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12:00-13:00 - Giving voice to a historical figure through a film

Workshop description: The workshop starts with an introduction of Queen Juana of Castile, her life and the events that brought to her imprisonment in the fortress of Tordesillas. Later, it focuses on the use of film to give somebody in the past (like Queen Juana) a voice to reveal something that may have been concealed.

Speaker: Fabiola Bittarello (Italy)

Speaker's bio: Fabiola Bittarello is an actress. She graduated in Political Sciences at La Sapienza University in Rome and studied acting at “Ribalte” Drama School directed by Enzo Garinei.

In the following years she continued to train, attending workshops and studying different “acting techniques”. She is currently working as voice actress. Her deep love for history, her passion for Mythology and the attention for the social issues, pushed her into writing. “Tordesillas” arises from Bittarello' s interest in the life of Doňa Juana of Castile.

13:00-14:00 – Stef Brok “How to make a no-budget educational film”

Speaker: Stef Brok (Netherlands)

Workshop description: A filmmaker talks about the process of making a no-budget educational film with a delicate subject matter.”

Spaeker’s bio: Stef is a graduate of the Willem de Kooning Academie in Rotterdam and works as an editor/director for television in the Netherlands.

14:00-15:00 - Jon Ugarizza “Why I chose film instead of a traditional live presentation”

Speaker: Jon Ugarizza (Spain)

Workshop description: A world-renowned choreographer/dance teacher talks about the advantages of film over the traditional gala presentation and the process of making his multi-award winning dance film “The Key.”

Speaker’s bio: Jon Ugarriza has worked with the Victor Ullate Ballet, Zaragoza Ballet, English National Ballet, Tetsuya Kumakawa K- Ballet Company (Japan), the National Ballet of Portugal, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Staatsballet Berlin and the Basel contemporary Ballet in Switzerland. Jon are also a member of the Jury of Diputación Foral de Bizkaia.

As a choreographer he has developed pieces for top performers at the Royal Ballet, English National Ballet, StaatsBallet Berlin, Opéra de Nice, Ballerische Staatsoper, Joffrey Ballet in Chicago and the New York City Ballet.

Executive Producer and choreographer of THE KEY.

Jon has a degree in Choreography and Dance Technique Performance from the Ministry of Education and the American Ballet Theatre® National Training Curriculum (New York).

15:00-16:00 - Gary Janks “Watching great films for learning and pleasure”

Speaker: Gary Janks (UK)

Workshop description: A filmmaker and educator talks about the importance of developing education and entrepreneurial business skills and enterprise through films using his own film “Chasing Mandela’s rainbow” as an example.

Speaker’s short bio: Gary Janks is the Director & Producer of the film “Chasing Mandela’s Rainbow to be screened on the 14th September at HEFFI. He is a semi-retired English teacher from South Africa. His teaching career spans 34 years, mainly in England. He taught English and Drama/Theatre Studies, to A levels and Matric in England and South Africa, also History, Geography and IT to year 9. He was Co-ordinator for Citizenship and PSHE; rugby, athletics and cricket coach; drama director for student theatre; public speaking and debating co-ordinator. Produced, directed, filmed, edited, ‘A Bridge of Sighs and Hopes.’ A post credit crash, economic debate on Information TV Channel 212, (2014).

16:00-17:00 - Andrea Baroni “From the mind to the screen”

Speaker: Andrea Baroni (Italy)

Workshop description : How to make a movie starting from an idea, introducing it to the film industry and distribute it all over the world

Speaker’s bio: After his studies in Medicine and a career as journalist, Andrea graduates as screenwriter, attending a course by Marcello Olivieri at the University of Cinema and Performing Arts in Cinecittà.

With his short movie ‘Quando a Roma nevica’ he stands out in a new wave of Italian directors, winning prizes and gaining selections in one of the most important Italian and international film festivals. While waiting for his first fiction feature film to be released, he shoots ‘Ciao Bianca’, winner of the 48 hours film project and screened in Italian cinemas.

He also films ‘9 out of 10’ presented as National Première at Cineteca di Bologna, the beginning of its national and international festival tour.