FRANCE / Candidate Call for two Ateliers Varan training sessions

The Ateliers Varan have launched candidate calls for two training sessions in documentary making which will start in September 2016.

• The first is a documentary-maker’s workshop entitled “Regards méditerranéens”, organized in Ajaccio from September 5^th to October 22^nd 2016. This workshop is for aspiring documentary directors from south-eastern France, Corsica and Mediterranean countries. During the 7-week course each participant will have the opportunity to make a documentary film, supervised by film-making teachers and professional editors. The workshop is subsidized by Afdas (Assurance Formation des Activités du Spectacle) in Marseille.

• The second session is a Professionnel Cinéma et Audiovisuel Masters 2 on the theme: “Independent documentaries with the Ateliers Varan”, and runs from November 21^st 2016 to February 25^th 2017 in the Cevennes, in Lasalle. Totally immersed in the subject, the students of this Master will each make a short film on a common theme, acquiring and developing the skills necessary to work as a professional documentary maker. Editing is supervised by professionals during this training co-organized with the University of Montpellier 3.

Les Ateliers Varan, created by the director Jean Rouch, have trained over 1,000 professionals over the last 36 years. Dedicated to documentary film-making, the school offers training and workshops throughout the year.

Click here to access all the information about the two training sessions.