OPEN CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
WORKSHOP “LABOUR IN A SINGLE SHOT” FOR EMERGING AND ESTABLISHED FILMMAKERS AND VIDEO ARTISTS IN ANKARA
Harun Farocki is considered as one of the most important representatives of German experimental and documentary film. This year would not only have been Harun Farocki’s 80th birthday, but July 30, 2024 also marks the tenth anniversary of his death. The Goethe-Institut Ankara in close collaboration with yermekân presents a series of events starting with the workshop “Labour in a Single Shot” and continuing with two talks which will be announced soon.Emerging and established filmmakers and video artists are invited to apply for participation in a workshop with instructors Antje Ehmann and Hazel Kılınç.
WORKSHOP DETAILS
Workshop dates: September 16 – October 4, 2024Application deadline: August 25, 2024
Topic: „Labour” in a single video sequence
Instructors: Antje Ehmann & Hazel Kılınç
“The task at hand is to present the topic “work” by means of a single video sequence; in other words, you will produce videos consisting of only one sequence. The topic is work: paid, unpaid, material or immaterial, traditional or entirely new work. This assignment formally introduces the foundations of filming, as you need to find out: When can we find a beginning and an end even if a repetitive process is being shown? Should the camera be moved or stand still? What is the best way to capture the choreography of a work process in a single sequence? Early films told us: Every detail of the mobile world is worth being documented and considered. And they had a fixed point of view, whereas today’s documentary film only too often presents sequence upon sequence because it is undecided.”
Harun Farocki/Antje Ehmann
REQUIREMENTS
All age groups and levels of expertise are welcome. Filmmakers, video artists, independent professionals of related disciplines such as art, architecture or urban studies, academic staff as well as advanced students are invited to apply. 20 individuals willing to travel to Ankara and explore the city during the workshop time will be selected
among applicants.
Selection criteria are creativity in film-making, ideas, engagement, and outstanding film results. The selection of the participants will be made by the instructors, after examining the proposals and, if necessary, organizing interviews with the applicants.
- Fluency in English (the workshop will be held in English)
- The applicant has either participated in a short film or a movie (as an actor or in the production process).
- Workshop attendance is free of charge. Participants will cover their own cost for travel, accommodations and meals.
- The participant agrees to attend all workshop sessions. Upon completion, participants will receive a certificate of attendance, and their film will be posted on the project’s website Labour-in-a-single-shot.net
- Only individual applications will be accepted – no group applications, please.
- The applicant may bring his/her own camera and equipment (HDTV or „full HD“ resolution 1920 x 1080 pixel, preferred PAL, 25p or 50i fps).
- The application form should be completed in English. If you are selected, your name will be published on the organizers’ website.
WORKSHOP & RESULTS
Methodology
At the beginning of the workshop, each participant will present a proposal that explains the specific type of work to be filmed and the manner of filming it in a single shot. The workshop will include theory as well as practical work. Days without scheduled sessions are reserved for research and filming individually or in groups. Exact schedules will be decided during the workshop. Participants will take on various assignments.
Exhibition of works
Selected films will be shown in museums and galleries in future international locations. Initial exhibits took place, among others, in Tel Aviv, Lisbon, Lodz, Bangalore, Mexico City, Montreal, Boston, Berlin, Venice, Seoul, Minsk, Barcelona, Madrid, Innsbruck, Munich and Marseille. Selected films from previous workshops can be accessed at the following sites: Labour-in-a-single-shot.net and Eine-einstellung-zur-arbeit.net
HOW TO APPLY
Please send the completed application form with all requested documents attached to the following e-mail address: yermekan.info@gmail.com Applications will be accepted until August 25, 2024.
ABOUT “LABOUR IN A SINGLE SHOT”
The workshop in Ankara is the continuation of a series of workshops held by German artists Harun Farocki and Antje Ehmann in 15 cities worldwide between 2011 and 2014: Sligo (Ireland), Lisbon (Portual), Bangalore (India), Geneva (Switzerland), Tel Aviv (Israel), Berlin (Germany), Cairo (Egypt), Rio de Janeiro (Brasil), Buenos Aires (Argentina), Lodz (Poland), Moscow (Russia), Hanoi (Vietnam), Boston (USA), Mexico City (Mexico), Johannesburg (South Africa), and Hangzhou (China).
Starting from 2017, further workshops were held in Vilnius (Lithuania), Marseille (France), and Chicago (USA) (co-directed by Antje Ehmann and filmmaker Eva Stotz), in Berlin (Germany), Warsaw (Poland) and Bucharest (Romania) (co-directed by Antje Ehmann and architect Luis Feduchi) and in Budapest (Hungary) (co-directed by Antje Ehmann and Asia Dér).