EUROPEAN
DP MASTER CLASS
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This workshop will gather Directors of Photography and cinematographers from all over Europe to have the opportunity to share their experiences, discuss and explore the technical and creative challenges that a DP is faced with on daily basis as well as network and meet other professionals in the field. Much time is dedicated for discussions concerning industry choices and trends as well as the participants' personal career goals. For more information and registration - http://www.lenzflare.net/ . DAVID CLAESSEN ( Hollywood CA )
JAN WEINCKE, DFF ( Denmark )
ARIL WRETBLAD ( Sweden )
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With Director of Photography DAVID CLAESSEN from Hollywood
CA + special guests JAN WEINCKE from Denmark and ARIL WRETBLAD
from Sweden . 
Dutch DoP DAVID CLAESSEN has shot films for directors such
as Darren Grant (Diary of a Mad Black Woman), Julie Dash (The
Rosa Parks Story, Love Song), Doug Liman (Getting In), Marc
Chiat (Every Dog Has It's Day) winner of Koadak Achievement
Award for Best Cinematography, Edgardo Cozarinksky (haute Mer),
Rip Torn (The Telephone), and short films for Richard Sears
(A Evil Town, Winner of Best Short Film @ Cannes Film Festival
and Critic's Week NY Underground Film Festival, Laughinh Out
Loud, as well as Taco Bender). Also several commercials and
music videos for well-known artists (Britney Spears, Snoop
Dogg, Xzibit, Jay Z, Destiny's Child etc.) 
WEINCKE started working as camera assistant and commercial
photographer in 1967. In 1972 he did his first work as cinematographer
- leaving his camera assistant days behind in 1973. Since then
he has done more than 65 feature films. He has won a "Bodil
Award" (1983) for Kundskabens træ' & 'Zappa ; "Robert
Award" (1993) for Kærlighedens smerte ; "Robert
Award" (1994) for Sort høst ; "Robert Award" (1998)
for Barbara ; "Robert Award" nomination (2003) for At
kende sandheden ; New York International Independent Film & Video
Festival "Best Cinematography Documentary" (2005) for Karen
Blixen - Out of This World . He's currently involved in
a project called Kærestesorger (arbejdstitel)
( Crossed in Love (working title)), (2005-08) by
Nils Malmros. He has been a jury member and also DFF's chairman
(1980-1983; 2000-now). WEINCKE's personal space at DFF here
[ http://www.dff-dk.dk/dff/extuserpage44.aspx?EUID=53 ] 
WRETBLAD started working as second assistant camera in 1996,
climbing progressively to first assistant camera and steadicam
operator. Since 1999 he works as Cinematographer having completed
12 shoots (5 of them, film features). He has been collaborating
several times with awarded Lebanese director Josef Fares (living
in Sweden since 1977). WRETBLAD has recently won his first
award, a Guldbagge Award ( Sweden - 2006) by Zozo (2005)
directed by Josef Fares.