 1988. In 2009, she began studying film editing at the renowned Łódź Film School, graduating in 2014. She returned as a lecturer soon after, teaching students from the directing and editing departments for five years. In 2021, she moved to Paris.
The films Kasia has worked on have been presented and received awards at major film festivals such as Sundance, Berlinale, IDFA, Locarno, CPH:DOX and Visions du Réel. She edited We Will Not Fade Away, which was shortlisted for the European Film Award; A Picture to Remember, which opened IDFA 2023; and Welded Together, which won the Grand Jury Award at the Sheffield DocFest 2025.
Deeply engaged in education and mentoring, Kasia leads workshops on film editing and visual storytelling, serves as a mentor in the B2B Documentary Network, and works as a trailer tutor at dok.incubator. She is a member of the European Film Academy and the Polish Editors Association PSM.
Filmography (selection)
2025 Welded Together. Documentary. Anastasiya Miroshnichenko.
2025 My Dear Théo. Documentary. Alisa Kovalenko.
2024 Otherland (Obczyzna). Documentary. Piotr Wysocki.
2023 A Picture to Remember (Foto na pam’yat). Documentary Essay. Olga Chernykh.
2023 We Will Not Fade Away (My ne zgasnemo). Documentary. Alisa Kovalenko.
2021 Bucolic (Bukolika). Documentary. Karol Pałka.
2018 Border Cut (Graniczne ciecie). Documentary. Igor Chojna.
2016 When Will This Wind Stop (Kiedy ten wiatr ustanie). Documentary. Aniela Gabryel.
© Christophe OrcandCharlotte Tourrès
France
Charlotte Tourrès was born in Le Havre, Normandy. She graduated from the „École des Arts“ in Strasbourg, with a focus in sculpture and video installation. In 1989-1990, she joined the FAMU Academy of Film and Music in Prague. Back in Paris, she began working as an assistant editor when the first non-linear systems were emerging. She trained on the job, notably with Bernard Josse, who became her editing mentor.
As an editor, Charlotte has collaborated on numerous films, primarily feature documentaries, several of which have been presented and won awards at major festivals. She has had long-standing collaborations with Cédric Dupire and Gaspard Kuentz (We Don't Care About Music Anyway), Edie Laconi (Ici je vais pas mourir), Éléonore Weber (There Will Be No More Night), and Sylvie Ballyot (Green Line). She has also taught students in several training courses and workshops. Charlotte is a board member of the French editor’s association „Les Monteurs Associés“ (LMA).
Filmography (selection)
2024 The Real Superstar. Documentary. Cédric Dupire.
2024 Green Line. Documentary. Sylvie Ballyot.
2024 Intercepted. Documentary. Oksana Karpovych.
2020 There Will Be No More Night (Il n'y aura plus de nuit). Documentary. Éléonore Weber.
2019 Ici je vais pas mourir. Documentary. Cécile Dumas & Edie Laconi.
2018 Champ de batailles. Documentary. Edie Laconi.
2017 L'Assemblée. Documentary. Mariana Otero.
2017 For You, Lord, For You (Prends, Seigneur, prends). Documentary. Cédric Dupire & Gaspard Kuentz.
2016 Saigneurs. Documentary. Vincent Gaullier & Raphaël Girardot.
2014 Homo Faber – Three Women (Homo Faber – trois femmes). Fiction Feature. Richard Dindo.
2013 Stop-Over (L'escale). Documentary. Kaveh Bakhtiari.
2012 Night Replay. Documentary. Patricia Allio & Éléonore Weber.
2012 À te regarder ils s'habitueront. Documentary. Raphaël Girardot & Maxime Sassier.
2011 Prague Conservatory (Prazská konzervator). Documentary. Richard Dindo.
2009 We Don't Care About Music Anyway. Documentary. Cédric Dupire & Gaspard Kuentz.
1999 Au nom de l'humanité – Le tribunal de la Haye. Documentary. Edina Ajrulovski.
1993 Itgaber: Le triomphe sur soi. Documentary. Eyal Sivan.
© Michele FalciInés Boffi
Argentina / Spain
Inés Boffi was born in Buenos Aires and spent her teenage years in Mexico. She returned to Buenos Aires to study at the Film University „Universidad del Cine“, where she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Film Editing. From 2009 to 2014 she worked on „docu-reality“ TV programs in Argentina and Latin America.
Since moving to Barcelona in 2014, she has edited international documentary projects produced in Germany, Spain, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Most of her projects address topics such as human rights, conflicts, and whistleblower issues.
Her work has been showcased at many international film festivals, including IDFA, Sheffield DocFest, San Sebastián, TIFF, the Hamptons International Film Festival, and the Camden International Film Festival. Some of these films are: A Simple Soldier (Sheffield 2025, TIFF 2025), In Her Hands (Emmy winner 2023 „Outstanding Politics & Government“), and Nisman: The Prosecutor, the President, and the Spy (San Sebastián 2019).
Filmography (selection)
2025 A Simple Soldier. Documentary. Juan Camilo Cruz & Artem Ryzhykov.
2022 In Her Hands. Documentary. Tamana Ayazi & Marcel Mettelsiefen.
2022 Entre Muntanyes. Documentary. David Haro Tornè.
2020 Tabús. TV series. Albert Eritja & Adan Bonet.
2019 Nisman: The Prosecutor, the President and the Spy. 6-part documentary series. Martin Rocca.
2017 Estàs igual!. TV series. Manu Menéndez & Cristian Trepat.
2016 Guatemala. Cuando el futuro perdió el miedo. Documentary. Jordi Ferrer & Jordi Soler.
2016 Los fantasmas de Losada. Documentary. Gonzalo Murúa Losada.