International intensive workshops in film, animation and audiovisual practice
A short, selective creative programme for film students, graduates and emerging filmmakers ready to develop their practice in an international film-school environment. Rather than focusing on standardized teaching models, the intensive workshops emphasize authorship, artistic individuality, cinematic language, and hands-on practice. Each workshop is designed and led by the experienced, internationally recognized film professionals.
Work in small groups, receive direct feedback from professionals, develop or produce material and leave with a concrete creative outcome. Use the opportunity to become part of creative environment of Lodz Film School – the place historically connected with generations of influential filmmakers, cinematographers, and visual artists.
Our workshops
Finding The Core Of The Story →
Directing workshop
with Magnus von Horn
Building Fear Through Cinematography →
Cinematography workshop
with Radek Ładczuk
photo: Monika Augustyniak-Dumała
Developing the Short Animated Film — Finding Your Own Way →
Animation workshop
with Piotr Dumała
Between improvisation and rigour: making an audiovisual work with AI →
AI workshop with Jacek Nagłowski
Summer Doc Camp @ Lodz Film School →
Documentary filmmaking workshop with Jakub Piątek
About us
The Lodz Film School Intensive Workshops is an international programme of intensive workshops and masterclasses dedicated to contemporary film, animation, cinematography, and emerging audiovisual practices.
Designed for film students, graduates, and emerging creators the workshops combine artistic mentorship, practical production experience, critical reflection, and collaborative experimentation within the professional environment of one of Europe’s most renowned film schools – a place historically connected with generations of influential filmmakers, cinematographers, and visual artists.
The programme is built around small working groups allowing participants to develop projects through direct collaboration with tutors and peers. They work in professional production conditions — including film studios and specialized film equipment — while exploring directing, cinematography, animation development, visual storytelling, and contemporary forms of cinematic expression. Mentorship and direct feedback is provided by internationally recognized active film professionals.
The Lodz Film School Intensive Workshops create a space where artistic research, film practice, and experimentation intersect: from scene-based directing laboratories and cinematography masterclasses to the development of original animated films and hybrid audiovisual forms. The Summer Workshops focus on authorship, artistic individuality, cinematic language, and hands-on creative practice – the core of Lodz Film School teaching philosophy.
„The Girl with the Needle”, directed by Magnus von Horn, photo: Łukasz Bąk
„The Surfer”, directed Lorcan Finnegan, cinematography by Radek Ładczuk
photo: David Dare Parker, copyright © The Surfer Productions Pty Ltd
Piotr Dumała at work, photo: Monika Augustyniak-Dumała
„Aniela”, directed by Jakub Piątek, photo: Karolina Grabowska
