Experimental Film Workshop - Nisi Masa

The Experimental Film Workshop is organized by NISI MASA European Network of Young Cinema, in association with The CAN, Refresh Vision, Artidava, J’ai Bistrot, Carol 53 and DelaHaze FM between the 5^th and 14^th of December 2014. 

During the 10-day workshop, 30 young filmmakers from Argentina, Columbia, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania, Russia, Sweden, The Netherlands, United Kingdom and USA –  directors, cinematographers, editors, sound designers, visual artists, musicians, composers and performing artists, will be guided by tutors and will create short cinematic experiments that will premiere on the very last day of the festival.
 
The working method of the workshop is collaboration, reflection and sharing with fellow participants, with the aim of learning, exploring and developing creativity together, combining the principles of the international kino movement with film school exam frenzy.
 
This year’s edition approaches, encourages and supports the relationship between film, music, mapping and live performance, aiming to render obsolete the gap between the screen and the audience, by making the whole process a great interactive experience for all those involved.
 
Coordinators: Independent producer Dóra Nedeczky  (HU/UK) – NISI MASA Head of Film Lab, Copywriter Andra Gheorghiu (RO) – alumna of the workshop and co-founder of The CAN, and scriptwriter kino mermaid Sorina Diaconu (RO) – NISI MASA Advisory Board Member.

Tutors: Composer and photographer Sabina Ulubeanu – the co-artistic director of InnerSound New Arts Festival, director/writer/editor/VFX artist/video performer Adrian Manolescu – the director and curator of the itinerant psychedelic film & art festival Tripoteca, multimedia artist Adela Muntean – researcher of the intermedia and interdisciplinary nature of contemporary art and the sciences, electronic music pioneer and animation teacher Adrian Budrițan, aka Kubikmilk, AV performer, director and producer Monica Vlad and also a diverse community of Romanian artists and musicians, such as the experimental bands Poetrip and Abator Industries, who will host a series of shows based on improvisation, to keep the creative vibes at a maximum level. These shows and some of the workshop seminars are open for the public – please check their availability online with #nisiexperimentalbieff2014 or ask the closest snail on a razor/volunteer!

The previous editions of the workshop (November 2012 and December 2013) have brought together NISI MASA, BIEFF, The National University of Theatre and Film “I.L. Caragiale” (UNATC), Artidava, Radio GrooveOn, Carter Films, Cinelabs Romania and Hostel Doors as partners and supporters of the workshop. Also, the first edition (2012) was financed by the Media Programme of the European Union.

NISI MASA is a European network of 32 cinema associations, present in 28 countries. These associations consist of young professionals (aged 18-35), students and enthusiasts with a common cause – European cinema. Keep up with us: www.facebook.com/nisimasa, www.vimeo.com/nisimasa, www.twitter.com/nisimasanetwork.