Workshops and Training Opportunities

The following list compiles workshops and professional development opportunities for film critics and film scholars in the field of short film. This list is not intended to be exhaustive. Current updates and further details can be found on the individual projects’ websites.

• European Workshop for Film Criticism by talking shorts
  With support from the European Network for Film Discourse (END), Talking Shorts organizes annual workshops that take place as part of various short film festivals across Europe.
  Estimated application deadline: varies
   
• The Oberhausen Seminar
  The Oberhausen Seminar is an experimental course on moving images in contemporary art. International artists, filmmakers, curators, and scholars use the festival as a laboratory to examine curatorial approaches, infrastructures, and forms of analysis.
  Estimated application deadline: february
  
  
• Locarno Film Festival Critics Academy
  The Locarno Critics Academy is a workshop on film criticism that offers young writers an introduction to the world of film festivals. During the ten days of the Critics Academy, participants report on the festival for various international media outlets and take part in workshops with writers, critics, curators, festival directors, and filmmakers.
  Estimated application deadline: april
    
• IN THE PALACE ISFF Conference
  The conference offers students, scholars, and researchers from various disciplines the opportunity to exchange ideas through presentations on the topic of short films; academic papers on short films and the respective annual theme are welcome.
  Estimated application deadline: mai