European Workshop for Film Criticism #5

The 5th edition of the European Workshop for Film Criticism occurred during film festivals in Lago, Italy (LFF, July 2024) and Ljubljana, Slovenia (FeKK, August 2024).

Both workshop units explored short film criticism and festival coverage in various formats. In Lago, participants worked on the fundamentals of writing a film review, strengthening their texts and skills through individual exercises and group discussions. At FeKK, the focus moved away from written criticism to embrace audiovisual practices. Participants were mentored on the art of video essays.

Leonardo Goi tutored the workshop. A film critic and editor, he is a staff writer and columnist at MUBI Notebook and a regular contributor to The Film Stage, Reverse Shot, Film Comment, and Filmmaker Magazine, among others. Goi also runs the Berlinale Talent Press and the Critics Campus at the Golden Apricot International Film Festival in Yerevan, Armenia.

Guest lecturers and speakers included renowned film critic Dana Linssen, and video essayists Jessica McGoff and Luís Azevedo.

Participants: Yan Guan Rosanna Suter (CH/HK), Martyna Ratnik (LT), Miriam Vogt (DE), Emma Marinoni (IT), Adham Youssef (EG/DE) and Tinatin Kuparadze (GE).