Film directing course online – how to prepare your first film?
Tutor: Agnieszka Smoczynska
In a series of four meetings, the director will reveal the secrets of film directing, finding a subject and characters. Using her own experience – gained, ie. on the set of “The Lure” (Córki dancingu) or “Silent Twins” – she will also explain how to guide actors and working with the cinematographer, production designer and the rest of the crew. She will advise on how to present and defend your vision for the film. The director will advise on how to present and defend your vision for the film, tell you how to prepare your project presentations and pitch deck.
Participants will receive a certificate of completion at the end of the course.
Agnieszka Smoczyńska – graduated in Culture Studies and Directing from the Radio and Television Faculty of the University of Silesia in Katowice. Awarded numerous times for her short feature films. In 2015 she made her debut with The Lure which won her Best Debut at the Polish Film Festival in Gdynia and an Eagle award in the Discovery of the Year category, together with dozens of awards around the world, including in Porto, Sophia, Montreal, Vilnius and at the Sundance Film Festival where the film received a Special Award for its ‘unique vision and design’. She took part in the European Cinema: Ten Women Filmmakers to Watch programme. Winner of the Global Filmmaking Award funded by the Sundance Institute. Her second feature film, Fugue, had its premiere in Cannes as part of the prestigious Critics’ Week section. In theatre she made her debut with a holy-hop-dog musical Święta Kluska. Currently she is working on her English-language debut Silent Twins, starring Letitia Wright – distribution rights have been acquired by the Focus Features film studio.
Dofinansowano ze środków Ministra Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego pochodzących z Funduszu Promocji Kultury – państwowego funduszu celowego
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