Seminar - CINEMATOGRAPHY
COPENHAGEN-NOVEMBER 2006

A two day inspirational meeting between Danish and foreign cinematographers.

Panel participants are cinematographers that in their collaboration with the director have shown creativity and personal expression that is so evident - that we must meet them, talk with them and be mutually inspired.

The seminar should have the structure of a dialogue - with discussions, exchange of experience, explaining the explicit artistic choice - all together the cinematographic expression as pivotal point of departure.

The planners of the seminar will elaborate upon a series of questions, both of a more general content, but also on more specific issues with reference to technological developments within the film industry.

Taking as inspiration the oeuvre of a cinematographer, or single scenes of a film, or even a single frame - suggested by the planners of the seminar and by the invited panel cinematographers - the issues at debate would be:-

- the challenge of cinematography

- the personal expression

- the dialogue with the director

- are there national characteristics

- the discrete and the expressive

- style and genre

- are the technological developments restrictive or are they on the contrary

an unavoidable challenge entailing new creative possibilities

The seminar should thus have a con amore content, we will improvise - issues can surface while others are drowned, this dependent on the weighting and interest during the seminar - the inspiration of the moment should be the driving force.

We have invited César Charlone ABC, Uruguay (living in Brazil ),

Christian Berger AAC, Austria ,

Jan Weincke DFF, Denmark &

Anthony Dod Mantle DFF, BSC, Denmark/UK.

César Charlone has worked with, among others, Fernando Meirelles

on City of God ( Oscar nominated for best cinematography 2004, received the Golden Frog, Camerimage 2003), and The Constant Gardner (BAFTA nominated - best cinematography 2006)


Christian Berger has worked with, among others, Michael Haneke on  The Piano Player , 2001 (Grand Prix of the Jury - Cannes 2001), Caché , European Film Award 2005 - Best Film and nominated Best Cinematography).





Jan Weincke has collaborated with among others Nils Malmros, Bille August, Anders Refn and Arthur Penn. He has received numerous national and international awards.





Anthony Dod Mantle has collaborated with among others Thomas Vinterberg, Lars von Trier, Danny Boyle and Harmony Korine. Likewise he has received numerous national and international awards,

In 2003 he was awarded The European Film Award - Best cinematographer.



Andreas Fischer-Hansen DFF, has planned and moderates the seminar.

Former head of the Camera Dept. The National Film School of Denmark, presently President of IMAGO - The European Federation of Cinematographers and head of Camera Dept. Baltic Film and Media School , Tallinn University , Estonia.

The seminar is aimed for cinematographers, directors and producers.

The seminar will take place at The National Film School of Denmark, Copenhagen ,- November 11 & 12, 2006.

The seminar is organised by The Training Department.

The seminar will be held in our cinema Saturday November 11 from 10.00-18.00

Dinner at the school from 19.00-22.30

Sunday from 10.00-16.00

The participants fee is DKK 1.600 (EUR 215) - included lunch & dinner

Send an e-mail to: tso@filmskolen.dk

with name, address, profession, e-mail and phone number

If you have question don't hesitate contacting via my e-mail address or phone +45 32686591

Tina Sørensen
Head of Training Dept.