Introduction to Documentary Filmmaking SIBIU 20 – 24 October 2009 Tuesday - Saturday / 9 am - 5 pm (five days)
After the success of last year’s workshop in Sibiu, organized by the UCL - Anthropology Department and Marie Curie SocAnth, we would like to announce the Introductory Workshop on Documentary Filmmaking to be held at the Astra Film Sibiu.
This workshop is aimed at preparing social scientists to use digital film in their fieldwork. Each workshop provides a generic understanding of digital filmmaking in certain parts of the globe. There will be a particular concentration on hands-on teaching of film production techniques by our expert tutors Dr Michael Yorke, Dr Maarten Roos, and Dr Alison Kahn, who have made films professionally and for research purposes in many areas of the world.
OADF’s five-day intensive workshop will give you an OADF Certificate of proficiency in documentary filmmaking. By the end of the course you will have learned the basic skills to make a short documentary:
• for research purposes,
• as an AV addenda for a thesis or publication,
• for screening at a film festival,
• for internet distribution,
• for educational use,
You will complete four hands-on camera exercises, write and redraft a film proposal, shoot in teams on location in Sibiu and help us edit you rcollaborative efforts into a short 1-5 minute video, which you can take home on DVD. You will be aware of the ethical, financial, legal, and stylistic issues involved in representing other people. By viewing a variety of different socially relevant films, you will be aware of different genres and understand the style and approach relevant to your research work.
The participation fee is 1050 Ron, or 250€, which includes training and accommodation (Youth Hostel, 19-25 October) and meals (breakfast and lunch) for the participants. Those workshop participants who will decide to participate at the Astra Film Festival 2009 (26 october - 1 november) will have discount at the youth hostel accomodation during the period of the festival.
Deadline for application and payment of fees is15 September 2009Please note, that your application is valid only if you have payed the participation fee to the bank account of Astra Film, with the mention: Participation fee workshop October 2009.Fundatia Astra Film, BCR Balcescu, Sibiu, IBAN Ron RO10 RNCB 0232 0298 2782 0001, IBAN Eu RO80 RNCB 0232 0298 2782 0002
ASTRA FILM manages an extensive documentary film collection with public screening facilities. The ASTRA FILM archive started in 1990, and it has collected since thousands of documentaries produced in over 70 countries.
Due to our focus on the Eastern European and Romanian production, the ASTRA FILM archive holds a unique collection of documentaries documenting the issues of post-communism and transition in the region.
Fundatia Soros Romania lanseaza concursul de film de scurtmetraj Open Society Shorts. Deadline: 3 mai 2010
ASTRA FILM promovează documentarul românesc la UCLA Film and Television Archive din Los Angeles
