The Forward Festival 2025 opened last week in Berlin with this wonderfully austere exercise in tension and release from the crew at Found in London that “celebrates the blank page, a space both daunting and full of potential.”

From Found: “Guided by Forward’s motto, ‘Turn Ideas Into Action’, we set out to show that ideas alone are dormant energy, with momentum only coming from movement. As the film evolves, that potential bursts into motion with speed, energy, and unpredictability taking over. Ideas collide and spark, triggering chain reactions that grow into something entirely new, dynamic, and unstoppable.
 

“The sequence is a journey that embraces uncertainty, trusts instinct, and lets each spark ignite the next, hinting at the next transformation still to come.”

 
“The opening unfolds in deliberate slow motion, drawing out a sense of tension between sets of objects, charged with both attraction and antagonism. The sequence is a journey that embraces uncertainty, trusts instinct, and lets each spark ignite the next, hinting at the next transformation still to come.

“In the weeks leading up to the event, we created a series of teaser films to build suspense and anticipation. By withholding the full reveal, we turned the unveiling into a shared, high-impact moment, rewarding festival-goers with a unique experience.

“This was a truly blank page project for us. We pushed, tested, and challenged our own ideas throughout the R&D phase. Every scene called for sharp, instinctive decisions, anchored by process. In the end, the making of the sequence echoed its own message: trust the process, embrace the unknown, and turn possibility into reality.”
 
 

 
Client: Forward Festival

Production: Found

Audio: Echoic Audio