This opening session sets the tone for the week ahead, introducing key themes, sharing what to expect, and bringing everyone together to start the workshop with energy, connection.

To kick off the plenary sessions of the workshop this session will give an overview of the 6 days to come and how we approach the online workshop situation. 

As technology has developed in the past years and keeps developing from here on, the knowledge on how to handle the workflow, the budget and the schedule is what is often lagging behind. Getting a better understanding of this and keeping the focus on the creative work is the goal for the days to come.

The post schedule is one of the 3 vital columns to manage post-production, together with the post budget & the workflow. In this session Neeltje will introduce rules of thumb for timing and go through the steps to take to get to a detailed post schedule.

The post-production budget tells the story of your project in financial terms. This session will go through the approach and principles of writing that story, in order to realize a balanced budget that will deliver on creative ambitions within project realities. This session is the third column to plan post-production, in addition to planning the workflow and scheduling the project. 

Sharing insights into our involvement and the values we bring to post production.

In this session, Miga will set the scene by looking at potential risks and opportunities of AI and Machine Learning. Outlining the various ethical and societal concerns that are good to keep in the back of your mind when researching or playing with new AI tools. Miga asks himself and the audience: Do we think we are heading towards a dystopian or utopian future with the path we are on? He challenges the audience to experiment with AI assisted technologies, while staying mindful of the various ethical concerns. 

"The post starts before the shoot“ has become a standard phrase at the workshop. In this plenary, Miga will explain the workflow and go through the entire process. Starting in pre-production when the format is decided and the camera is chosen, going through the process of testing and getting ready for production.

This session delves into the different aspects of sustainability and post production.

We explore themes such as: What are the aspects that make a "greener post production"? What are the most important measures we can take? What is the role of energy consumption? And what are the most important questions to ask as a producer or filmmaker, going into the post production phase of the project? (45min lecture, with a Q&A)" 

DIT's and Dailies: Preserving the Creative Intent

When moving from film to digital, we suddenly got a new job on-set; the DIT. Who or what did this person replace and what do they do for our production? How does the work of the DIT connect with the creation of dailies? And why are dailies so important in the first place? 

In this session the sound workflow will be discussed from two perspectives: A sound designer and a post supervisor to understand the different roles and how to collaborate on different topics. We will go through the sound team, turnovers, ADR, loop groups, Foley and especially the core of the creative sound design. 

This session will be a dialog between Roshi and Antoine about the realities of producing movies. Reserved only for producers. Both  will share their experiences, using some recent films as an example.

Unlock the world of music in film! This workshop supports producers to confidently navigate music rights from understanding the rights behind a song to licensing, contracts, fees, and finding the perfect track. Learn who you’ll collaborate with and how to make the most of those partnerships. Gain the know-how to bring music into your film smoothly and creatively at every stage of the production.

Pull back the curtain on the unseen professional who'll prepare your final cut for grading. Learn how enabling a Conform Artist to achieve their work in minutes (versus days or even weeks) turbocharges your project for finishing.

Now in the dark void of the grading suite, we'll shine a light on all the key players and go inside their mindsets. You'll discover how best to optimise the interplay of communication, creativity and grading days — to enable your colourist to extract the most visual value from your images.

Lastly in a post-credits twist, you'll uncover why the final day of grading can never give you that precious green light to race to the festival.

Katriel Schory has been a producer for many years before becoming the head of the Israel Film Fund. In that role he shaped co-productions all across Europe until retiring from the job in 2019. In this plenary he will speak about the different kinds of producers and how they approach projects. He will discuss the advantages and the disadvantages of co-productions, balancing overall budgets and freedom in decision making.

The VFX producer's perspective from inquiry to delivery.

These combined digital workflows sessions dive into finalising & delivering your project: what do you need (at minimum) to archive or exhibit your film, and why? Neeltje will give you handles on on how to negotiate deliverables and how to organise & be prepared for those final steps.

These combined digital workflows sessions dive into finalising & delivering your project: what do you need (at minimum) to archive or exhibit your film, and why? Neeltje will give you handles on on how to negotiate deliverables and how to organise & be prepared for those final steps.

Worried your precious footage might vanish into the digital void? This session tackles the essential question every producer and post production supervisor faces: what should you actually archive, and how do you do it without breaking the bank? We'll explore practical strategies for tailoring the archival approach to your specific rights situation. Since a lot of producers omit archiving material for themselves, even if they have (all) the rights to a film. Learn how to balance long-term data security with real-world budgets.

While the workshop focuses on best-practices and doing things in an ideal setup, this session will give some ideas and different approaches for projects on smaller budgets or micro budgets. All this with a strategy to not sacrifice the creative work or the standard of delivery that can be done, in case this is needed or a sale happens only at the end of a project.

A thrilling story deserves a rich visual world. But a 'Look' created after shooting can never reward audiences like one fostered from early development. Using a variety of examples, Edmond Laccon will demonstrate that its creative collaboration between HODs prior to the shoot that makes all the difference when creating worlds that audiences love to return to again and again.