#DocSafe is a collaborative initiative that aims to raise questions, research answers, raise awareness, advocate and ultimately create recommendations and best practices for the documentary industry about ways to make our shared space(s) safer for all. #DocSafe aims to reduce and eliminate harm, whether related to all forms of harassment, oppression and discrimination, abuse of power, ethical concerns, curatorial practices or the various aspects of safety.

Marion Schmidt is a cultural manager, consultant, and facilitator committed to building more equitable, safer, and collaborative environments across film, culture, and the NGO sector. She advises the DW Akademie's Film department, works internationally with film markets, festivals, and organisations as a strategic consultant, curator, and mentor, and leads the #DocSafe initiative, advocating for safer working conditions in the documentary field and beyond. Marion loves bringing people together and believes in the need for structural change, striving in her cultural practice to create spaces for critical interaction. Marion recently became a certified systemic integrative coach and is co-founder and a board member of the Documentary Association of Europe, sits on the board of NAAS | Network for Independent Arab Screens, and is an active member of the Palestine Film Institute, where she consults on the newly launched Palestine Film Fund.