IN/SITE/OUT ATHENS
Practical film workshop on the topic of “Emotional Geography” in essay film (as well as all documentary-experimental film formats) – in and out of Athens (Greece)
The masterclass workshop “IN/SITE/OUT ATHENS” under the direction of the acclaimed filmmaker Uli M Schueppel will introduce the participants to narrative methods and storytelling through “Emotional Geography” in essay films. During the workshop, the participants will be supervised in the development, research and shooting of their own personal projects on location in Athens and accompanied through the post-production. In the “IN/SITE/OUT ATHENS” workshop, participants will be given the opportunity to create short essay films on location that convey individual or collective approaches to site-specific themes/narratives in order to translate them into artistic, poetic, experimental film formats. These documentary film works ( max. length per participant 10min) can be realised as individual short films, artistic video installations, first sketches of a longer film project, or also in their combination with the projects of all participants as a feature-length film.
Schueppel understands the overarching workshop theme “Emotional Geography”, that he has developed in numerous essay films, (music-) documentaries and video installations as an audiovisual narrative concept, which, starting from urban places/sites, builds up a spatial and temporal experimental set-up. In interaction with bodies/people (humans & non-humans), stories (memories & imaginations), sounds/rhythms/structures, the site is transferred as a newly emerging “emotional landscape” from which (and not “over/about”!) any subjective, poetic narrative can begin…
“The central theme within Schueppel’s work remains one of seeking (in!) and moving through “Emotional Geographies”. Exploring cracks and fractures that allow imagination (poetry) and reality to communicate with each other to create a larger space of possibilities. Spiritual, emotional landscapes emerge in which new paradigms can take shape. In these fluid spaces, questions of humanity, togetherness and inner conflicts with the outside, are formulated differently than in the models of exclusion that prevail today in dealing with world/reality.”
Conditions of Participation
Participants are required to have basic technical knowledge of film/video production and post-production (editing/sound editing, etc). They use only their own equipment, i.e. video camera, sound recorder (if necessary), as well as editing facilities/PC & editing programmes should be available.
Applications
To apply send a maximum of 2 your own video works:
Michael Grieve at info@artfotomode.com
A jury including Uli M.Schueppel will select final successful applications.
Free Scholarship
AFM and HWF are offering one free scholarship for a filmmaker to participate under 30 years old. Final selection will be made by a jury.
Send applications to: info@artfotomode.com
Deadline: 01 July 2024
The scholarship does not include travel or accommodation.
This workshop is in collaboration with Hamburg Werkstatt Fotografie