FILMHELPDESK #19: AIMAN HASSANI

Are you seeking guidance on film production, international collaborations, or navigating the film industry? The Filmhelpdesk is here to support your filmmaking journey, and for this edition, we’re excited to welcome Aiman Hassani as our special guest.

Aiman is an interdisciplinary Dutch-Moroccan maker whose work centers on visibility, narrative authorship, and underrecognized perspectives. His artistic practice spans film, participatory installations, and talent programs rooted in co-creation and the belief in unseen potential. His latest documentary, 5 SENSES (2025), explores the sensory history of the Islamic world through the research of scholar Christian Lange. The film premiered at InScience Film Festival and was selected for the InShort Competition.
Previous works include Khata (2019), the official Dutch submission for the International Emmy Awards, and Teekay – de Salto Koning (2024), a film about identity, resilience, and visibility in an urban environment. His projects have been screened at major festivals and broadcast nationally. Beyond his artistic output, Aiman leads PlusWhat, a hybrid talent program that guides emerging creators from non-institutional communities through fast-paced audiovisual productions, emphasizing co-creation, experimentation, and narrative agency. Aiman himself was selected as Berlinale Talent, Talent en Route (NFF) and as Next talent. 

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Participation in the Filmhelpdesk is free of charge. Each 1-on-1 session lasts around 30 minutes. Can’t make it in person? No worries! Join online by emailing us at help@weareplaygrounds.nl  for the link.

NOTE: Registration closes Wednesday 25 June 17.00h CEST