2/18/2010
For the second year, Go Short and Breaking Ground, a platform for showcasing and promoting European student films, organize the Go Short Student Campus. Fifteen film students from all over Europe participate in the six-day campus program. A place for students to meet each other, work together and learn from professionals in the film industry.

This year the focus is on creating a short documentary. Every day they will draw inspiration from workshops, lectures, speed dates, parties and the many shorts on the program. With the help of professionals and other students the Go Short Student Campus becomes a learning environment and a network space for young talent. Workshops include The art of telling a story, where they lay the foundation for their documentary, and Directing people in documentaries. On Thursday morning the students go out on the streets of Nijmegen to shoot their short doc, so take a look if you’re around. Finally, students learn how to sell their film in The pitching workshop.

The actual pitching and the screenings of the documentaries takes place on Sunday morning in front of a committee of film professionals, and is accessible to the public. If you haven’t yet met the students on the streets or during the public lectures, this is your chance to meet up with them. You can pick up free tickets at the box office. Be early, because the number of seats available is limited.

Go Short Student Campus: Tuesday 16 March – Sunday 21 March

Pitching & Screening of the Campus Results: Sunday 21 March, 11:30, LUX 2, free tickets available at LUX Box Office

Campus Program:
Introduction Go Short Student Campus & Workshop: Storytelling: Wednesday 17 March | 10:00 - 14:00
Workshop: Directing without directions: Thursday 18 March | 10:30 - 14:00
Filming: Friday 19 March | 13:00 - 15:45
Workshop: Storyselling: Saturday 20 March | 10:00 - 12:00
Editing: Saturday 20 March | 14:00 - 19:30
Closing Lunch: Sunday 21 March | 13:00 - 15:30

More info: Breaking Ground

In collaboration with partner Grote Broer Kunsteducatie (Big Brother art education), Go Short has developed three stirring educational film projects for the younger film fans among us. There will be a funny and touching film program for children aged 8 to 12, school projects and workshops. Together, we will form a platform where children and adolescents can take notion of the fundamentals of film making, like shooting, editing and telling stories with moving images. Go Short and Grote Broer want to give children and young people the opportunity to use, enjoy and understand moving images.

Grote Broer is one of the largest providers of art projects with educational purposes in Nijmegen. It is the place to go for courses in circus, street dance, soap acting, musical or theater. Grote Broer develops daring art classes and projects for both small children and young adults at primary schools and high schools throughout the entire province.

Twice a year, young people from different countries come together at Oddstream and work intensively on audiovisual productions. Oddstream is an international youth exchange program, organized by Stichting Pink Sweater Productions from Nijmegen and sponsored by the European Union. The name Oddstream represents the mix between cultures and various artistic expressions. Every Oddstream is an experiment, allowing young people to discover and develop their talents. For a period of 8 days the participants live and work together intensively, which leaves a lasting impression. During this fifth edition, 24 youngsters from Lithuania, Italy, Slovenia and the Netherlands come to Go Short. Some already have some experience working with animation, while others don’t. Together, they will attend workshops  and create animation films on the topic of migration. The final results of Oddstream V will be presented in the form of short animations. To get a taste of the Oddstream experience you can visit their workspace.

Oddstream #5 Open Studio: Friday 19 March, 12:00 – 18:00, Centrale Bibliotheek De Mariënburg
Oddstream #5 Screening: Saturday 20 March, 20:00, LUX 3, € 5