14 Feb Directing actors & staging
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Directing actors & staging
Workshop - Fiction - Winter 2026
Saturday February 14, 2026 - Sunday February 15, 2026
10 am - 5 pm
Main Film Atelier
2025 Rue Parthenais #304-A, Montréal, Quebec, H2K 3T2
With Amélie Tremblay (from Nemesis Films)
Member 160$ | Non-member 225$
This workshop offers a rare opportunity to get behind-the-scenes insight into the work between directors and their actors.
From the crucial choice of casting, to work on the set, to table rehearsals, Kristina Wagenbauer will let you explore all the steps involved in directing actors. Using concrete examples from her films, she will show you how to get the best out of your actors. You’ll develop your ability to communicate your intentions to the actors and translate them into framing.
Actors will be present for the practical part of staging and directing
The workshop will be given in French but questions may be asked in English.
For more information, please send an email to: services@mainfilm.qc.ca .
Kristina Wagenbauer is a Canadian screenwriter and director of Russian and Swiss descent. After writing and directing several festival-winning shorts, she co-wrote and directed her first feature film, Sashinka, financed by Telefilm Canada’s Talent in Sight fund. Her films have been selected for 100+ festivals, including the Locarno Festival, the Oberhausen Festival, the Festival du nouveau cinéma and the Seattle International Film Festival. Noted for her sensitivity, offbeat humor and excellent directing, Kristina Wagenbauer’s work has won numerous awards. In 2021, in parallel with the release of her documentary film, Babushka, in competition at RIDM, Kristina will travel to Switzerland to shoot episodes of the series Avoir l’âge for RTS. She is currently developing Superluminal, a feature-length fiction film produced by Art&Essai, as well as several other fiction and documentary projects.
Our fiction cycle continues all winter! See the full schedule here.