The cinema department at HEAD – Geneva invited Khalik Allah to give a workshop during the “Semaine de tous les possibles” in February 2024. A renowned filmmaker and photographer (see his biography…
Julie Enckell sat in a cinema with Anita Hugi, Head of the Film Department at HEAD – Genève since September 2023, to talk about Hugi’s journey as a cinephile, her interest in…
Caroline Poggi and Jonathan Vinel discuss the influence of video games on their filmmaking practice.
Is it possible to make a documentary film shot entirely within the graphics engine of a video game? How can we tell the story of virtual encounters and the emotions and situations…
This talk examines the history and practice of converting feature films into mini-series, which has recently been revived by various streaming platforms as a way of boosting ratings and generating more content.…
Produced by Channel 4, The Red Riding Trilogy (2009) is a singular audiovisual object. On the one hand, each part of the trilogy aims to offer the viewer the appearance of autonomy.…
In 2020, British filmmaker Steve McQueen brought together under the name Small Axe a collection of five autonomous films that have as common elements a place (London, Brixton district), a community under…
The notion of mini-series appears in Japan as the standard format of television dramas. Mostly composed of ten episodes, the series are closed narratives where the initial plot finds its denouement in…
Serial practice often involves a reception that focuses on suspense. But Top of the Lake particularises its treatment of suspense by means of slowdowns in the narrative, constituting a brake on the…
This presentation focuses on the making of French mini-series. Why create a mini-series rather than a series or a feature film? Is it the subject that dictates the format? Or is it…