Make your movie
in 5 weeks
The make or break filmmaking experience
One of the precious few
ARISTOTELES WORKSHOP (AW) is a training and development center dedicated to fostering a new generation of creative documentary filmmakers around the world.
Since 2006, our graduates’ Aristoteles productions and sequel work
In partnership with
The Hero
The Challenge
The Calendar
1-3 August: Masterclass with Arne Bro & Lotte Mick Meyer
4-18 August: Scouting, filming and editing with Isidore Bethel
9-31 August: Filming and editing with Laurent Becue-Renard
18-31 August: Filming and editing with Lotte Mick Meyer
The Consequences
The Location
Mother Nature did a fine job crafting this place located in the Apuseni Mountains – an area full of history and mistery, often called ,,the sea between the mountains”.
The Resources
The Help
The Stakes
Your freedom and sensitivity.
Your ability to pitch yourself and your work.
Your limits and their demise.
The magic of Aristoteles
I’ve learned more in 5 weeks at Aristoteles than in 3 years at the university.
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Spune-mi o poveste adevărată. Repede.
“Ia o cameră, filmează ceva, arată cuiva.” - Jean Luc Godard De trei săptămâni încoace, cinci echipe de filmare străbat Țara Hategului în lung și în lat. Provocarea e mare: poți să faci un film (de festival) în cinci săptămâni, de la zero până la prima proiecție în...
read moreIonaș Dreams of Rain/Ionaș visează că plouă (Romania) wins Jury Award in Herceg Novi Film Festival– Montenegro Film Festival
Congrats to Dragos Hanciu and his wonderful team as their Aristoteles Workshop production from 2016 "Jonas dreams of rain" received the Jury Award in Herceg Novi Film Festival– Montenegro Film Festival. A full list of winners is available...
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It was intense. It was way beyond my expectations. It was challenging. I learned tons about myself and about movies. And we made a good movie, too.
Maria BalaneanIt was the first time I got professional feedback from a larger audience. Hearing all the different opionions makes you question your work. On one level this is very constructive but this may also demoralize you. It’s good we had this experience because in this industry we’ll have to confront a lot of situations like this.
You did a wonderful thing, you opened their eyes to a di erent future.