�Summer MEDIA Studio� is an international film workshop and aims to train European Union Film students. Over the years, the workshop has developed a good structure for intensive training: two-week workshop includes theoretical part – lectures taught by internationally renowned professionals, and practical part – filming in international crews. The workshop gives an opportunity for students to improve professional and personal skills, expand their vision, learn new ways of doing, and uncover talents.

THE ORGANIZERS AND PARTNERS

The project is being coordinated by the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre with the support of the MEDIA Training Programme of the European Community. International project pedagogical and financial partners – Helsinki Metropolia University (Finland), the Latvian Academy of Culture (Latvia), the National Academy for Theatre & Film Arts NATFA (Bulgaria) contributes to the development of the concept and the training activities of the “Summer MEDIA Studio 2009�.

THE TOPIC

Each year, under the guidance of professional filmmakers and artists, students explore different topics of filmmaking from conceptual to technical and practical. Topic of the “Summer MEDIA Studio� 2009 is Vilnius: alive documentaries for professional screening.
According to the subject of the “Summer Media Studio 2009�, the creative task for the participants will be to observe a cultural city, to search for the documentary ideas and to create 10 short films with a help of intensive theoretical and practical seminars.

WHERE AND WHY

Summer MEDIA Studio 2009 will take place in Vilnius city, where the film students will have an opportunity to search for new cinematographic expressions in a beautiful European city Vilnius, which is announced as the European capital of the culture for 2009. Under such circumstances, Vilnius will be an attractive training area for young cinematographers.

WHO CAN APPLY

We are inviting the film students from the European Union countries to apply for “Summer MEDIA Studio 2009â€� from the beginning of the year 2009 by visiting our website www.summermediastudio.com, filling out the application form and sending it to us by e-mail Šis el.pašto adresas yra apsaugotas nuo Spam'o, jums reikia ?jungti Javaskript?, kad matytum?te tai with the requested annexes.
The participants will be selected so that their specialisations fit the concept of international crews consisting of director, cameraman, sound designer and producer.

TUTORS

The team of international trainers-consultants includes: Witold Starecki (The UK), Audrius Stonys (Lithuania), Tue Steen Muller (Denmark), Anne Levy-Morelle (Belgium) , Heikki Ahola (Finland) and Bartek Konopka (Poland).
The trainers-consultants will lead for the preparation period, the script writing and film shooting. They will also prepare the individual theoretical lectures and additionally teach the students how to merge final documentaries into 1 film for the wide audience and professional television.

HOW THE WORKSHOP WORKS

The activities at the “Summer MEDIA Studio 2009� are divided into three periods:
1. 5 days of intensive seminars & workshops; script developing within 10 international crews; the 1st draft of the short film script shall be made over this period under guidance of tutors. Pitching and time planning also makes an important role during these days.
2. 4 days devoted to the practical work. The implementation of the developed scripts by filming in international crews.
3. The last stage – reconsidering the shot material, final script changes, film editing and consultations with trainers. As a result, 10 short video films shall be produced by the crews and presented to the audience, discussed and evaluated.
As a result of the whole workshop, the final documentaries will be merged into 1-hour length film, which will be produced for the wide audience and professional television.
Additionally, the documentary film about “Summer MEDIA Studio� and its educational-creative process is being produced. The documentary film shall be used for the dissemination of good practice and project results.

THE IMPACT

This idea will inspire discussions about the art of documentary and other important issues and questions such as „Can combined individual short documentary films successfully reach the cinema screen and professional media? What are the forms and ways for successful distribution of documentary?