About the IMF

A modern office space with high ceilings and exposed brick design. In the center, a round table with bar stools and a vase of flowers is placed. Glass walls in the background separate different work areas. Colored graphic elements (pink, green, orange) overlay the left and right parts of the image. Two sculptures resembling Terracotta Warriors are positioned in the room.

The Interactive Media Foundation is a non-profit organization based in Berlin and Ludwigsburg.

Since 2013, we have been developing innovative narrative formats at the intersection of art, education, technology, media and social change.

In the heart of Kreuzberg

The Berlin Office

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Our productions emerge from interdisciplinary, collaboratively creative processes – together with partners from culture, science, education, technology and civil society.

They are presented at festivals and cultural institutions around the world, including Hamburger Bahnhof, the Venice Biennale and the Centre Phi in Montréal.

Recognition from expert juries across a wide range of fields is reflected in prestigious awards such as the Federal Award for Cultural Education, the Grand Prix of the Art Directors Club, and a spot on the Forbes list for outstanding creativity.

What guides our work and defines our values is outlined in our mission statement.

Ongoing Initiative

Tinkertank in Ludwigsburg

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How it all began

The idea to found the Interactive Media Foundation emerged in 2013 from the desire to convey socially relevant topics in new and creative ways. The founders wanted to make content cross-media, sensually tangible and accessible to young audiences. Behind the initiative was an interdisciplinary team of journalists, documentary filmmakers and media creators. They brought their experience together, united by a shared conviction: knowledge should not only inform but also move, empower and inspire active participation.

The starting point was Tinkertank, the foundation’s first project, a holiday camp for children where scrap electronics were transformed into imaginative robots, interactive creatures and short stop-motion films.

The idea originated primarily from Inga von Staden and was developed together with a team of game designers, animation artists and creatives from the Filmakademie Ludwigsburg. Technology, creativity and collaboration were conveyed playfully and on equal footing, as an invitation to explore, experiment and embrace failure. The project was met with great enthusiasm.

What began as a one-off holiday camp evolved into a long-term educational initiative with its own makerspace in Ludwigsburg. Today, Tinkertank offers not only creative tech workshops but also mentor training and custom professional development programs for companies that want to foster creative self-expression.