We are so excited to announce that for the first time in our film festival’s history we will be hosting Daytime Events, which will take place on campus in LIB-72 (Library Building) and include Daytime Screenings of Image Arts student work and a series of 8 industry panels featuring established filmmakers. We hope to see you there!

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9:00AM – 10:00AM

Micro-budget First Features: Quickening

Deep dive into the creative process of developing a micro-budget feature film, from script to screen with Haya Waseem and her debut film Quickening.

10:30AM – 11:30AM

Masterclass: In Conversation with Sophy Romvari

Explore the art of personal filmmaking with Sophy Romvari. In this masterclass, we discuss the narrative style of her short films and her methods of creativity and production.

12:30PM – 1:30PM

The Magic of Visual Storytelling: Cinematography

Discover the power of light in building worlds and shaping perspectives. We talk to Catherine Lutes, Ann Tipper, and Mat Barkley, three contemporary masters of cinematography.

1:45PM – 2:45PM

Grads in Commercial World

Learn how to forge a path and navigate the challenges as an emerging artists as we speak to Andrew De Zen and Sagi Kahane-Rapport, two filmmakers in the commercial world.

3:00PM – 5:00PM

DAYTIME SCREENINGS: Come watch the wonderful films created by IMA students outside of the 4th-year thesis cohort! In this 2-hour block, we will be watching the “COMING TOGETHER” programme followed by “LOVE ON THE BRAIN” programme (descriptions below).

COMING TOGETHER PROGRAMME

This programme explores the themes of coming together and family through observations of the events that shape us, what brings us together and how food and art bond us as individuals.

LOVE ON THE BRAIN PROGRAMME

Sequenced in the order of a relationship—the inception, falling in love, and falling out of love—the shorts in this programme observes the fragile nature of relationships and love, and the difficult and sometimes silly choices we must make with our hearts.