EFA Master Classes are courses on continuos training. They are held by highly acclaimed and internationally successful filmmakers who dedicate one week of intensive training to young talents coming from all over Europe, passing on their individual knowledge and personal experience which they gained throughout their careers. The content is especially tailored each time in co-operation with the Master according to his/her special interests. The courses concentrate more on the practical side of learning than on bare lecturing. At least half of the time is spend with hands-on training like shooting, live-rehearsals, (post-) production and the creation of visual effects.
Former EFA Master Classes:
2008 / Hervé Schneid:
AT THE CUTTING EDGE - The creative use of digital technology for editing
in the editing suite
2006 / Stefan Jarl
How the Creative Documentary Can Take Advantage
of the Digital Revolution in Camera Equipment
on the set (Picture: Benedikt Bothe)
2005 / Anthony Dod Mantle
Developing A Personal Visual Dictionary
filming in a pool (Picture: Andreas Böhmig)
2004 / Mike Figgis
How to Combine Vision And Craft And Make a Film in One Week
EFA Master Class 2004
2002 / Allan Starski
Mastering Visual Effects:
The Challenges of Combining Locations and CGI.
2002 / Michael Radford
The Soul of the Actor
2001 / Tsui Hark
Time For Hong Kong Action
1999 / Mike Newell
Creating A World For A Story
1997 / Marc Weigert
Action With Effects
1996 / Jan De Bont
Time For Action
Master Classes: Jan De Bont
1996 / André Delvaux
Interaction
1995 / Nikita Mikhalkov
Emotional Energetics
1995 / István Szabó & Tilda Swinton
Chekhov`s Close-Ups
1994 / Krzysztof Kieslowski
Six Actors In Search Of A Director
1993 / Jean-Jacques Annaud & Bernd Eichinger
A Bag Full Of Tricks: Marketing And Financing For Directors
And Screen-Writers
1993 / Henning Carlsen
The Technique Of Storytelling
1992 / Jiri Menzel
Anyone Can Make Art But You Have To Know How To Make
A Comedy