7 – 13 September 2022
in London

Short Courses

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In just six weeks, led by filmmakers Katharine Round and Penny Woolcock, students will build the technical and analytical skills needed to complete their own documentary film project. Read More

Summer Film School (In-person)

May 30 — Jul 7

Open City Docs, 4th Floor, 40 Bernard Street, London, WC1N 1LE

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Directing for Television Short Course

Led by RTS Broadcast and Grierson-winning Executive Producer Katie Buchanan, this 8-week course will give you the knowledge needed for making documentary films for broadcast, online or theatrical release. Read More

Directing Documentaries for Broadcast & Theatrical Release (In-person)

Mar 6 — Mar 27

Open City Docs, 4th Floor, 40 Bernard Street, London, WC1N 1LE

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In just six weeks, led by filmmaker Katharine Round, students will build the technical and analytical skills needed to complete their own documentary film project. Read More

Summer Film School (In-person)

Jul 17 — Aug 25

Open City Docs, 4th Floor, 40 Bernard Street, London, WC1N 1LE

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Still from Agnes Varda's The Gleaners and I

For documentary filmmakers, film academics and non-fiction enthusiasts looking to further their approach and understanding of non-fiction cinema and its theoretical applications. Read More

Documentary Storytelling (Online)

Apr 25 — Jul 4

Online Distance Learning

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Radio Documentary Making Short Course

This course provides the basic skills needed to get out there and start recording and putting together an audio documentary, podcast or radio programme. Read More

Making Radio Documentary (Online)

Jun 28 — Jul 26

Distance Learning (Online)

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Led by curator, lecturer and writer Helen de Witt, this short course will investigate strategies of exploration and representation through experimental, ethnographic and documentary film. Read More

Experiments in Ethnographic and Documentary Film (Online)

May 16 — Jul 4

Online Distance Learning

Past Courses

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Archival Filmmaking Short Course

A new course for artists, filmmakers and scholars who are interested in how we engage with archives, cultural memory, and history through film, and in the creative strategies that can be used to produce ethical reworkings of materials associated with our troubled pasts. Read More

Politics and Poetics of Archival Filmmaking (Online)

Nov 15 — Dec 20

Online Distance Learning

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Documentary Ethics Short Course

Through a collective exploration of the moral boundaries of nonfiction film, this course will encourage you to question your beliefs, deepen your insights and (re-)position yourself as a documentary filmmaker. Read More

Documentary and Ethics (Online)

Nov 16 — Dec 14

Online Distance Learning

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Documentary Producing Short Course

Aimed at new and emerging documentary producers and directors, this 5-week online course provides a detailed overview of the whole pre-production process, from research, casting, proposal writing, and taster-tape making through to funding and pitching. Read More

Documentary Filmmaking: From Idea to Reality (Online)

Jan 9 — Feb 6

Online Distance Learning

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A four-week online course offering documentary filmmakers insights, practical tips and strategies for preparing their films for the festival circuit, sales and distribution. Read More

The Art of Industry: Festivals and Distribution (Online)

Feb 7 — Feb 28

Online Distance Learning

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Subjective Filmmaking Short Course

Challenging the notion that personal filmmaking is a move away from the journalistic and political, this short course will give you the tools to deeply consider (and reconsider) what a personal documentary can be. Read More

Personal Filmmaking: Reframed (Online)

Mar 7 — Mar 28

Online Distance Learning

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An online, practice-based course exploring the theories and applications of visual and public anthropology in the context of experimental multisensory storytelling. Read More

Multisensory Experimental Filmmaking (Online)

Mar 27 — May 15

Online Distance Learning

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anti-fascist

Utilising analysis, reflection and practical film exercises this course is aimed at filmmakers, artists, researchers and activists concerned with strategies for making anti-fascist, anti-racist, and anti-nationalist cinema. Read More

Anti-Fascist Cinema: Single Screen and Multi-Platform Approaches (Online)

Apr 13 — May 11

Online Distance Learning

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Game Engines Virtual Reality Short Course

An eight-week practical course designed for writers, directors, performers and creatives who wish to learn the basics of the Unity Game Engine as well as VR and 3D programming fundamentals to realise their story’s vision. Read More

Introduction to Game Engines for VR Storytellers (In-person)

Apr 18 — Jun 6

Open City Docs, 4th Floor, 40 Bernard Street, London, WC1N 1LE

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Aimed at those interested in furthering their understanding of critical filmmaking, this online course will explore the meaning and the legacy of the essay film, both from a historical and a contemporary perspective. Read More

The Essay Film as Critical Thought (Online)

Apr 18 — May 23

Online Distance Learning

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Writing Images Short Course

Explore the interdependent yet fragile relationship between words and cinematic images through a combination of writing workshops, exercises and feedback sessions. Read More

Writing Images: Unlocking Emotion on Film (Online)

Apr 19 — May 17

Online Distance Learning

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Challenging an anthropocentric and Western-centric perspective, this course will apply key Daoist concepts to fiction and nonfiction films in order to develop a sustainable approach to cinema. Read More

A Daoist Approach to Cinema & Filmmaking (In-Person)

Apr 19 — May 10

Open City Docs, 4th Floor, 40 Bernard Street, London, WC1N 1LE

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Documentary Foundations

A practical beginner course exploring the various ways documentary filmmakers can influence or shape how they represent a space, a character, or an idea. Read More

Documentary Foundations: Visualising the World (Online)

Apr 20 — Jun 1

Online Distance learning

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