In this two-day FEST FILM LAB workshop, colorist Marc Boucrot invites participants to explore how color becomes a storytelling language of its own, shaping atmosphere, rhythm, and emotion from the first creative discussions to the final grade.

Drawing on his extensive experience on films such as Climax, Enter the Void, Love, Blue Is the Warmest Color, and Dallas Buyers Club, Marc will take participants behind the scenes of his collaborations with visionary filmmakers like Gaspar Noé and Jean-Marc Vallée, revealing how visual style is defined and refined through an ongoing creative dialogue between director, cinematographer, and colorist.

Over the course of the weekend, participants will learn to understand color not just as a technical process but as a vital narrative tool. Marc will examine how choices in tone, saturation, contrast, and texture affect how audiences perceive a story’s emotion and truth. He will also discuss how color decisions are shaped by performance, lighting, and editing, how grading can subtly guide the viewer’s focus, intensify emotional beats, and create coherence across scenes and sequences.

In addition to color, Marc will also explore the creative and aesthetic decisions behind working in Black & White in contemporary cinema, and how the choice between Film and Digital affects texture, contrast, and grain — and ultimately, the emotional tone of a film.

The sessions will include case studies, scene breakdowns, and open discussions, offering a close look at Marc’s creative process and practical workflow. Participants will gain insight into how to translate abstract creative intentions into precise visual outcomes, and how to build a consistent visual identity that enhances a film’s storytelling power.

Topics explored will include:
- How to define and build a film’s color palette from pre-production to final delivery
- Using color to shape emotion, mood, and rhythm
- The dynamics of the collaboration between director, cinematographer, and colorist
- The influence of grading on lighting continuity, editing, and visual flow
- Balancing artistic ambition with technical feasibility
- Managing communication, expectations, and creative choices in the grading suite
- Black & White choices in contemporary film
- Film vs Digital: contrast, grain, and texture
- Case studies from Climax, Blue Is the Warmest Color, and Dallas Buyers Club

Rather than being a purely technical workshop, this will be focusing on the creative side, and reflection among professionals. The goal is to equip participants with a deeper understanding of how color contributes to storytelling, and how collaboration and intuition turn grading into a true art form.

ABOUT MARC BOUCROT
Marc Boucrot is a highly established senior colorist and film editor, known for his exceptional eye for visual storytelling and his collaborations with some of contemporary cinema’s most daring filmmakers. Over the past two decades, his work has defined the look and feel of a wide range of international films, from stylized arthouse projects to major award-winning features.

A long-time collaborator of Gaspar Noé, Boucrot has been behind the color of the director’s most visually groundbreaking films, including Irreversible, Enter the Void, Love, Climax, Lux Æterna, and Vortex. His distinctive color sensibility has been integral to Noé’s bold cinematic language, where image, emotion, and perception fuse into one immersive experience.

As a colorist, Boucrot’s artistry extends far beyond technical precision, he has become a creative partner to filmmakers such as Jean-Marc Vallée, Abdellatif Kechiche, and Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire. His contribution to Blue Is the Warmest Color (Palme d’Or, Cannes 2013) and Dallas Buyers Club (Academy Award Winner, 2014) cemented his reputation as one of the most respected colorists working today.

Boucrot’s filmography spans an impressive range of acclaimed projects, including Climax, Vortex, Dallas Buyers Club, Blue Is the Warmest Color, A Prayer Before Dawn, The Owners, Hands That Bind, Wild, Love in the Time of Civil War, and Demolition. More recently, he has contributed to Yunan (2025), Who Loves the Sun (2024), and Witchboard (2024), as well as numerous short films, music videos, and collaborations with visual artists.

Known for his deep understanding of texture, tone, and emotional color, Boucrot’s approach bridges the artistic and technical sides of filmmaking. His mastery of both film and digital workflows, his nuanced exploration of grain and contrast, and his recent interest in modern Black & White cinematography make his work continually relevant and inspiring to a new generation of filmmakers.

Whether in the grading suite or the editing timeline, Marc Boucrot’s process remains deeply collaborative, a dialogue between director, cinematographer, and story. His ability to translate emotion into image has made him one of the most sought-after colorists and editors in international cinema today.

PROFILE OF PARTICIPANT

The workshop is designed for colorists, editors, cinematographers, DOPs, directors, post-production supervisors, and filmmakers who wish to deepen their understanding of color as a storytelling tool. It is also ideal for filmmakers seeking to refine their creative and technical approach to color grading, visual style, and the collaborative process between director, cinematographer, and colorist.

WORKSHOP LOCATION
London, UK

Duration: 2 days
10:00 - 18:00
Dates: 10th - 11th of January 2026
Location: London, UK
Price: 599GBP (379GBP Until 19th of November)
Maximum number of participants: 25

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