Castello festival centre
Friday November 8: 9 - 11am
Saturday November 9: 9 - 11am
Sunday Novemer 10: 10 - 12am
The seminar will be in english.
It is recomended that you attend all three mornings if you sign up.
Silja Espolin Johnson is a film curator and Head of Kunstnernes Hus Kino in Oslo. She will host a three-day seminar during AMIFF 2024. The seminar will be structured around informal and open conversations inspired by this year's program and the festival title VÁLMMAS ON IT*. During the seminar, you will be invited to actively engage in group discussions on selected works and themes. You will meet some of the visiting artists, filmmakers and curators, and gain inspiration for further studies.
The seminar has three sessions spread over three mornings (Thursday to Sunday), with at least one guest who contributed to this year’s program invited to each session. In addition to discussions on specific works, we will explore and learn more about curatorial challenges, as well as the possibilities and challenges of the festival format. Participants can suggest topics and help shape the direction of the mornings. You are welcome to share reflections on your own work during the open conversations. Seminar participants will receive some reference material one week before the festival. No prior knowledge is required.
The seminar is aimed at artists, filmmakers, curators, writers, researchers, students, and others working with moving images. However, if you are simply curious, you are also warmly welcome.
*VÁLMMAS is a Sámi word meaning 'I am on the move, ready.' ON IT is an English phrase that means actively addressing a problem, as in: 'I'm on it!'
VÁLMMAS ON IT is an affirmative expression, meaning to be prepared for action and to act at the same time. The title serves as a starting point for a conversation about creating, thinking, and acting together in the here and now. The future is always in the present and carries our history." (excerpt from festival curator Kjetil Berge’s introduction. Read the complete curator text here.)