Visegrad Audiovisual LAB
Visegrad Audiovisual LAB is a unique platform for audiovisual education, short formats, and audience development in the V4 countries. It responds to the growing need for systematic support in these areas by connecting educators, creators, and decision-makers.
Insight into Audience Perception: Focus Group for Seniors
November 3, 2:00–3:30 p.m., Kino Kavalírka
Discussion between the 60+ audience and filmmakers
What does the audience expect from a film based on the synopsis, photos from the film, poster, or trailer? The programme offers filmmakers unique insight into the expectations and thinking of audiences over 60, while allowing 60+ viewers to share their opinions, experiences, and feedback directly with filmmakers.
Workshop: Audience Design | Understanding Your Audience
November 7, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., DOX
In this practical workshop, you will try out Audience Design on your own project – you will test several key methods: mapping potential viewers, defining the main attraction of the film and its brief positioning, and choosing the first points of contact. We will work with simple templates and quick feedback from others so that you can get a feel for how the whole process works. The goal is to learn this way of thinking, try it out on your own material, and leave with a clear idea of how to use the tools further – from development and pitching to the release of the film.
International Industry Forum
November 7, 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., DOX
The International Industry Forum invites professionals from all areas of the film industry to the largest Czech industry program dedicated to audience development and audiovisual education. Thanks to its unique interactive format, you can look forward to active participation, inspiration, and sharing experiences with other experts from European film festivals (Berlinale, Cinekid, BUFF, Olympia) and leading institutions (Eye Filmmuseum, Taartrovers, Spielfabrique, Film i Skåne).
TEACHERS FOR TEACHERS: Film Education in Practice
November 8, 2025, 10:00 a.m. Kino Kavalírka
In the first part of the day, teachers from Europe will present their successful film education projects, which they use in classes. Representatives of film education organizations from the V4 countries will introduce some film education methodologies they have developed as part of the European FilmED project, which you can use to work with film in the classroom. The presentations of the V4 organizations are part of the Visegrad Audiovisual LAB project. This international meeting of teachers will provide a platform for sharing experiences and ideas on how to utilize not only the creative potential of film, but also the wide range of possibilities that film and film education offer as educational tools.
Speakers
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- Jasper Vreken (the Netherlands, Documaken) – The Power of Making Documentaries in Education
- Daniela Nicklish (Germany) – Good film education – how does it work?
- Christian Dirksen (Germany, IGS Herder) – Film education with the program "Le Cinéma, cent ans de jeunesse" (CCAJ)
- Adéla Lachoutová (Czech Republic, KRUTÓN) – Pick the Best European Short Film
- Martyna Szustorowska (Poland, Wajda Film Centre) – Film: A Vehicle of Emotions
- Emese Erdős (Hungary, National Film Institute, Film Archive) – Cinema & Science: A Teaching Remix – Echoes of Nature in Classical Cinema
- Barbora Andor Tóthová (Slovakia, Kino Úsmev) – Write Your Own Film Story
Partners:
- Boiler (SK)
- Fundacja Edukacji Kulturalnej "Ad Arte" (PL)
- Centrum Kultury Filmowej im. Andrzeja Wajdy (PL)
- Nemzeti Filmintézet Közhasznú Nonprofit Zrt – Filmarchívum Igazgatóság (HU)
- Cinefil (SK)
- Friss Hús Budapest Kft. (HU)
- bujón (CZ)
The project is co-financed by the governments of Czechia, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia through Visegrad Grants from the International Visegrad Fund. The mission of the fund is to advance ideas for sustainable regional cooperation in Central Europe.
