Évènement à venir
- 16mm Creation - May 11, 2024 - May 12, 2024 - 10 am - 5 pm
- Inner and outer operation of the camera
- Functions and accessories
- Handling the camera – checking, preparing, cleaning and loading
- Exposure and use of a light meter
- Choice of film
- Choice of lenses
- Creative possibilities offered
- Broadcasting and distribution strategies - June 20, 2024 - 6 pm - 9 pm
- CALQ grant application - June 4, 2024 - 6 pm - 9 pm
- Resume (3 pages max)
- Director’s Notes (1 page)
- Synopsis (1 page)
- Budget (if applicable)
- Contact Printing (16mm color film) - June 1, 2024 - June 2, 2024 - 10 am - 5 pm
- Hand processing (Black & White negative film) - May 18, 2024 - 10 am - 5 pm
- Hand processing (Chromaflex) - June 15, 2024 - 10 am - 5 pm
- Image remix and deteriotation - June 29, 2024 - June 30, 2024 - 10 am - 5 pm
- Introduction to Audiovisual Performance - June 26, 2024 - 6 pm - 9 pm
- Introduction to Expanded Cinema - May 7, 2024 - 6 pm - 9 pm
- Introduction to the art of sound - May 6, 2024 - May 20, 2024 - 6 pm - 9 pm
- Monday, May 6th from 6pm to 9pm
- Monday, May 13th from 6pm to 9pm
- Monday, May 20th from 6pm to 9pm
- Introduction to the Optical Printer - May 14, 2024 - 6 pm - 9 pm
- Optical printing - May 25, 2024 - May 26, 2024 - 10 am - 5 pm
- On the first day of the workshop, participants will take part in test sessions, explore film selection and optical effects creation, including optical zooms, Super 8 blow-ups, masking, splits-screens and credits.
- On the second day, participants will put into practice what they learned the day before by making different sequences.
- Have followed the Introduction to the Optical Printer course
- Have autonomous practice on the optical printer
- Have already taken this course in previous years
11
May
12
May
16mm Creation
Workshop - Exploratory Cinema - Spring 2024
Date / Heure
11 May 2024 - 12 May 2024
10 am - 5 pm
Lieu
Main Film
2025 Rue Parthenais #301, Montréal, Quebec, H2K 3T2, Québec
With Erin Weisgerber
Member 240$ | Non-member 310$
Bolex cameras are lightweight, inexpensive and versatile. They are emblematic of independent cinema thanks to their simplicity. They are the ideal tool for learning to shoot on film while keeping creative control.
Throughout this workshop, you will learn how to manipulate the camera and master its specificities:
You will also learn how to prepare yourself for the realities of analog filming with some useful tools.
The cameras used during the workshop: Bolex RX-5 16mm and EBM Super 16mm
The price of the workshop includes technical tests on color film, development and scanning.
Documentation will be provided in English.
For any information, send an email to: services@mainfilm.qc.ca
Erin Weisgerber is a Tiohtià:ke/Montreal based artist who works with photochemical film to produce installations, performances and short films. She manipulates the photographic, chemical and material properties of film to transform the world framed by her camera, bringing about moving images that exist between figuration and abstraction, exterior vision and interior landscape. Weisgerber is a member of the Double Negative Collective, a group of moving image artists dedicated to creating and exhibiting experimental and avant-garde cinema and maintaining a self-managed artisanal film lab. Since 2019, she is a member of Jerusalem in My Heart, an audiovisual performance project, with Lebanese producer and musician Radwan Ghazi Moumneh.
20
Jun
Broadcasting and distribution strategies
Workshop - Exploratory Cinema - Spring 2024
Date / Heure
20 June 2024
6 pm - 9 pm
Lieu
Main Film
2025 Rue Parthenais #301, Montréal, Quebec, H2K 3T2, Québec
With Serge Abiaad (La Distributrice de Films)
Member $50 | Non-member $80
Discover the distribution strategy of experimental cinema. From self-distribution to festivals, markets, galleries, distributors and the web, the instructor will review the different stages of marketing, the essential promotional tools, the key players and the potential distribution venues, so that you will be able to implement a relevant methodology.
For any information, send an email to: services@mainfilm.qc.ca
Serge Abiaad
Serge Abiaad has taught film at the Université de Montréal and at Cégep Édouard-Montpetit. He is the executive director of La Distributrice de Films.
“La Distributrice de films considers that short films are not an exercise in emancipation or a springboard to feature films; they are neither a ceremonial hazing nor the stamp of a pass, because making a short film is already making cinema. La Distributrice de films is therefore committed, through the web, the big screen and the festival circuit, to participate in the promotion of Quebec cinema and filmmakers through a shorter format. ” www.ladistributrice.ca
4
Jun
CALQ grant application
Workshop - Exploratory Cinema - Spring 2024
Date / Heure
4 June 2024
6 pm - 9 pm
Lieu
Main Film
2025 Rue Parthenais #301, Montréal, Quebec, H2K 3T2, Québec
With Claudie Lévesque
Members $90 | Non-members $120
Cet atelier est un incontournable si vous prévoyez soumettre une demande de subvention au CALQ pour votre film expérimental. Les éléments essentiels à fournir dans votre demande relatifs à votre budget et au formulaire seront dévoilés ainsi que différentes stratégies afin d’optimiser votre demande.
Complété par une révision de votre demande en 2ème partie d’atelier, vous aurez toutes les informations nécessaires pour soumettre un dossier conforme !
This workshop is a must if you are planning to submit a grant application to CALQ for your experimental film. The essential elements to include in your application regarding your budget and the application form will be revealed as well as different strategies to optimize your application.
Completed by a review of your application in the second part of the workshop, you will have all the information you need to submit a compliant application!
The workshop will be given in French but questions may be asked in English.
Material to send before May 26th 2024:
For more information, please send an email to: services@mainfilm.qc.ca
Claudie Lévesque
Claudie Lévesque lives in Montreal and has been working in the media arts for over twenty years. She collaborates with several organizations and regularly sits on various film and video selection committees. In parallel, she pursues a career as a filmmaker. Her practice extends to experimental cinema and video art. Between 2005 and 2008, she took part in spontaneous creations (Montréal S8 and One Take S8) using her preferred film medium, Super 8. Here, she produced short films shot on location, including MAGIE BLANCHE (2005), starring her daughter. In the form of portraits or self-portraits, her works deal with intimate subjects involving herself or those close to her. She has made over a dozen short films, including an experimental documentary entitled MA FAMILLE EN 17 BOBINES (2011), which has been shown at numerous festivals (RIDM, Visions du Réel in Switzerland).
1
Jun
2
Jun
Contact Printing (16mm color film)
Workshop - Exploratory Cinema - Spring 2024
Date / Heure
1 June 2024 - 2 June 2024
10 am - 5 pm
Lieu
Main Film
2025 Rue Parthenais #301, Montréal, Quebec, H2K 3T2, Québec
With Théo Parent
Member $240 | Non-member $310
The contact printer is one of the most essential tools in the cinema, especially if you project your films on film. But this service is becoming increasingly rare and expensive.
In this workshop, Théo Parent will show you how to use a Steenbeck editing table as a color contact printer. Work will be done on color negative film to produce fine color prints, developing using the ECP process.
At the end of the workshop, you’ll be able to make your own color projection print!
For any information, send an email to: services@mainfilm.qc.ca
Théo Parent
Théo Parent is a Montreal based filmmaker. During his studies at the Mel Hoppenheim Film School, he developed an interest in analog-based film practices, which he insists on keeping up to date. Motivated by the discovery of unique aesthetic processes, he practices experimental cinema and navigates exploratory approaches to fiction and documentary. Versatile, he has experience in cinematography and directing, as well as in production, sound design and various experimental practices, such as hand-developing film. His most recent film, 117/323, was presented at the 40th Rendez-vous Québec cinéma. In 2022, he received support from the Canada Council for the Arts and the Conseil des arts et lettres du Québec to make his first hybrid short film (fiction/experimental), Les fougères prédatent les dinosaures.
18
May
Hand processing (Black & White negative film)
Workshop - Exploratory Cinema - Spring 2024
Date / Heure
18 May 2024
10 am - 5 pm
Lieu
Main Film
2025 Rue Parthenais #301, Montréal, Quebec, H2K 3T2, Québec
With Guillaume Vallée
Member $150 | Non-member $225
Hand processing allows the filmmakers unique control over the visual outcome of their film.
In this hands-on workshop, participants will learn which chemistries to use, developing recipes, the different ways to develop, and the basics of using a darkroom.
Participants are encouraged to bring their own exposed film to be developed during the workshop.
For any information, send an email to: services@mainfilm.qc.ca
Guillaume Vallée
Ⓒ Sarah Seené
Experimental filmmaker and video artist Guillaume Vallée graduated from Concordia University with a degree in animation and an MFA in Studio Arts – Film Production. He works with film (Super8, 16mm, 35mm), analog video (VHS, Hi8) and stereoscopic video (red/cyan anaglyph). He uses his multiple processes to produce short films, music videos, audiovisual performances and video design for theater, dance and the music scene. His experimental films and videos, distributed by Vidéographe, Light Cone and Winnipeg Film Group, have been shown at numerous festivals. As video designer for several musicians, his audiovisual collaborations have been presented at a multitude of events (Canada, United States, France, Italy, Austria, Spain, England, Japan). He has presented his work internationally at La Maison du Québec in Saint-Malo (France), Space Cell Lab (South Korea), filmkoop wien (Austria), and locally at Université de Montréal, Concordia University and Journées de la Culture.
15
Jun
Hand processing (Chromaflex)
Workshop - Exploratory Cinema - Spring 2024
Date / Heure
15 June 2024
10 am - 5 pm
Lieu
Main Film
2025 Rue Parthenais #301, Montréal, Quebec, H2K 3T2, Québec
With Théo Parent
Member $150 | Non-member $225
This workshop will take the participants step by step through a jazzy DIY 16mm film developing technique: Chromaflex.
This technique allows selectively controlled negative and positive colour and black and white images on the same strip of film. What’s more, the technique allows us to make these selection decisions in full light with the images visible right there in front of you. As well as engaging with a cool experimental film technique, this workshop is a great opportunity to learn in detail how colour developing works. Do this workshop and you would have no trouble doing DIY 16mm processing at home!
For any information, send an email to: services@mainfilm.qc.ca
Théo Parent
Théo Parent is a Montreal based filmmaker. During his studies at the Mel Hoppenheim Film School, he developed an interest in analog-based film practices, which he insists on keeping up to date. Motivated by the discovery of unique aesthetic processes, he practices experimental cinema and navigates exploratory approaches to fiction and documentary. Versatile, he has experience in cinematography and directing, as well as in production, sound design and various experimental practices, such as hand-developing film. His most recent film, 117/323, was presented at the 40th Rendez-vous Québec cinéma. In 2022, he received support from the Canada Council for the Arts and the Conseil des arts et lettres du Québec to make his first hybrid short film (fiction/experimental), Les fougères prédatent les dinosaures.
29
Jun
30
Jun
Image remix and deteriotation
Workshop - Exploratory Cinema - Spring 2024
Date / Heure
29 June 2024 - 30 June 2024
10 am - 5 pm
Lieu
Main Film
2025 Rue Parthenais #301, Montréal, Quebec, H2K 3T2, Québec
With Guillaume Vallée
Member $240 | Non-member $310
During this workshop you will be introduced to different techniques used in the creation of an experimental work.
Discover and test these processes, which stem from the same artistic gesture, and which give the medium a new meaning by questioning the cinematographic experience of the filmmaker as well as the spectator. The use of found footage as well as chemical deterioration techniques and direct work on film, whether remixed, scratched, washed out, colorized or buried, have crossed the ages and will be presented through examples and film excerpts.
Participants are encouraged to bring their own film to experiment on it.
For any information, send an email to: services@mainfilm.qc.ca
Guillaume Vallée
Ⓒ Sarah Seené
Experimental filmmaker and video artist Guillaume Vallée graduated from Concordia University with a degree in animation and an MFA in Studio Arts – Film Production. He works with film (Super8, 16mm, 35mm), analog video (VHS, Hi8) and stereoscopic video (red/cyan anaglyph). He uses his multiple processes to produce short films, music videos, audiovisual performances and video design for theater, dance and the music scene. His experimental films and videos, distributed by Vidéographe, Light Cone and Winnipeg Film Group, have been shown at numerous festivals. As video designer for several musicians, his audiovisual collaborations have been presented at a multitude of events (Canada, United States, France, Italy, Austria, Spain, England, Japan). He has presented his work internationally at La Maison du Québec in Saint-Malo (France), Space Cell Lab (South Korea), filmkoop wien (Austria), and locally at Université de Montréal, Concordia University and Journées de la Culture.
26
Jun
Introduction to Audiovisual Performance
Workshop - Exploratory Cinema - Spring 2024
Date / Heure
26 June 2024
6 pm - 9 pm
Lieu
Main Film
2025 Rue Parthenais #301, Montréal, Quebec, H2K 3T2, Québec
With Maxime Corbeil-Perron
Member $60 | Non-member $90
Beyond the movie theater, audiovisual works are now found in a variety of unusual environments.
During this theoretical workshop, the instructor will review the history and the different types of audiovisual performance practices. Supported by concrete examples, participants will discover new ways of creating and presenting works. Various devices and types of performance will be presented, including analog video and digital audio performance.
For any information, send an email to: services@mainfilm.qc.ca
Maxime Corbeil-Perron
ⓒ Ira Lacdao
Maxime Corbeil-Perron (he/him) is a Tiohtià:ke/Mooniyang/Montreal-based artist whose practice unfolds in a multiplicity of mediums: audiovisual performance, experimental cinema, electroacoustic composition, improvisation, sound art and installation. His recent works present an approach related to media archaeology, in which he seeks to establish relationships between obsolete media and contemporary technologies, in search of new aesthetic possibilities.
7
May
Introduction to Expanded Cinema
Workshop - Exploratory Cinema - Spring 2024
Date / Heure
7 May 2024
6 pm - 9 pm
Lieu
Main Film
2025 Rue Parthenais #301, Montréal, Quebec, H2K 3T2, Québec
With Samy Benammar
Single rate $30
Free of formal constraints and constantly evolving, experimental cinema can be difficult to define.
From the history of the genre to current practices, this theoretical and analytical workshop presents an in-depth portrait of the creative trends in experimental cinema. A selection of films and videos by emerging and established artists will be presented, followed by a group discussion.
For any information, send an email to: services@mainfilm.qc.ca
Samy Benammar
Samy Benammar is a Montreal-based artist and film critic. His work as a writer and filmmaker has developed as a form of experimentation around socio-political issues inherited from his Algerian and working-class origins. His films include kaua’i’o’o (2023), peugeot pulmonaire (2021) and sous-ex (2022). They have been shown in festivals across Canada and abroad, and are distributed by Winnipeg Film Group, Vidéographe and CFMDC. His writings can be read in magazines such as Hors Champs, 24 images and Panorama cinéma. He is also conducting a PhD in research and creation focusing on the Wilaya of Batna, Algeria, and colonial photography.
He listens to the bleating of the goat. No matter how domesticated, they remain unpredictable, and resist docility.
6
May
20
May
Introduction to the art of sound
Workshop - Exploratory Cinema - Spring 2024
Date / Heure
6 May 2024 - 20 May 2024
6 pm - 9 pm
Lieu
Main Film
2025 Rue Parthenais #301, Montréal, Quebec, H2K 3T2, Québec
With Ilyaa Ghafouri
Member $120 | Non-member $180
This theoretical and practical workshop explores the many bases of sound creation: sound recording, editing and audio-digital processes. The instructor will also introduce you to experimental sound design and editing based on his own work.
With exercises given every week, the workshop leads to the practical application of what you’ve learned between classes.
From Ambient to Acousmatic music, from Noise to cinematic sound design, the tools and processes covered will enable exploration of a multitude of different sound arts.
A must for artists wishing to tap into the infinite potential of sound to express themselves!
Detailed schedule :
Workshop is taught in French, but questions may be asked in English.
For any information, send an email to: services@mainfilm.qc.ca
To record audio content, Main Film offers 3 recorders for rent (for a rental fee*):
– 1 Digital recorder Samson Zoom H5N
– 2 Digital recorder Sound Device 702T
– 1 Digital recorder Sound Device MixPre 6
You are free to use your own equipment if you have one, or even to use a phone recorder if you’re in trouble. For all equipment rental questions at Main Film, you can contact Alexis or Théo at tech@mainfilm.qc.ca.
*Workshop participants will receive a preferential rate on their equipment needs in this context.
Ilyaa Ghafouri
© Godefroy Mosry
Ilyaa Ghafouri is a composer and sound designer for film and theater. A 2018 graduate of the Conservatoire de Musique de Montréal, his studies in experimental music focused on a hybrid approach. Pairing concrete sounds such as nature’s ambiences with instrumental sounds is at the heart of his approach. This allows him to draw from the sounds of the world around him to inspire his music. Composing for film, in conjunction with sound design, allows him to create coherent, thoughtful and unique soundscapes. Ilyaa takes advantage of every experience to perfect his craft.
14
May
Introduction to the Optical Printer
Workshop - Exploratory Cinema - Spring 2024
Date / Heure
14 May 2024
6 pm - 9 pm
Lieu
Main Film
2025 Rue Parthenais #301, Montréal, Quebec, H2K 3T2, Québec
With Erin Weisgerber
Members $30 | Non-members $50
Discover the coveted 16mm JK Optical Printer! This theoretical workshop will present and demystify this machine beloved by experimental filmmakers: its history, what it is used for, what can be done with it, examples of films that have used it, etc.
This course is accepted as a prerequisite to the workshop Optical printing.
For any information, send an email to: services@mainfilm.qc.ca
Erin Weisgerber is a Tiohtià:ke/Montreal based artist who works with photochemical film to produce installations, performances and short films. She manipulates the photographic, chemical and material properties of film to transform the world framed by her camera, bringing about moving images that exist between figuration and abstraction, exterior vision and interior landscape. Weisgerber is a member of the Double Negative Collective, a group of moving image artists dedicated to creating and exhibiting experimental and avant-garde cinema and maintaining a self-managed artisanal film lab. Since 2019, she is a member of Jerusalem in My Heart, an audiovisual performance project, with Lebanese producer and musician Radwan Ghazi Moumneh.
25
May
26
May
Optical printing
Workshop - Exploratory Cinema - Spring 2024
Date / Heure
25 May 2024 - 26 May 2024
10 am - 5 pm
Lieu
Main Film
2025 Rue Parthenais #301, Montréal, Quebec, H2K 3T2, Québec
With Erin Weisgerber
MANDATORY PRE-REQUISITE FOR THIS WORKSHOP (see below)
Members $240 | Non-members $310
The workshop fee includes film and processing chemicals.
In this hands-on workshop, participants learn how to operate the 16mm JK optical printer as well as the various techniques for creating special effects on film.
The images created will be developed by hand and will be the subject of a projection followed by a discussion.
MANDATORY PRE-REQUISITE FOR THIS WORKSHOP (at least 1 option):
The price of the workshop includes the film and the development chemicals.
For any information, send an email to: services@mainfilm.qc.ca
Erin Weisgerber is a Tiohtià:ke/Montreal based artist who works with photochemical film to produce installations, performances and short films. She manipulates the photographic, chemical and material properties of film to transform the world framed by her camera, bringing about moving images that exist between figuration and abstraction, exterior vision and interior landscape. Weisgerber is a member of the Double Negative Collective, a group of moving image artists dedicated to creating and exhibiting experimental and avant-garde cinema and maintaining a self-managed artisanal film lab. Since 2019, she is a member of Jerusalem in My Heart, an audiovisual performance project, with Lebanese producer and musician Radwan Ghazi Moumneh.