Call for 2 Residencies: Norient Forum 2027, Bern (deadline 30 November 2026)
Für das erste Norient Forum schreibt Norien zwei Residencies in Bern aus, für junge Forschende, Autor:innen, Podcaster:innen, Filmemacher:innen und andere Kreative. Und falls euch das Forum selbst interessiert: Merkt euch den 11. bis 13. März 2027 vor, wir freuen uns auf euren Besuch.
Call for 2 Residencies: Norient Forum 2027
Are you a researcher, writer, podcaster, photographer, filmmaker or content creator who explores today’s world through music and sound? Then join the first Norient Forum, a new format by Norient, the Bern-based platform for music, art, journalism and research. We offer two three-week residencies in Bern around the Forum, from 1 to 19 March 2027.
What the Forum is about
From 11 to 13 March 2027, the Norient Forum brings together in Bern international journalists, researchers and artists whose work opens up new paths: films, photo reportage, podcasts and multidisciplinary formats that engage multiple senses and are accessible without oversimplifying. The guests work towards fair forms of collaboration across disciplines, generations and continents. In public workshop sessions, the Forum asks: How can we speak to one another beyond our own circles? How can we keep reaching people when public conversation is increasingly shaped by algorithmic platforms, AI and political polarisation?
What your role will be
During the three-week residency from 1 to 19 March 2027, you co-host the Forum and co-produce with the Norient team a digital publication: Manuals for the Future, guides drawn from practice and dialogues at the Forum, published in September 2027. We meet online beforehand; afterwards, you finish the Manuals with us remotely (around two working weeks).
What we offer
Travel and accommodation covered, plus a fee of CHF 2,000 for the residency and the follow-up work
Shared accommodation with the other resident at PROGR in central Bern
Mentorship by Norient curators before, during and after the Forum
Who we are looking for
Applicants under 35 (at the time of application) from all over the world. The Forum is held in English.
People whose work engages with music, sound and noise, in one medium or across several
Curious minds who want to experiment with new forms of storytelling and enjoy exchanging ideas
Apply by 30 November 2026 with a one-minute video telling us why you want to join and up to three work samples
More information and application: https://norient.com/norient-forum-2027-call-for-two-residencies