How does each material react to light? How does each texture appear? What emotional connections do we have with these elements? What do others associate with the materials I chose? Advanced students are encouraged to combine various techniques (and are asked to plan ahead in order to use a second technique in post-production).
A DIY approach is encouraged, with every improvised solution and method being welcome, the main goal is to realize one’s vision.
WORKSHOP INFO
Dates: 25 – 29 November 2024
Location: Nova Gorica, Slovenia
Entry level: Beginners with basic knowledge of stop motion animation, interest in storytelling and experiment.
Participation fee: 100 EUR
Working language: English
Application deadline: 21. October 2024.
Please send your application to info@dsaf.si with:
– Email subject: Workshop with Jonatan Schwenk
– Short CV
– Motivational letter for attending the workshop and your expectations (up to 1 page)
Presentation of the mentor Jonatan Schwenk: http://www.jonatan-schwenk.com/
Jonatan Schwenk, born in 1987 in Göttingen, Germany, is a director, animator, producer, and sound designer. His animated short films have gained widespread acclaim at major international festivals. His graduation film, “ZOON” (2022), premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and went on to be featured in around 150 festivals, including AFI and Telluride. “ZOON” received numerous awards, notably in Ottawa, Hiroshima, and Stuttgart (Lotte Reiniger Promotion Award 2023). Schwenk’s film “SOG” (2017) garnered approximately 40 prizes and mentions, including the coveted Cristal for a Graduation Film at Annecy. It qualified for the Academy Awards and was showcased at prestigious festivals such as SXSW, Palm Springs ShortFest, Ottawa, Zagreb, and Flickerfest. As an animator and sound designer, Schwenk competed twice at the Berlinale (2013 with “ECHO” and 2015 with “THE OLD MAN AND THE BIRD”). The film “COPS AND ROBBERS,” (directed by Florian Maubach) with Schwenk’s sound design, won the German Short Film Award in 2018. Another success was Merlin Flügel’s “RULES OF PLAY,” featuring Schwenk’s sound design, which won at Annecy in 2019. Schwenk is a graduate of the Hochschule für Gestaltung Offenbach and was a guest student at the Kunsthochschule Kassel. In 2020, Schwenk was chosen for the Berlinale Talents program. In 2022, he participated in the International Residency for Animated Films of the NEF in the Abbey of Fontevraud, France. Subsequently, in 2023/24, he got selected for the European Animation Development Lab “Animation Sans Frontières.”
Below, take a look at the photos showing the workshop participants engaged in their creative process and working with new techniques.
Photo: Luka Carlevaris
Animation Hub is part of Official programme of GO!2025 Nova Gorica Gorizia.
Animation Hub is organized by Slovene Animated Film Association – DSAF and University of Nova Gorica – School of Arts in partnership with Animateka International Animated Film Festival. Supported by GO!25, Nova Gorica/Gorizia European Capital of Culture 2025.
