film campus innsbruck 2024
edition DIAMETRALE
From February 28 – March 3, 2024, twelve selected talents immersed themselves in the Film Campus edition DIAMETRALE. Through workshops, seminars and networking events, the participants were able to gain valuable insights into several aspects of the film industry, deepen their knowledge and skills and obtain feedback for their own projects.
experts
Arman T. Riahi was born in Iran in 1981 and grew up in Vienna. He studied media technologyand worked as a graphic and screen designer in London and Vienna. Riahi has been workingas a director and screenwriter since 2005. He became known for his feature flm debut THE MIGRANTIGEN (audience award at the Max Ophüls Film Festival 2017) and FUCHS IM BAU (three prizes at the 42nd Max Ophüls Film Festival).
Christian Stanzel is an Innsbruck based VFX Artist and Supervisor, with 20 years of experience in visual effects both in domestic and international movie productions. Coming from a 3D modeling and lightning TD background he switched to compositing after waiting way too long for his renderings. Nowadays he is trying to gain more and more experience in realtime rendering, game engine based technology and the bright ’n shiny new AI powered tools.
A short overview of all possible uses of AI and AI powered tools in the VFX industry. An outlook on future development as far as its possible in the current state of the technology and the development speed. An Q&A based approach on what can VFX archive, how to do that and what are the benefits of having VFX in movies, the obvious ones and the not so visible ones.
Magdalena Salner is an Austrian video artist. After graduating from the University of Applied Arts Vienna, she co-founded with Manuel Baumer the collective F.A.T., focusing on time-based art across disciplines. Her artistic journey involves pushing the boundaries of moving images through experimental formats. Her works have been shown at festivals and exhibitions across Europe.
In her workshop, Magdalena Salner provides a glimpse into her current project, „Arkana – a virtual Tarot“, where she utilizes 360° video recordings to create an interactive VR experience. Participants will gain insights into the technical aspects of 360° videos, the necessary camera equipment, key considerations for filming, the post-production workflow, and material editing leading to finalization. Magdalena’s workshop provides a comprehensive exploration of the intersection between art and technology in the realm of immersive storytelling.
Marija Milovanovic is a cultural manager and curator based in Vienna (Austria). Since 2008 she’s is working for Vienna Shorts, Austrias only Oscar® qualifying film festival where she’s co-head of the international competition Fiction & Documentary. In 2018 she co-founded LEMONADE FILMS, a film festival distribution agency for Austrian short films and mixed media projects. Since 2021 she’s festival director of the Video & Filmtage, the youth film festival in Vienna and she joined the selection committee of Berlinale Generation (short film section).
After the demanding task of making a film, facing the question of how to distribute it can be even more challenging to overcome for filmmakers. In addition to the thousands of festivals that already exist and numerous others that are newly established every year, it is difficult to find your way around. Premiere requirements and VOD releases don’t make it any easier. How can you manage your film – and your expectations – in these uncharted waters? A festival strategy can help to find the right festivals for your film and make distribution easier. In this session a step-by-step guide and best practice examples will hopefully help and make the path to festival glory a little bit clearer.
Norbert Pfaffenbichler (*1967, Austria) studied at the University of Applied Arts; artist, filmmaker and curator; numerous participations in festivals and exhibitions.
The Austrian filmmaker Norbert Pfaffenbichler presents examples of his works from the last three decades. He talks about the concepts and the aesthetics of his experimental films but also about the production conditions. He also provides insights into the reality of film production and distribution of non-commercial films in Austria.
feedback
talents
Alexandro Huber
Alisa Verbina
Andre Costa
Daria Vorobeva
Esther Kreiner
Jonathan Bugiel
Louisa Weichmann
Miriam Gurguta
Neja Rakušček
Sara Trawöger
William O’Keeffe
gallery
thanks
Stadt Innsbruck, Land Tirol, VdFS – Verwertungsgesellschaft der Filmschaffenden, FAMA – Fachverband der Film- und Musikwirtschaft, Peter Paul Mölk und Julia Zraunig von Innsbruck Tourismus, Johannes Köck und Angelika Pagitz von Cine Tirol Film Commission, Roland Teichmann vom ÖFI – Österreichisches Filminstitut, Markus Schennach vom Stadtteiltreff Wilten, Julian Schöpf von Brennpunkt Coffee, IDM Film Commission Südtirol für die Kooperationsmöglichkeiten, Heval Özkan und Futterkutter für Catering, TKI – Tiroler Kulturinitiativen, Daniel Jarosch und Dino Bossnini für die schönen Fotos. Besonderen Dank gilt unseren Expert*innen und Teilnehmenden und nicht zuletzt Evelin Stark und Christoph Fintl für reibungslose Übergabe des film campus innsbruck <3
