About DocStudent HUB at Astra Film Festival 2024

DocStudent HUB is a new training program for film students, developed by National University of Theatre and Film "I.L. Caragiale" in Bucharest and Astra Film Festival, and is going to continue through Erasmus+ (BIP), the well established, 3 decade long practices of Astra Film Festival to attract generations students to be introduced to the documentary film community.

Participants – both students and teachers – will have the opportunity to take part in workshops, masterclasses, and practical activities in the fields of art, production, and documentary film distribution.

The professional training will consist of participation in masterclasses:

1. "Retelling stories: uses of archive in documentaries" by Ioana Grigore, Ana Vlad
2. "Using sound design to enhance storytelling in nonfiction film" by Ștefan Rucăreanu
3. "Collaborative anthropology in the digital age" by Michael Stewart

They will also participate as observers in the pitching sessions of the Doc Tank industry program. The practical component of the program focuses on exercising analysis, presentation, and public moderation skills, through Q&A sessions after the screenings of the films from the DocSchool competition section.

At this first edition, we are pleased to have students and faculty members from prestigious European universities joining us.

FAMU – Praga

Academy of Dramatic Art – Zagreb

Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre – Vilnius

Academy of Performing Arts – Bratislava

Tomas Bata University – Zlin

Universitatea Babeș-Bolyai – Cluj