In collaboration with Sublab and AIxDESIGN, FilmForward is organizing a workshop and an interactive presentation on using AI in animation and storytelling. In the hands-on workshop ‘Animating AI Characters’, animator Fabian Mosele shows you how you can experiment with character design and the AI method ‘Stable Diffusion’. In this workshop, preconceived notions about design will […]
Read moreAfter the summer, FilmForward, in partnership with diversity consultant Winnie Roseval, is offering an updated training for film professionals called ‘Positionality Deep Dive’. This training was previously known as the three-day workshop ‘Meerstemmig Storytelling’, but based on valuable feedback from previous participants, it will continue under a new name and has been merged into an […]
Read moreCalling all film and music professionals! Do you believe that staying up-to-date with the latest developments in film law is crucial in the dynamic world of the film industry? Then, join us for the interactive workshop on Film Law, where attorney Gaico Bos will delve into recent legislative changes that strengthen the position of creators. […]
Read moreOn Sept. 19, FilmForward is hosting a brainstorming event that will collectively explore how to address inappropriate behaviour in its broadest sense – behavior that violates the personal boundaries, values, rights or safety of others. During this brainstorming session, we want to gather ideas on how to effectively address this problem and engage with cast […]
Read moreLEARN LIFE-SAVING SKILLS WITH OUR BHV TRAINING Safety on the shop floor or movie set is paramount, which is why it is essential to be well prepared for emergencies. Are you the person who can act appropriately in the event of an emergency and make a difference? Grab your chance now and join the BHV […]
Read moreIn April, FilmForward organized inspiring brainstorming sessions with various professionals to explore training and workshop needs. These sessions discussed in detail how the various professional groups can further develop and what role FilmForward can play in providing support. Present were representatives from a variety of disciplines, including camera, shooting direction, grip, set sound, directorial assistance, […]
Read moreFilmForward proudly present the participants of the Vrijplaats Residency 2023. Nine working professionals are set to work on their research question. The selection is a mix of filmmakers, digital and interdisciplinary artists and visual storytellers, with a diversity of experiences and backgrounds. The kick-off is on Tuesday 16 May in MACA, the playground for the […]
Read moreINTERVIEW CHERYL ASRUF Cheryl Asruf is an actress and starting filmmaker who participated in the third edition of de Vrijplaats residency. What appealed to you when you saw the call of de Vrijplaats? When I saw the call it ticked off a lot of boxes; the edition was about the children’s perspective and I am […]
Read moreFor the talent development program ‘Het Beloofde Land‘, FilmForward organizes a number of production workshops for the participating producers in February, March and April. The workshops are given by producers Rogier Kramer, Koji Nelissen and Ellen Havenith. During these workshops, the selected producers are updated on, among other things, the role, responsibilities and positioning of […]
Read moreTosca van der Weerden is an illustrator and took Meerstemmig Storytelling as an adjunct to her Next Talent track. By: Sabrina Sugiarto What was the reason you wanted to participate in this? As an illustrator, you tell stories with images, and all elements in images matter. When I was nominated for the Next Talent track, […]
Read moreStarting today, you can register for the fourth edition of de Vrijplaats! This year de Vrijplaats is dedicated to “Creating the Experience. To do this, we will look at everything that is currently happening outside the boundaries of film practice. How do you tell immersive stories for film, interactive, crossover (VR, AR and XR) and […]
Read moreThe awareness and knowledge about hair and make-up for colored skin is not yet sufficient on many film and television sets. To make the sector more inclusive and better meet the needs of cast and crew, FilmForward is developing a workshop ‘Black Hair and Make-Up’ in collaboration with Viola Sarkodee. This workshop is expected to […]
Read moreInterview with screen writer Jeanine Cronie about the Positionality training. by: Sabrina Sugiarto What was the reason you wanted to participate in this? I was selected for the Vrijplaats and the Positionality training was the first part of the program. During the training you will be given tools with which you can remove ‘shells’ and […]
Read moreFocusday for Dutch Talent – hosted by Dutch Talent Organisations Friday 27 January – IFFR 2023 During the 52nd edition of International Film Festival Rotterdam, IFFR Pro, ROSE Stories, FilmForward, New Producers Academy and Videoland Academy are organizing a focus day for Dutch talents. We would like to invite you to a screening of the […]
Read moreOn Monday 16 January 2023 it is time again for the sector-wide New Year’s reception in EYE. The drink is for everyone who works in the AV sector. You are welcome between 5:30 PM and 7:30 PM to toast the new year. Sign up via deze link.
Read moreVoor de deuren van de grote cinemazaal in Eye worden ansichtkaarten uitgereikt. Er staan vragen op gedrukt. Wat heb je nodig om je veilig te voelen in je dagelijkse werkomgeving? En op de andere zijde: Wat kun je doen om een veilige dagelijkse werkomgeving te creëren? De woorden klinken simpel, voor een onderwerp dat de […]
Read moreGrensoverschrijdend gedrag is een van de meest urgente onderwerpen in de Nederlandse av-sector. Van pesterijen tot discriminatie, intimidatie en ongewenste toespelingen. Wat is de structuur die daaraan ten grondslag ligt en hoe gaan we die veranderen? Hoe pakken we dat probleem aan op kantoor, op de set en tijdens industriegelegenheden? Kom op woensdagmiddag 30 november naar ‘NFF […]
Read moreDuring the Northern Film Festival on November 12, ‘Het Beloofde Land’ was launched, a development and production trajectory for filmmakers from the various regions in the Netherlands. This first (pilot) edition is for makers and/or stories that are rooted in the regions of Limburg, North Brabant, Drenthe-Friesland-Groningen. You can submit ideas for short and mid-length […]
Read moreWho in your organization and/or on the set is responsible for ER (emergency response)? Are there enough people with an official certificate for Emergency Response Officer? Are you participating, or do you know someone who needs an certificate? Or do you want to do a refresher course? On Monday evening January 23, FilmForward is organizing […]
Read moreFilmForward has launched a new tool for skills and talent development programs: Train-Up. TrainUp is a database for AV professionals who are looking for a workshop, training or masterclass. The tool offers an overview of one-off masterclasses, talks and lectures as well as multi-day training courses and long-term talent development processes. TrainUp also contains an […]
Read moreMirella Muroni took part in the Vrijplaats Residency 2021 – Positionality. Sabrina Sugiarto interviewed her about her experiences during the Vrijplaats and her new project ‘Attestation de Vita’, for which she has entered into a collaboration with Vrijplaats Residency participant Daniel Jacoby. Can you tell us something about your experience during the Vrijplaats Residency? The […]
Read moreDe Vrijplaats is FilmForward’s residency where film and AV makers conduct research to deepen their professional practice. This edition of the Vrijplaats has as an overarching theme Young Perspectives and is organized in collaboration with Cinekid. During the Vrijplaats, eight idiosyncratic and talented film and AV makers did research and were inspired by joint seminars […]
Read moreFilmForward was present at the Talentplein during the Netherlands Film Festival last September. AV-Professionals could ask questions about talent development, trajectories and organizations and about the AV-Agenda and Train-Up and the New Producers Academy. Take a look at the impression of this successful day here.
Read moreGeneration Inclusion, the talent program of ROSE stories, will start with a new edition this fall. Generation Inclusion is an inclusive community for the film and TV industry, which collaborates with, among others, Netflix, Disney+, Prime Video, BNNVARA, VPRO and various funds. Generation Inclusion wants to educate a new generation of film and television makers […]
Read moreOn Monday, September 26, FilmForward will be present at the Talentplein of the Netherlands Film Festival. The Stadsschouwburg Utrecht is being transformed into a place where new makers are a the centre. You can contact FilmForward with all your questions about talent development, processes and organizations and about the AV-Agenda and the new Train-Up website. […]
Read moreDuring the summer the participants of the FilmForward Vrijplaats Residency worked on their own research and in September we started the joint sessions again. The final presentations will take place on Thursday 20 October during the Cinekid Festival. In the coming period we will start with the joint DasArts feedback sessions led by Rogier Klomp. […]
Read moreOn Wednesday, July 6, FilmForward organized a meeting on the NDSM site for everyone who has been involved in the fundament of FilmForward and the partners with whom we have worked closely since then. The afternoon was devoted to the different ways there are to shape network organizations, with inspiring presentations by, among others, Farid […]
Read moreFive participants recently started the fellowship program of the new training program New Producers Academy in Rotterdam. Mirwais Sarwary, Emilia Lantink, Nizar El Manouzi, Madhiha Duynhouwer and Yordi Werkzam, led by a team of coaches, will focus on developing their professional and personal leadership skills through tutoring, master classes and guest lectures. The connecting factor […]
Read moreMarit van den Elshout has been appointed as the new director by the Board of FilmForward. As of September 1, 2022, she will take over the tasks of quartermasters Dana Linssen and Joost de Vries. With her national and international network and innovative vision on talent development, she will determine the further course of the […]
Read moreThe selection of the participants of FilmForward Vrijplaats Residency 2022 has been announced. Eight working professionals are selected to get started with their research question. The participants consist of a mix of screenwriters, video artists and program makers with a diversity of experiences and backgrounds. During the FilmForward Vrijplaats Residency – Young Perspectives they all […]
Read moreIn collaboration with Cinekid, FilmForward is organizing a new edition of the FilmForward Vrijplaats Residency, called ‘Young Perspectives’. The FilmForward Vrijplaats Residency is a residency in which you, as a working professional, are given free work and thinking space to conduct research that does not fit within existing development processes and to follow joint inspiration […]
Read moreBy Winnie Roseval Positionality has its roots in social and cultural anthropology and is the understanding that shows that who you are determines what you know about the world. The social and political context in which you were born determines the perspective you have on the world and how you deal with the people and […]
Read moreThis year FilmForward organized the second edition of the Vrijplaats. De Vrijplaats is a three-month residency for film and AV professionals that offers free work and thinking space to work on a research question that does not fit within the existing development trajectories. The theme of the FilmForward Vrijplaats 2021 is Positionality. In recent months, […]
Read moreOn November 17, the Dutch film Four Journeys by FilmForward Vrijplaats participant Louis Hothothot (Louis Yi Liu) opens the 34th edition of the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam. Four Journeys is a personal film about the destructive influence of the one-child policy introduced in 1979 on a Chinese family. Filmmaker Louis Hothothot (Louis Yi Liu) […]
Read moreThe new network organization Screen Talen NL was launched during the Professionals Conference of the Netherlands Film Festival on 28 September. Screen Talent NL is a new network of regional talent and production hubs that focuses on the interregional coordination, development and cooperation between the regional talent and production initiatives spread across the country. In […]
Read moreSabrina Sugiarto, manager diversity and inclusion at FilmForward, is currently working on creating an overview of filmmakers and crew members of color and their needs. At this moment Sabrina spoke to more than 60 makers and crew members. The talks Sabrina had with them made clear that there is a need to be more visible […]
Read moreThis week the AV-Agenda was launched, the place where all events for the audiovisual sector are announced. AV-Agenda.nl is an initiative of the Netherlands Film Festival (NFF), Netherlands Professional Association of Film and Television Makers (NBF) and FilmForward and is added and supplemented in collaboration with the many branch organizations and trade associations, so that […]
Read moreA new workshop will start on November 22th, 2021, for lineproducers, first AD’s and budgetcontrollers that want to push their skills and knowledge to an international level. ‘Owning The Plan’ is organized together with Production Value, with support of The Netherlands Film Fund and CFAP. At this moment two spots are open: one for a […]
Read moreHow do you cast color blind? When does cultural appropriation occur? Questions that were addressed during the second edition of the Multi-voice Storytelling workshop. Writers, directors and other industry professionals examined their positionality. The participants of the Multiple Voices -Inclusivity in Storytelling workshop agree on one thing: there are no unambiguous answers to these questions. […]
Read moreAre you a working professional in film and audiovisual media? Do you draw storyboards, or write scripts, compose film scores, develop games, play characters, or direct films, video clips or commercials? And have you participated in productions that have had a public screening or presentation? Then the FilmForward Vrijplaats Residency is for you! The FilmForward […]
Read moreGeneration Inclusion is a new talent development trajectory to make the media landscape more inclusive. To give a new generation of makers plenty of scope and make their voices heard, the sector has joined forces for Generation Inclusion, led by the production house and talent developer ROSE stories and in collaboration with FilmForward, various streamers, […]
Read moreThe audiovisual sector must be more diverse and inclusive! But how? The industry says: we can’t find the makers of color. That must come to an end once and for all. FilmForward is looking for individual makers and networks of color. What are your wishes, ideas and needs? How can we strengthen your creatorship? Filmmaker […]
Read moreOn Monday 15 March from 3:00 – 4:30 pm, FilmForward organized, in collaboration with the COVID-19 protocol working group, producer associations NAPA and NCP, and the DAFF, an online information session about working in times of corona and the COVID-19 protocol. The online program covers various topics related to the protocol and different professionals share […]
Read moreOne of the first workshops that FilmForward organized at the request of the film industry, formulated questions on diversity and inclusion in the industry and the stories we tell. The participants examined their own “positionality” and cleaned up the lens through which they look at the world. Diversity and inclusion are currently hot topics in […]
Read moreA table with a garden on it. In other words: a huge table with a mini garden on it. It is located in the middle of one of the studios at the Posta Sound for Picture in Amsterdam, which has been the home base of the FilmForward Vrijplaats Residency for about a month. That table […]
Read moreIn January the Post-Production Workshop will start on the technical, financial and creative aspects of post-production and the challenges of the international co-production environment. And in March a workshop will start for line producers, first ADs and budget controllers who want to take their knowledge and skills to an international level.
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