RADA ŠEŠIĆ

I have an idea! NOW WHAT?

During the workshop, participants will work with Rada Šešić, film director, lecturer in the field of film and curator who works on the reflection of projects at the international level, in Europe and Asia (IDFA, IFF Rotterdam, Sarajevo Film Festival, Kerala Film Festival, Doc Edge Kolkata). Through this unique research of creative documentary film, participants will process different film styles, as well as get to know the specifics of different festivals and markets and find answers to the following questions:

– I HAVE AN IDEA! NOW WHAT?

– WHAT do I want to say?

– HOW do I say that?

– Do HOW and WHAT correspond to each other?

– When I make a great, compelling film, how can I be noticed on an international level?

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INKA ACHTÉ

How to make a film fly

Films are a bit like kites. Sometimes they fly out to the world almost with no effort, and sometimes you have to help them along: run a little, or find a place with a more suitable weather.
At this lecture we will discuss some ideas and tips on how to make your film fly further and how to troubleshoot if it looks like it won’t fly.

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Vladimir Perović

Questioning the „Sacred Cows“ of Western Documentary Praxis

– Information, arguments and obviosity in a documentary. Any room for explanations!?

– Facts – the goal or the means? Documentaries and documents.

– Making Documentaries: Interpreting, Expressing and Denouncing Reality;

– Abandon the word, embrace the image!

Being documentarians, we are neither servants of reality nor impersonal carriers of images of reality to the screen. To us, the pictures are just the material. The documentary never means a mere reality, but always: to say, to express something apropos reality. To dig beneath the surface of the visible and palpable, in pursuit of another (higher) meaning. Making documentaries is not simply observing, but rather interpreting, expressing and denouncing reality, by revealing what it tries to conceal and others do not notice.

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Wouter Jansen

Festival strategy for documentaries

With plenty of film festivals out there and new ones popping up every day, it is easy to get lost trying to find the ones that suit your film (and you) best.

When and where to start whilst working on your film, what festivals to screen at in the beginning and what choices should you make after having your premiere? How do these choices impact your film’s career and how can you get the most out of your festival run? What are the possibilities for spreading and screening your film online? In this talk we will explain the best way to get your film out into the world.

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