Our work
What we do
FED Institute produces independent media, investigative journalism and cultural research at the intersection of heritage, power and memory.
Three ways we work
Our work takes three forms — documentary production, investigative journalism and cultural research. Each discipline informs the others. The result is media that is rigorously reported, cinematically told and historically grounded.
Documentary production
We are creating a multimedia project for a broad European audience. Our flagship project, Next Heritage TV, explores who owns Europe’s cultural heritage — castles, archives, works of art and landscapes that shape collective identity — and who decides what will be preserved, restored or forgotten.
Our video content will be shown in Belgium, the Netherlands, Austria and other countries. We work with a core team of directors, researchers and editors, and collaborate with public institutions and non-governmental organisations across Europe.
Investigative reporting
We apply the standards of long-form investigative journalism to questions of culture, heritage and institutional power. Our decade-long coverage of the Bilderberg Group and the World Economic Forum has produced findings reported by media across Europe.
We follow the evidence wherever it leads — into archives, boardrooms, government records and the spaces where cultural policy is made behind closed doors.
Research & publishing
Our research team works on the historical and political questions that underpin our journalism and filmmaking. We publish findings, present at conferences and collaborate with universities and cultural institutions across Europe.
Current research focuses on digital repatriation, the politics of monument removal, and the governance of European heritage institutions.
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How we work
Research first
Every project begins with deep archival and field research. We don't start filming or reporting until we understand the story.
Independent editorial line
No funder, broadcaster or institution controls our editorial decisions. We report what we find.
Long-form storytelling
We take the time a story needs — months or years of reporting, not days. Heritage questions unfold slowly.
Broad distribution
We work to reach the widest possible audience — through public television, online platforms and public events.
Collaborate with us
We work with broadcasters, cultural institutions, universities and independent journalists. If you have a project in mind, we'd like to hear about it.