Masterclasses & workshops

n Movie workshop CC De Kern

various ages

Want to get creative after the movie? After the screening, you can enjoy a paired workshop in CC de Kern's foyer. There are limited places available in these (free!) workshops, so make a reservation at the reception desk upon arrival. Arrive early, and have fun!

nMasterclass bioscoopology

4→6 / 6→9 / 9→12

Why do actors in silent films move around so funnily? What did the first explosion in a movie sound like? What would Batman be without a green screen? Are you a real film enthusiast and dying to experiment with tricks and tests? Then the brand-new masterclass Bioscoopology is probably right up your alley! Professor Anke Brouwers and film researcher Lennart Soberon take you on an adventurous journey through the history of film.

the masters Anke Brouwers is a film teacher at the School of Arts (HoGent), and freelance film journalist, editor and screenwriter. Her book about the silent film, Mooi zijn & zwijgen. De machtige vrouwen van het Amerikaanse stille scherm, was recently published by publishing company Vrijdag. Lennart Soberon is a postdoctoral film researcher at the Free University of Brussels (VUB) and film programmer of KASKcinema (HoGent). He did his PhD on the enemy image in the American action movie. He currently works on the themes of spatiality, migration and national borders. He is also the co-founder of the cinephile platform Kinoautomat in Ghent.

Movie workshop CC De Kern

Masterclass bioscoopology

Masterclass stop-monster lab

Masterclass the future show

nMasterclass stop-monster lab 4→6

What makes us all look different? Right. DNA! This is also true in the monster world! As a researcher in the stop-monster lab, you will discover that monsters can look cute or mean, have distinctive eyes, wild hair, or weird noses. Artist Elke Desutter demonstrates how you utilise the stop-motion technique and glow-in-the-dark-effect to make your own monster come to life.

the master Elke Desutter is a visual artist who lives and works in Bruges. In the last few years, she helped realise and curate projects such as Bokashi be, Inside/out, and Passion & Obsession. Individual projects like Donate Yourself and the Book of Bruises started from an archive of images of models who she recruits through open calls and photographs herself. Some of the themes she works on are objectification, censorship, pareidolias and the body. Her practice explores the literal objectification of the body by means of photo and video collages, installations and assemblies.

n Masterclass the future show 6→9

We are the inventors of the future. Are you excited to draw, craft, and build a whole new world in cardboard? We present our cutting-edge ideas and inventions in our one-of-a-kind ‘future show’!

the master Studio Kuurjeus A creative studio that likes to push back boundaries! They focus on design, and produce spatial, illustrative and graphic work. Experience, amazement and curiosity are dear to their hearts. They try to translate this into their own world and working method. Not averse to some challenges, they love concepts with a quip, and like to roll up their sleeves.

n 5-day Masterclass theatre film week

6→8

Look. Film. Edit. Animate. Play. During this five-day workshop, you and film & theatre makers can experiment with all kinds of audiovisual techniques. You will be immersed in camera angles, stop motion, light, sound, and projections. We will fuse these experiments to a theatrical whole at the moment of screening. With the camera, you can look, discover things, and capture pieces of the world. You will animate with it and make audiovisual collages. We will rummage through the boundaries of film and discover similarities to the theatre.

the masters Maï Calon is a filmmaker and illustrator. In her audiovisual work she often focuses on sound and rhythm. Maï graduated from KASK in 2018 with a master's degree in Audiovisual Arts-Animated Film. She is currently writing a new short film. She also leads a workshop at JEF, during which she inspires children and young people with film. Alex Akute is an multidisciplinary artist. The art forms that he practises most often are dancing, painting, and designing. He has always enjoyed caring for young people and creating an atmosphere where they can coexist with one another while maintaining their unique identities. This served him as a mobilisation agent to start Xray Community, a place where young people come together to share creativity and inspire positive growth under close guidance. Together with 15 young people and the help of the organisation Fameus Antwerpen, Alex has been able to create a space where new friendships, creativity, sharing and performance co-exist.

5-day Masterclass theatre film week

3-day Workshop making an action movie

Masterclass digital atoms

n 3-day Workshop making an action movie

8→12

A three-day workshop in which you film daring stunts and edit them into an exciting film. Write your own storyboard and experiment with techniques such as slow motion, reverse, timelapse, green key and sound effects. The action movie Captain Nova is the inspiration for this workshop. Action!

n Masterclass digital atoms 9→12

What do atoms look like? How do they relate to each other and to our environment? Can we develop alien atoms and make them roam the earth? Build your own 'digital atoms' with Studio.POC and bring them to life with AR—or augmented reality! We will distribute all these objects through space using QR codes, after which your parents, family and friends can go on an atom hunt. You can take your digital atom home with you after the masterclass. Your own Pokémon Go with atoms!

the masters Studio.POC creates exhibitions and installations in which art and technology play a crucial role. The creation process starts from an artistic idea or from technological research. The results are often multimedia performances breaking with traditional theatrical settings and trying to give the audience a special experience. Annelise Cerchedean is a graphic designer from Antwerp who focuses on printmaking and multimedia techniques, on the confrontation between the materialistic and the digital world. She studied Graphic Design at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, where she is currently studying for a Master's degree in Teaching.

n 3-day Masterclass studio mobile: digital moves 8→12

In studio mobile, an interactive mobile art studio, creations are realised through play. This time, as a workshop on dance and movement in times of technological

(r)evolution: Digital Moves. During this three-day workshop you will work with movement teacher Fée Roels, both unplugged and with innovative technological tools. We dance. We analyze. We draw. We choose. We name clichés and stigmas. Do we debunk them? Here you learn how mobile identity can be! Do we control the computer, or does it boss us around? Join us and discover your spot within a digital setting.

the master Fée Roels dances, but is also a dance and theatre teacher at Kopergietery and Larf! She was one of the founders of De Conventie. De Conventie has been organising dance and theatre workshops for children and young people for years and represents a combination of contemporary dance and dance fun, stimulating children to develop themselves through movements into self-aware and creative human beings.

n2-day Masterclass game jam

9→12 / 13→16

Always wanted to develop a game? Do you dream of meeting real game developers and making a game together? In this two-day workshop you will dive into the creation process of a game with developer Wim Wouters of Poppins & Wayne. You don't need to know basic coding for this masterclass, but we focus on game design and creating your own characters! We will challenge you at your own level.

the master Wim Wouters is a passionate game developer and co-founder of Poppins & Wayne. With the basic philosophy “When Story meets Technology, Imagination comes to Life”, Poppins & Wayne want to raise awareness and inspire people to a better future through innovative storytelling.

n Workshop Cabinets of wonder 9→12

During the Workshop Cabinets of wonder, schools get a glimpse of the fantasy world of four children. We get to know them through fragments from the documentary. Build your own cabinet of wonder, in real life and digitally.

2-day Masterclass game jam

4-day Masterclass Het Bos With VR glasses you will be completely absorbed in the stories of the children.

n 4-day Masterclass Het Bos 16+

Specifically for JEF festival 2022, Het Bos and Boslabs organise the youth film week from February 28 until March 3. Under the guidance of Manuel Janssens and Adams Mensah, the youngsters get the tools and the know-how to make their own film in four days and to show it on the closing night on March 5! They will choose their own scenario and select who will take on which role, both in front of and behind the camera.

the masters Manuel Janssens is an Antwerp-based director and cameraman. He studied film direction at the RITCS in Brussels. In 2013, he received his bachelor's degree with the horror short film Boules of Death and in 2015 his master's degree with the mythological Roof. Both films played at various film festivals. Manuel's short films are imbued with a surreal atmosphere in which the visual takes precedence over the narrative. He prefers to work with nonprofessional young actors and as a cameraman and videographer he worked for several cultural institutions. In addition, Manuel is in the process of starting up Cinedraries, a film club for Antwerp youth, in which he combines culture and creativity with guerrilla filmmaking. Adams Mensah is a self-taught artist. As a filmmaker, playwright, producer, actor, and curator, he has a voice of his own. He writes his own film and theatre work, and collaborates on the work of others in various roles. His work often departs from an autobiographical perspective and presents worldly stories in which various life questions are addressed, such as migration, North-South, bi-cultural roots, parent-child relationships, family and bureaucracy. In different languages he enters into the conversation about expectations and dreams. In recent years he has also been actively involved in mentoring young/new creators.