ABOUT
The future of interactive, immersive, and synthetic media is at the heart of CIRCLE's new, free Digital Empowerment masterclasses, a pilot series for women and gender-expansive filmmakers.
Across eight online sessions, participants are guided by award-winning researcher and documentarian Katerina Cizek, a leading voice in collective storytelling and emergent technologies, alongside world-class creators and curators in the field.
Open to CIRCLE alumni, members, and alumni of our partner organisations, the masterclasses bring together artistic vision and emerging technology in the spirit of CIRCLE's knowledge-sharing ethos. Participants will engage with the creative practices, tools, and cultural shifts shaping the future of storytelling, building the skills to navigate and contribute to an evolving digital landscape.
In each CIRCLE Digital Empowerment masterclasses session, Katerina Cizek hosts one of the following confirmed speakers:
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Liz Rosenthal — CEO of Power the Pixel & Curator of the Biennale's Venice International Film Festival’s Immersive Content Official Selection and Competition.
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Ioana Mischie — innovative artist, multi-awarded for film, virtual reality, and pioneering concepts. Her creative mission as transmedia artist (writer/director) and futurist is blending meaningful concepts, groundbreaking technologies and long-term social impact.
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Rashin Fahandej — multimedia artist, immersive filmmaker, futurist, and cultural activist whose work centers around marginalized voices as well as the role of media, technology, and public collaboration in generating social change.
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Archival Producers Alliance (APA) — Collective supporting archival and media production professionals. Addressing the impact of generative AI on documentary film and archival work through the development of a set of Best Practices guidelines.
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Vassiliki Khonsari — award-winning creative producer and writer & co-founder of iNK Stories, a New York City based development studio and creator of bold, genre defining storytelling across platforms: XR/IMMERSIVE, INTERACTIVE, GAMES, TV, Docs.
Practical info
Sessions take place one Thursday per month at the same time:
3:00 PM CET | 2:00 PM UK | 9:00 AM US East Coast
Running time 90 minutes.
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Thursday, 9 April — Introduction to the Interactive, Immersive and Synthetic Landscape
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Thursday, 21 May — Next Trends in Immersive Arts
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Thursday, 18 June — Making the Leap to Immersive
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Thursday, 24 September — Interactivity and Co-Creation
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Thursday, 15 October — Synthetic AI and Documentary Archives
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Thursday, 3 December — Blurring Lines Between Documentary, Theatre, Games and Interactivity
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Thursday, 10 December — Synthetic 3D and AR
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Thursday, 21 January — Closing Session and Programme Summary
How to Register
This series is open to CIRCLE alumni, women and gender expansive members, community of partner organisations and their members upon inscription, and it’s entirely free.
Our partners are:
Documentary Association of Europe (DAE)
Cannes Docs / Marchè du Film
AGORA Doc Thessaloniki Film Festival
When East Meets West
Onassis ONX
EFM European Film Market
DOK Leipzig Industry
Chicken & Egg
EURODOC
EAVE
European Film Promotion
Cineuropa
Festival Scope Pro
Rulli Putorti
Film in Mind
IDA - International Documentary Association.
EUROPEAN MEDIA DESKS
EUROPEAN FILM CENTERS
We ask all participants to commit to attending ALL or MOST sessions. Each session builds on the knowledge and conversations from the last, creating a cumulative learning journey. Participants who attend the full programme will receive an online certificate of attendance.
To register and secure your free place, visit:
If you have any questions, please contact info@doccircle.me.