Fortunoff/ERIAC Fellowship
ERIAC and the Fortunoff Archive have joined forces to support the preservation of crucial historical testimonies. In commemoration of the International Roma Holocaust Remembrance Day on August 2, ERIAC, in collaboration with the Fortunoff Archive, is pleased to announce a mini-grant program. This initiative aims to support translators and creative projects in the study of testimonies from Roma and Sinti survivors of the Holocaust.
Current Fellows
Marija EnverFortunoff/ERIAC Fellowship 2025
Marija Enver, an emerging scholar, activist, and Bosnian Roma community advocate, has been awarded the Academic Fellowship for her project Hidden Courage: Roma Resistance and Survival in the Holocaust. Her research aims to recover and amplify overlooked narratives of Roma resistance, challenging persistent misconceptions that frame Roma victimhood as passive.
Lisa SmithFortunoff/ERIAC Fellowship 2025
Lisa Smith is a British Romani filmmaker whose work is rooted in international collaboration across the UK, Germany, and beyond. She served as creative producer for the animated documentary series People Can Die Twice (2022), now part of the permanent exhibition at the Memorial to the Murdered Sinti and Roma of Europe in Berlin. From 2021 to 2024, she curated the International Festival of Romani Film AKE DIKHEA? in Berlin. In 2023, she founded Patrin Films, producing acclaimed works including The Angry Bird (2025), winner of the Netflix Documentary Talent Fund and nominated for Best Short Documentary at the Raindance Film Festival, and The Earth Beneath Margaret’s Feet (2025), made in collaboration with Ffilm Cymru Wales, the BFI NETWORK, and BBC Wales. She is a Research Associate with the Critical Film and Image Hub at Heidelberg University and a member of the European Film Academy.