Luxembourg

Dominique Santana is a Luxembourg-Brazilian researcher, director and transmedia storyteller based in Luxembourg. As a creative filmmaker and public historian specialised in digital media and immersive storytelling, Dominique has been inventively bridging the gap between the creative worlds of filmmaking, transmedia storytelling and historical narratives, as with her recent transmedia documentary project “A Colônia Luxemburguesa” (2022). Her work has been selected to international festivals such as Sheffield DocFest and Sunny Side of the Doc.

Dominique holds a Ph.D in History from the University of Luxembourg’s Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C2DH), specialised in Transmedia Storytelling and Digital Public History. She holds a bachelor’s degree from the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) and a master’s degree from the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, both in History and Art History. Besides her academic and filmmaking activities, Dominique also has 3 years of experience in local TV broadcasting.

Dominique Santana is currently employed at the University of Luxembourg (C2DH) as a postdoctoral researcher, where she is leading the transmedia project "Radio Luxembourg – The Station that changed our World" – a project funded by the Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR), Film Fund Luxembourg, Canada Media Fund and Oeuvre.