Tickets

Berlin

02–03.10.2025 / Join a vibrant community of 1.500+ curious creatives from across industries as they connect, collaborate, and draw inspiration from the best minds in creativity at the.
KLUB7 ART COLLECTIVE

HAPPENING KLUB7 is a collective working at the interface of fine and applied arts. Their works ranges from large scale murals to public site-specific performances.

DIAN WARSOSUMARTO

CREATIVE DIRECTION (AUT) Dian Warsosumarto is a Creative Director with 20+ years of experience building brands through strategy, storytelling, and culture.

Q&A with HUGO HOPPMANN

DESIGN (GER) Hugo Hoppmann is a distinguished designer and creative director celebrated for his work with elite clients.

HUGO HOPPMANN

DESIGN (GER) Hugo Hoppmann is a distinguished designer and creative director celebrated for his work with elite clients.

W+K AMSTERDAM

ADVERTISING (NED) W+K Amsterdam is a leading agency, creating impactful campaigns.

ERIK KESSELS

ADVERTISING & ART (NED) Erik Kessels is a Dutch graphic designer, advertising manager, editor, collector, exhibition curator and artist.

TUFTING BERLIN / CL STUDIO

HAPPENING Tufting Berlin / CL Studio is a creative studio independently led by artists Sungeun Claire Choi and Wonek Lee who became captivated by the tactile immediacy and expansive creative possibilities of tufting.

PRESENT OPEN STAGE

OPEN CALL Share your favourite unrealized project at Forward Festival 2025.

SNASK

DESIGN & ADVERTISING (SWE) A creative agency of misfit geniuses conquering the world through fine lookin’ design and real emotions.

PORTO ROCHA

DESIGN (US) New York-based PORTO ROCHA unites strategy and design to create impactful branding systems, products, and experiences.

ALICE ISAAC

COLLAGE ART (UK) Alice Isaac is a multimedia artist who fuses hand-collaged imagery with digital effects, blending surrealism, fashion, and vintage aesthetics into her distinctive style.

BAUGASM pres. by LTX STUDIO

DESIGN (ALB) Baugasm, the alias of Vasjen Katro, turned a passion for music into a bold daily design journey.

ANTHONY BURRILL

GRAPHIC ART (UK) Graphic artist Anthony Burrill masterfully blends simplicity with impactful analogue craftsmanship, delivering powerful and uplifting messages.

NICOLE MCLAUGHLIN

FASHION & DESIGN (US) Nicole McLaughlin is a New-York based designer with a focus on sustainability.

FOUND STUDIO

MOTION DESIGN (UK) Found crafts innovative, research-driven 3D visual content that captivates audiences through refined aesthetics and a fresh perspective.

RANDOM STUDIO

DESIGN (NED) Random Studio is an experience design studio based in Amsterdam and Paris, bridging the physical and digital in unexpected ways.

UNLOCKING MOTION: STORYTELLING WITH AI VIDEO pres. by LTX STUDIO

WORKSHOP In this session, you'll learn the fundamentals of crafting expressive camera movements, surreal transitions, and visually rich AI-generated sequences using LTX Studio.

STUDIO YUKIKO

BRAND & VISUAL STORYTELLING (GER) Studio Yukiko is a Berlin-based creative agency specialising in creative direction, art direction, brand strategy, concept generation and graphic design.

CONNECTED ARCHIVES

HAPPENING Connected Archives is opening the archive to you: dive into hundreds of carefully curated photographs and create your own visual moodboard, live on site.

THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOAT

SIDE EVENT Join Erik Kessels for a deep dive into the business side of creativity on a boat tour along the Spree river.

STUDIO HERRSTRÖM

BRAND DESIGN & MUSIC (AUT) Studio Herrström is a design studio dedicated to transforming the music industry through innovative branding.

SHORTEST AI FILM FESTIVAL BERLIN

SIDE EVENT The winners from our Shortest AI Film Festival are hitting the big screen!

Q&A WITH DELFINA CARMONA & MARINA MÓNACO IN COOPERATION WITH C/O BERLIN

PANEL TALK Delfina Carmona and Marina Mónaco share their experiences capturing the city for Berlin Views in a live Q&A in cooperation with C/O Berlin.

CHRIS KORE

DIGITAL (UKR) Chris Kore is a digital dreamer and multidisciplinary Ukrainian artist.

PRETENTIOUS ALCOHOLIC DISCUSSION

SIDE EVENT Join Snask for conversations on creativity, business, and everything in between!

CHEHAD ABDALLAH

VIDEO & DESIGN (LBN) Chehad Abdallah is a Lebanese-German artist working across graphic design, video, ill­ustra­tion and different forms of inter­vention.

ROSE PILKINGTON

3D & MOTION DESIGN (UK) London based Digital Artist Rose Pilkington specialises in experimental 3D illustration and motion.

LUNA MAURER

ART & DESIGN (NED) Luna Maurer is a mixed media designer and artist, lecturer, and author with a focus on digital technologies’ impact on daily life.

MARIO CARRILLO

MOTION DESIGN (MEX) Mario Carrillo is an artist with a profound interest in creating moving images to explore creativity, technology, and visual perception.

DAVID BENSKI

GRAPHIC DESIGN (GER) David Benski is a Berlin-based graphic designer known for his energetic and exploratory approach to design.

SARAH ILLENBERGER

ART & DESIGN (GER) Sarah Illenberger captures the poetry of everyday life in her objects and installations, blending art and design.

NATASHA JEN

DESIGN (US) Natasha Jen is an award-winning designer, educator, and partner at Pentagram.

STIG DE BLOCK

PHOTOGRAPHY (BEL) Stig De Block is a (fine-art) photographer who’s cultural referenced practice is inspired by heritage values.

FAN SHI

AI ART (FRA) Fan Shi calls herself the “accidental artist” who stumbled upon her true calling through a chance encounter with AI.

KOTO

CREATIVE STUDIO (GER) Fred North is the Creative Director at Koto, leading the Berlin studio and shaping global brands with creativity and clarity..

SARAH BORIS pres. by WDC 2026

ART & DESIGN (UK) Sarah Boris' practice encompasses sculpture, drawing, printmaking and design.

VLAD BOYKO

GRAPHIC DESIGN (UKR) Freelance designer Vlad Boyko explores his emotional landscape and the world around him through design.

THINGS TO DO IN BERLIN

CITY GUIDE Explore our curated guide through the city of Berlin, tailored for the creatively curious!

HELLOME

DESIGN (GER) HELLOME is an international creative studio defining contemporary culture.

PAPERCRAFT MAGIC WITH NOELIA LOZANO pres. by ADOBE

WORKSHOP We will dive into the fascinating world of handmade and tactile models and digital tools that will help us developing our process.

ARIEL LU pres. by HOUDINI

DIGITAL ART (TWN) Ariel Lu (呂亭葳) is a Berlin based Taiwanese artist and CG image maker.

DAVIDE BORTOT

MODERATION The Main Stage will be hosted by Davide Bortot from A Color Bright

SHORTEST AI FILM COMPETITION

OPEN CALL Make your most creative shortest film with LTX Studio and compete for $10.000 in prizes!

PETER SCHMIDT GROUP

Branding & Design (GER) Peter Schmidt Group is one of Germany’s most renowned brand and design agencies, known for shaping iconic identities across industries.

CREATIVE DIRECTION FOR AI

WORKSHOP In this workshop, we’ll explore workflows for creative direction with different levels of control on generative AI. To get the images you want.

LUCY HARDCASTLE

DIGITAL ART (UK) Lucy Hardcastle stands for sensual storytelling for a digital age.

KLADI pres. by ADOBE

GRAPHIC DESIGN (UK) Kladi is an award winning designer, visual strategist, author, and Senior Design Evangelist & Community Advocate at Adobe.

CLOSING PARTY @STUDIO IIII

SIDE EVENT We’re bringing the community together at Studio IIII for a night full of creative energy and visuals that’ll take over the whole club.

MARIO DOMINGOS pres. by HOUDINI

DIGITAL ART & MOTION DESIGN (PRT) Lisbon-born, Dublin-based Mario Domingos blends technical experimentation with artistic expression.

EMILY BISSET pres. by ADOBE

3D ART (UK) Emily Bisset is a digital artist specializing in Substance 3D.

SPELLS

AI & PUBLISHING (GER) A compendium of the most powerful image prompts, launching its second volume at Forward Festival.

INTERNATIONAL MAGIC

DIGITAL DESIGN (GER & UK) International Magic is a futurist design studio creating unseen digital experiences.

MARTIN LEBLANC pres. by FREEPIK

AI (SWE) Martin LeBlanc is CXO at Freepik and founder of Iconfinder.

CREATIVE LUNCH CLUB

SIDE EVENT Connect with other creatives while lunching!

MARCUS RENTSCH pres. by ADOBE

GRAPHIC DESIGN (GER) Marcus Rentsch is a graphic and logo designer who inspires the creative community through his video content and talks.

PABLO STANLEY pres. by LUMMI

DESIGN (MEX) Pablo Stanley is a Mexican designer, entrepreneur and co-founder of Lummi.

SPOTLIGHT YOUR IDEA

OPEN CALL Become a Speaker at Forward Festival 2025!

VOLUNTEERS WANTED

APPLY NOW! Join the Forward Festival team and help us make the event an unforgettable experience for everyone

FIND YOUR BFFFF

HAPPENING Meet like-minded creatives and build new connections & friends for a lifetime!

MOON EXHIBITION

HAPPENING The Moon Exhibition is a virtual gallery for any creative discipline you can imagine.

COMING SOON

STAY TUNED New program highlights are dropping regularly!

COMING SOON

STAY TUNED New program highlights are dropping regularly!

COMING SOON

STAY TUNED New program highlights are dropping regularly!

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