Moving Pictures - call for participation in a free filmmaking workshop
We kindly invite you to take part in a workshop called Moving Pictures at Kinoklub Zagreb during April and May, which will primarily focus on understanding migration through a personal perspective through 4 modules.
We kindly invite you to take part in a workshop called Moving Pictures at Kinoklub Zagreb during April and May, which will primarily focus on understanding migration through a personal perspective through 4 modules. In addition to the screening and analysis of films and a discussion, we will also offer participants a practical part of the workshop in which, with mentor support, they will make their own short films.
Our primary goal is to enable people who temporarily or permanently live in Zagreb to express their own experiences related to migration, using available media technologies such as smartphones and editing apps.
Our long-term goal is to connect migrants and members of the local community through interpersonal collaboration in preparing films, so that both sides could understand other perspectives and more closely analyze various ways that migration has shaped and continues to shape both individuals and the region more broadly.
No prior film knowledge is required for the workshop, just an announcement of your arrival (name, contact at radionice@kkz.hr). The workshop and screenings are free, and the equipment for filming and editing will be provided by Kinoklub Zagreb. The program will be held in English. The program will be hosted and mentored by Meghanne Barker, Karla Folnović, Bojan Mucko, Karla Crnčević, Petra Matić, Tibor Đurđev, Dalija Dozet.
Workshop topics and dates:
- Wednesday 2 April & Saturday 5 April / VIDEO DIARY module
- Wednesday 23 April & Saturday 25 April / RELATIONALITY module
- Wednesday 7 May & Saturday 10 May / CUSTOMS module
- Wednesday 14 May & Saturday 17 May / FOUND OR ARCHIVAL FOOTAGE module
- Intensive editing with mentoring on 23 May
- Screening of works on 24 May
Wednesday lectures are 6 - 8 PM, Saturdays are 10 AM - 4 PM
Screening of Works – May 24 / All Mentors and Participants
VIDEO DIARY / Home Movies
This module will encourage participants to consider how they can use their routine of daily video recordings on their phones to reveal an aspect of themselves, their emotions, or their everyday lives. It is inspired by experimental filmmakers such as Jonas Mekas and Vukica Đilas, who documented their daily lives for years and later edited them into narrative and poetic wholes. We will analyze how keeping a video diary can be beneficial not only in filmmaking but also in a broader social and political context.
For the practical part of the workshop, participants will be guided to establish a routine of recording their daily lives—for example, documenting a single day or recording something every hour within one day. Alternatively, they may use already recorded material, which they can enhance with newly filmed footage.
CUSTOMS
We will watch films that present local customs using various traditional or contemporary approaches to film presentation and storytelling. After the screening, we will discuss what constitutes a "custom" and what customs can reveal about cultural differences. Participants who are not from Zagreb will be encouraged to comment on customs they have observed or share traditions they seek to preserve from their own region and culture.
Participants will choose and record or find materials on a custom they personally find interesting or important. This module offers participants the opportunity to reflect on traditions or customs from "their" culture, while also allowing those who have recently arrived in Zagreb or Croatia to explore local culture from their unique perspective.
CONNECTION
This workshop focuses on documenting human relationships, whether long-distance or those possible in daily life. We will watch films about guest workers from the 1960s and 1970s who migrated from Yugoslavia to Western Europe as labor migrants, discussing how relationships formed through migration or maintained with those who remained in Yugoslavia are portrayed.
Using their phones, participants could depict their relationship with a specific friend or family member living abroad or in another part of the country. They may record face-to-face interactions or find creative ways to express their long-distance relationships through film. They can build upon the previous workshop by showing how relationships are established and maintained through shared rituals.
FOUND OR ARCHIVAL FOOTAGE
This module explores the use of private archives, including everything participants already have on their phones in the form of video, photo, or audio recordings, as well as films in the public domain. It connects to recent media research, which suggests that migrants often carry a "pocket archive" with them. Mobile phones today not only serve an instrumental role in helping migrants navigate their journeys but also store audiovisual memories that connect them to loved ones and places while documenting their travels.
Additionally, this module incorporates the "found footage" method using publicly available archives, allowing filmmakers to repurpose and transform the meanings of recordings made by others. We also assume that some local residents who have not migrated may possess personal archives of video recordings from periods of family migration in the 20th century, which can serve as rich material for creating a film narrative.
For the practical part of the workshop, we will focus on concept development and editing. Participants can edit footage they have filmed or collected over the four workshops, or they may bring archival material (from their phones, home movies, or publicly available archives such as YouTube) to shape it into a filmic form.
ABOUT THE MENTORS
Meghanne Barker
A linguist and visual anthropologist. She earned her PhD in anthropology from the University of Michigan, focusing on children's culture and puppet theater in Kazakhstan. She is currently researching film culture in former Yugoslavia. Meghanne teaches at the Department of Education, Practice, and Society at the Institute of Education at University College London. She has previously taught courses in social theory, media, and communication at UCL’s Institute of Education, the University of Chicago, and the London School of Economics.
Karla Folnović
In 2011, she enrolled in film editing at the Academy of Dramatic Art, later studying Sociology and Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Zagreb. She currently works as a script supervisor on feature films and as an editor of documentaries, feature films, and commissioned projects. Karla is a member of the Croatian Film Workers Association and SKIG (Studio for Creative Ideas Gunja), where she occasionally leads editing workshops for children. Since 2018, she has been a guest lecturer at VERN, teaching script supervision and film set work within the course "Editing and Editing Techniques."
Bojan Mucko
Graduated in Philosophy, Ethnology, and Cultural Anthropology from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (2013) and in Animated Film and New Media from the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb (2014). He completed the RESTART School of Documentary Film in 2015. As a researcher and project leader, he has collaborated with numerous civil society organizations (e.g., Association for Interdisciplinary and Intercultural Research, Shadow Casters, BLOK, GMK Gallery, PANGOLIN, POGON, SF:ius, Association of Croatian Architects, Zagreb Society of Architects, Croatian Association of Fine Artists, Croatian Designers Association, RADIONA) and museum institutions (Ethnographic Museum Zagreb, Ethnographic Museum of Istria, Varaždin City Museum). Since 2020, he has been a doctoral researcher at the Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Research. He was part of the project European Regime of Irregularized Migrations on the Periphery: From Ethnography to Conceptual Glossary (ERIM).
Karla Crnčević
A dramaturge and film worker exploring the politics of image and sound through various formats and production conditions. Her video works and films have been screened and awarded at both local and international festivals. She is one of the founders of the Unseen Festival, which focuses on revitalizing cinema spaces. Karla earned her degree in dramaturgy at the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb and continued her education at the EQZE school in San Sebastián.
Petra Matić
An artist, curator, and activist dedicated to cultural transformation, social justice, and anti-colonial practices. As the founder of Jutra, Petra integrates contemporary art with human rights and collaborates on projects such as the Museum of the Commons network L’Internationale at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Zagreb. Her work explores the history of the Non-Aligned Movement, emphasizing solidarity and collective action. She is currently developing the Archive of the Non-Aligned, a digital archive preserving the histories of African, Asian, and American diasporas in Croatia. Petra has exhibited at documenta fifteen, the Fotograf Festival in Prague, and the Ljubljana Design Biennale. She has been a fellow of The MuseumsLab and Global Cultural Relations and participated in residencies at Delfina Foundation, Gudskul, and Haus Der Kulturen Der Welt. She has curated programs for various Croatian museums and contributed to humanitarian efforts at the La Linière refugee camp in France.
Tibor Đurđev
A graduate student in Comparative Literature and Anthropology at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Zagreb, specializing in film studies, film theory, and criticism. An active member and executive board member of Kinoklub Zagreb, as well as a moderator of Film Evenings in Močvara and the Film Curriculum program. A member of the Croatian Society of Film Critics, Tibor writes for Hrvatski Filmski Ljetopis and contributes to the Filmoskop program on Croatian National Radio. He organizes screenings for elementary schools as part of the Seventh Continent program. His primary interest is Scandinavian cinema, which led him to complete an internship at the Institute for Art and Experimental Film FILMFORM in Stockholm. In addition to theory, he also directs short films at Kinoklub Zagreb, with his short documentary Turčini winning an award at the 15th edition of Gledalište.
Dalija Dozet is a director and screenwriter. She has designed, organized, and conducted more than 60 film education programs in collaboration with various associations and cultural institutions, such as the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, the Ministry of Culture and Media, the Agency for Education, Kinoklub Zagreb, the Croatian Film Association, the Academy of Arts and Culture in Osijek, Filmska Runda, Gallery VN, the Center for Autism, KC Travno, KC Maksimir, and associations Breza, Teatar to go, Praktikum, Seventh Continent, Bacači sjenki, etc. Since 2023, she has been the president of Kinoklub Zagreb.