Workshops

Film Critics’ Workshop Over the course of three days at the festival, young, emerging and aspiring film-critics can fully immerse themselves in the unique, friendly EFF atmosphere while taking part in regular mentoring sessions with the workshop supervisors.

The festival has been running a Young Critics' Workshop for several years now, attracting participants from all over Europe (and in some cases further afield) . In order to take part in it you need to be personally invited. Over the course of three days at the festival, young, emerging and aspiring film-critics can fully immerse themselves in the unique, friendly EFF atmosphere while taking part in regular mentoring sessions with the workshop supervisors. This year our regular workshop leader Neil Young (a Vienna-based British journalist/curator who reviews regularly for Screen International and has contributed to many film-related publications in recent decades) will be joined by Victor Paz, a Spanish journalist/programmer who returns to EFF after a hiatus of several years. The participants will see their work published on the festival's blog and overall the experience is intended to further their appreciation of cinema, hone their critical and journalistic skills, and improve their future chances of employment within the industry.