Although nowadays the perilous predominates in independent cinema, the education of our gaze still comes from those great creators of cinematographic forms who masterfully designed the art of mise-en-scène from calculation and control. The acceptance and integration of chance demarcates the author's domains in favour of a truth that transcends him and hopes to […]
In an increasingly difficult international audiovisual landscape, how to give birth to works, protect authors, be creative and effective intermediaries between creation and the creative economy. Producer. Jacques Bidou will discuss on new forms of creation and production based first of all on an ethical approach to the profession. A producer is someone who is […]
The documentary filmmaking profession involves long periods immersed in other people's lives, without fixed schedules or calendars. Documenting other people's lives means temporarily prioritizing the subject's life over one's own. We will address the intricacies of the filmmaker's family reconciliation during the various processes that range from writing to promoting a film, as well as […]
Synopsis A prayer in the form of a film, shot with a meditative camera that caresses over the beautiful Spanish landscape with an extraordinary textured soundscape to match. Inland succeeds in telling a vulnerable, vivid and sprawling story about the challenging present of a group of farmers in a remote yet beautiful village. But the […]
Based on his two films "The Legend of Time" and its sequel "Between Two Waters", Isaki Lacuesta will address the contract he establishes with the viewer between the documented and the fictional. He will also talk to us about technique: about the shooting, the editing, or how to organize a team: above all, the entire […]
Gaining access to a character's privacy is a key objective for any filmmaker. Achieving it involves sacrifices, virtues and dangers that are not always easy to manage. We will address key elements in the relationship between author and subject, such as fascination, emotional distance, perspective and protection. In addition to this access, we will raise […]
Synopsis The 60-year-old Nils has turned his back on society and has taken his refuge in a small wooden cabin in the mountains of Norway. Despite his attempt to distance himself from the world, Nils brought his cellphone and is confronted with his urge to have contact with others. This documentary describes and observes how […]
If I close my eyes and imagine a filmmaker, a figure appears with a tool in its hands. It’s a long stick, with a mesh at its end. And with it, he tries to catch the right shape, the butterfly, the image to say what it means, to share the idea, the story, the emotion […]
Nowadays, subjectivity is a primordial value in creative documentaries. This fact conditions the concept of reality and poses the limits that separate objective truth from the author's vision. We will address the different ways of capturing subjectivity on the screen, reflect on the writing of the documentary script and the points of view, and explore […]
Synopsis According to legend, “at the beginning of the world once again there was neither sand nor sea, neither soothing waves nor billowing meadows, neither playful winds nor sky, only a gaping abyss.” The nothingness receded, and there at the edge of the world Iceland emerged. A man and a woman traveled with their livestock […]
The session will address the possible distribution paths for a documentary film. What models are most convenient to give impact and path to our film? How can festival strategy anticipate a correct distribution of the documentary? We will study the resources, aids, and windows available to us in a complex distribution ecosystem, aggravated by the […]
Synopsis Ibrahim, Suleiman, Manar and Altayeb, lifelong friends for more than 45 years, left their homeland to study cinema abroad. After years of distance and exile, they meet again with the hope of making their old dream come true: to bring cinema to Sudan, a country where both its production and exhibition are forbidden. They […]
Synopsis Childhood friends Patricia and Heidi grew up in Cuba, where they both attended the Film Academy. Independently of each other, they fled the malaise and communist censorship of their homeland. Heidi ended up in Switzerland, Patricia in Spain. They had no contact for years. Now both 40, they seek a way to approach each […]
