THU, 16th, SAT, 18th, MON, 20th, and TUE, 21 March
Lili Novy Club, Cankarjev dom
Documentary Filmmaking Marathon at DFF
The Creative Europe Slovenia (Motovila Institute) and Petra Pan Production are organising a series of lectures by renowned Slovenian and international filmmaking professionals.
Experiences, values, enchanting cinematic stories, ways of film viewing… these are the characteristic creative moments and pleasures of filmmaking. At the Documentary Film Festival we will share them with a group of acclaimed filmmakers: Jasna Krajinovič (Slovenia, Belgium), Petra Seliškar (Slovenia), Brand Ferro (Macedonia), Boris Mitić (Serbia) and Martichka Bozhilova (Bulgaria).
Applications by 15 March
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More information
www.ced-slovenia.eu and www.fdf.si
THU, 16 March, at 17.00
Why Is Documentary Film Not a News Story
Lecture
A documentary film is an artwork reflecting the filmmaker’s personal and even entirely intimate view on life that is being observed, a creative treatment of actuality. An analysis of documentary filmmaking procedures, from script and shooting to editing, discussing the various aspects of films by Jasna Krajinovič and a group of directors of her choosing.
Delivered in Slovenian
Jasna Krajinovič
A filmmaker whose documentaries are being screened at the DFF, Krajinovič decided to seek her professional fulfilment abroad. She graduated from the Institut National Supérieur des Arts du Spectacle (INSAS) in Brussels in 1999 and has since been filming in partnership with the acclaimed Dardenne brothers, who have also embarked on their careers as documentary filmmakers.
SAT, 18 March
At 16.00
My World Is Upside Down
Documentary film screening
At 17.30
The Art of Storytelling
Lecture
A well-told story has a powerful appeal. It opens new horizons and evokes special feelings, also that of gratitude that we were given the chance to hear and see these stories. Lecture by Petra Seliškar and Brand Ferro based on a documentary homage to the greatest Slovenian storyteller, Frane Milčinski - Ježek, My World Is Upside Down.
Delivered in Slovenian
Brand Ferro and Petra Seliškar
Internationally and regionally acknowledged creative duo with over fifteen international co-productions. In 2003 they founded the Petra Pan Film Production, which primarily produces and distributes documentary films. They’ve been running the Skopje MakeDox Festival since 2010, and have fostered development of documentary film in Slovenia through the Documentary Creative Collective.
MON, 20 March, at 16.00
Caricature of Documentary Film Industry
Lecture
Most filmmakers enter the world of documentary film unexpectedly and for an unforeseeable period of time, grappling with countless restrictions and limitations. Highly variable and unpredictable, the terms and conditions of documentary filmmaking is fraught with problems that even experienced directors have a hard time overcoming.
Boris Mitić
The lecture aims at giving an overview of Boris Mitić’s professional experiences and observations over the past decade. Self-taught Serbian filmmaker, producer and strategic chess player, Mitić will spice up his lecture with amusing anecdotes and imaginative graphic representations. His latest film, a documentary about nothing (In Praise of Nothing) is being made in brainstorming partnership with twelve international TV stations, an art centre and online platform and is supported by the Serbian Film Centre, The Croatian Audiovisual Center, IDFA Bertha Fund, The Center of Contemporary Art of Geneva, and Creative Europe MEDIA for TV-production. And that’s not all: the narrator of the story about nothing will be none other than – Iggy Pop.
Delivered in English
TUE, 21 March, at 16.00
Survival Manual for Documentary Filmmakers and Producers
Lecture
How to approach filmmaking if you’re coming from a country with limited or inexistent funding for excellent stories? How to ensure that your documentary film appeals to international audiences? How to make a local story universal? A multi award-winning documentary film producer will share expertise and give advice about surviving the current crisis in documentary filmmaking sector.
Delivered in English