1- W O R K S H O P  – Film Analysis

This year, in addition to an exciting international film program with contributions to the question “What is Home?”, the “Return – International Film & Art Festival” offers its own workshop on film analysis in cooperation with the ACC Gallery and the Film Initiative of the Bauhaus University in Weimar.

The aim of the three-day workshop is to deal with psychological, dramaturgical and narrative effects of a film on a content-related and technical-artistic level and to write their own film analysis for one of the films presented at the festival. The resulting analyses will serve as a basis for the participants, as they will act as a separate jury to evaluate the films at the festival. 

Throughout the workshop, participants will receive professional support from Christian Koch, screenwriter and director of several award-winning short films. His filmography includes short films such as Der Graue Reiter(2018), A Christmas Carol (2020) and Lips & Tips (2021). He has also been running a small community cinema in Masserberg since 2009 and is the art director of Return – International Film & Art Festival 2022 in Weimar. 

The workshop will take place from 24.10. – 26.10.2022, daily between 13:00 and 17:00.

A workshop report and the best results of the workshop will be presented and exhibited at the festival.

Since the number of participants is very limited, please register as soon as possible at info@returniaf.de if you are interested in the workshop.

2-W O R K S H O P – Film Production

Are you interested in video and film production and would like to deepen your knowledge in a professional environment? 

Here you have the opportunity to realise your own project on the topic of “If there were no home, then…” in the professional NIVRE film studio during a free three-day workshop. 

The focus is on concept development, storyboard creation, introduction to lighting and image design, as well as studio technology and post-production. 

The workshop also offers you:

•       Shooting in a professional film studio, thanks to the cooperation with the Nivre Film & Studio GmbH
•       Professional guidance and support from Tina Wagner, professional photographer and cinematographer and Stefan Nacke,          filmmaker and founder of VideoHeadz
•       Intensive work on a project in a small group
•       Presentation and exhibition of the films made in the workshop at the festival

The workshop will take place from 24.10. – 26.10.2022, daily between 16:00 and 19:00 in cooperation with the NIVRE Filmstudio and the Film Initiative of the Bauhaus University in Weimar.

At the festival, the windows of the mon ami cinema will then be used as a projection screen for the films created and exhibited and presented there.

As the number of participants is limited to 8, please register as soon as possible at info@returniaf.de if you are interested in taking part in the workshop. We will also be happy to answer any questions you may have.

When registering, please also state whether you are a student of the Bauhaus University, what your expectations of the project are and tell us in a few sentences about your previous experience or your motivation. Previous experience in one or more of these areas is an advantage, but not a must for workshop participation!