Workshop Category: FEST FILM LAB WORKSHOP

Acting with Melissa Leo

Online · 26–29 January 2027 · 14:00–18:00 London time (16 hours). MELISSA LEO ACTING WORKSHOP WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION This four-day acting workshop with Melissa Leo is a one-of-a-kind opportunity for those who are serious in acting as well as those with some theatre experience looking to brush up on their skills in front of the camera. […]

Cinematography: Visual Language, Light & Cinematic Presence with Philippe Rousselot

ABOUT PHILIPPE ROUSSELOT Philippe Rousselot, ASC, AFC is an Academy Award winning cinematographer, BAFTA winner, three-time César Award winner, and one of the most significant cinematographers in contemporary cinema. Across a career spanning more than five decades, he has helped shape the visual identity of landmark films, Early in his career, he worked as an […]

Directing Actors for Film with Pete Travis

ABOUT PETE TRAVIS Established director and BAFTA winner Pete Travis actually had a late start in his filmmaking career: before becoming a director, Pete Travis was a social worker. However, inspired by Alan Clarke and Costa-Gavras, he decided to take a post-graduate course in filmmaking. Soon after graduation he acquired the rights to “Faith” (a […]

Choreography and Movement Direction in Film with Francesca Jaynes

ABOUT FRANCESCA JAYNES Francesca Jaynes has been a Choreographer and Movement Director in the film industry for over 25 years. Her work is incredibly diverse, ranging from movement in “A.I. Artificial Intelligence” and “Gravity” to musical films such as “De-Lovely” and “Muppets Most Wanted”. She has worked with top directors on both sides of the […]

Money, Transparency & Control with Maria Tanjala

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION In today’s film industry, one of the least transparent, yet most critical, aspects of a project is what happens after the film is made: how money flows, how revenues are collected and distributed, and how rights are tracked, managed, and ultimately understood. For many producers, financiers, and rights holders, this remains a black […]

Techniques for Directing Non-Actors with Scandar Copti

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION Techniques for directing non-actors: Singular Drama Throughout the two-day practical workshop, participants will learn and experience the technique that Scandar uses during the preparations of his actors and non actors as well as during the shooting. Participants will get hands-on insight into the process of creating drama in a film using the human […]

Film Directing with Peter Webber

ABOUT PETER WEBBER Peter Webber has had a diverse career as a director of film, television and documentaries including the critically renowned “Girl with a Pearl Earring” and the HBO series “Six Feet Under”. Peter is perhaps best known for his film directorial debut “Girl With a Pearl Earring”, the film adaptation of Tracey Chevalier’s […]

Artificial Intelligence in Film & TV Industries: Creative Module with Martin Percy

FEST FILM LAB is pleased to present the Abu Dhabi edition of the Artificial Intelligence in Film & TV Industries: Creative Module Workshop with Martin Percy, organised in collaboration with NYU Abu Dhabi. For this edition, NYUAD will act as our venue partner, hosting the workshop on its Abu Dhabi campus and helping create the […]

Shaping Reality: Documentary Editing with Chris King

ABOUT CHRIS KING, A.C.E. Chris King, A.C.E. is one of the most respected documentary editors working today. A BAFTA-winning editor and two-time American Cinema Editors Award winner, King has been a key creative collaborator on some of the most acclaimed documentaries of the last two decades Chris has edited documentaries such as Senna, Amy, Exit […]

Film Directing with Peter Webber

Past workshop — registration closed. FILM DIRECTING WORKSHOP WITH PETER WEBBER ABOUT PETER WEBBER Peter Webber has had a diverse career as a director of film, television and documentaries including the critically renowned ˜Girl with a Pearl Earring™ and the HBO series "Six Feet Under". Peter is perhaps best known for his film directorial debut […]