Şirin Fulya Erensoy is a film and media scholar, curator and film programmer, and a Lecturer in the Arts, Culture and Media programme at the University of Groningen. Her work focuses on video activism, activist archives, documentary cinema and feminist practice. Alongside research and teaching, she organises screenings and workshops and moderates conversations with filmmakers and audiences.
Recent work
Cinema Politica Groningen
Collective programming and moderation · 2025–2026
I help organise free documentary screenings that connect academic research with community concerns, and moderate selected conversations with invited guests.
HIVE International Short Film Days
Curation and moderation · 2024–2025
Festival and year-round curation in Berlin, with post-screening discussions connecting filmmakers, audiences and political contexts.
Palestine Cinema Days
Co-organising and moderation · 2024–2025
Free screenings at RKZbios in Groningen, bringing Palestinian cinema into conversation with local audiences through films, discussions and solidarity.
Portfolio
A selection of curatorial projects, research, teaching, workshops, filmmaking and journalism.