Nextus – learning by documentaries
Join Nextus, the European film education platform that enables the transnational use of documentary feature films, clips, and educational materials in the classroom.
In the following video, Mona Klöckner summarizes the platform’s key features in a short tutorial for educators and anyone interested.
The world in moving pictures – Learning with documentary feature-length films
With the film education platform Nextus, an international film festival association enables a special learning experience. Through a curated selection of documentaries on curriculum-relevant topics—such as art and society, science and technology, history, and nature – students gain insight into diverse realities of life. The program is based on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations.
A European team of teachers, film experts, and media educators has selected award-winning documentaries that stand out from conventional formats due to their distinctive narrative approach. These films go beyond presenting facts; they bring personal stories to life, creating an emotional connection that deeply resonates with students. In addition to feature-length films, Nextus provides thematic film clips and curated clip collections for classroom use, along with teaching materials to facilitate in-depth discussions and follow-up activities. With Nextus, we not only promote film literacy but also foster a European approach to education – bridging classrooms across national borders.
About Nextus
The film platform Nextus was developed to integrate documentary film as an educational element in the classroom and to enable new forms of learning. It offers access to films, clips and teaching materials.
Teacher trainings
In regular training courses - both online and in person - we show interested teachers how they can use Nextus effectively in their lessons.
Review
See how Nextus was launched at the municipal Anita-Augspurg Berufsoberschule Munich in 2022.
Contact
Are you interested in using Nextus in your lessons or would you like to book a training course with us? Please contact us!
Anna Hofer
DOK.education / contact for Nextus Germany
hofer@dokfest-muenchen.de
Cooperation partners and sponsors
Nextus is a collaborative project by DocsBarcelona, Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Indielisboa, Sottodiciotto Film Festival, Makedox, ARTE URBANA COLLECTIF, Génération 7e Art and DOK.education, the educational programme of DOK.fest München. The Catalan pilot project was initiated under the name Learning By Docs Europe in 2020. Based on the experience gained, the cooperating partners launched the multilingual platform Nextus for schools in Spain, Germany, Portugal, Italy, Macedonia and Greece. The European education project is funded by MEDIA – Creative Europe.
Feel free to also explore our European festival network Doc Around Europe, initiated as part of the internationalisation of the International Documentary Film Festival Munich.
