In-person theory-and-practice workshop – Saturday, October 31
Animated Documentary: Memories and Dreams
Stop-motion animated documentary workshop
By Camila Kater
WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
A hands-on workshop on creating animated documentaries based on autobiographical narratives printed on thermal paper. We will animate dreams and memories through physical and chemical interventions—using heat, alcohol, paint, oil pastels, plants, and stamps on the printed rolls—and animate them frame by frame.
Educational Objectives:
- Introduce the hybrid format of the animated documentary.
- Tackle the challenge of representing the personal and the intangible, such as dreams and memories.
- Experiment with thermal paper, printers, and interventions using alcohol, paint, and oil pastels.
- Create custom stamps for the animation.
CONTENT
Block 1: Introduction to the animated documentary format, featuring a screening of short films. Experimentation with the thermal paper technique involving animation interference.
Block 2: Group discussion on memories. Gathering mobile phone footage, audio recordings, and personal testimonies. Printing video frames on thermal printers. Beginning the interference animation process on the printed rolls.
Block 3: Printing video frames on thermal printers. Interference-based animation on the printed rolls. Digitization of the frames.
Block 4: Interference-based animation on the printed rolls. Digitization of the frames. Assembly of the animations.
MODE
In Person
LANGUAGE
Spanish
WHO IS IT FOR?
Aimed at young people and adults interested in animation, documentary filmmaking, and audiovisual experimentation. No prior animation experience is required, as the workshop offers a space for collective exploration to transform memories, dreams, and personal experiences into audiovisual pieces using stop-motion techniques and the manipulation of printed materials.
All levels: beginner / intermediate / advanced
Ages 16 and up
WHEN?
October 28, 29, 30 and 31
Wednesday the 28th, Thursday the 29th, and Friday the 30th, from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM (UTC-3).
Saturday the 31st from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM (UTC-3).
Duration: 12 hours
REQUIREMENTS
All the materials will be available at the workshop.
VALUE OF THE WORKSHOP
ARS 75,000 or USD 60
MEANS OF PAYMENT:
– Argentina:
Banco Francés
Account number: Peso savings account 30555/9
Branch: 111
CBU number: 0170111740000003055593
Alias: BARBARACERRO
Account holder: Bárbara Cerro
Document: DNI – 31925520
– Paypal:
barbara@bitbangfest.com
HOW DO I REGISTER?
Fill out the FORM and send proof of payment to: produccion@bitbangfest.com with the subject line “Pago – Taller Documental Animado – Firstname_Lastname”.
To secure your spot in the workshop, please pay the fee and send us the proof of payment. Space is limited.
REGISTRATION
Data marked with * (asterisk) are mandatory.
CAMILA KATER
Camila Kater es directora, animadora y guionista de São Paulo, Brasil. Su cortometraje “CARNE” (2019) se estrenó en el Festival de Cine de Locarno, fue seleccionado para más de 250 festivales y recibió más de 95 premios. La película fue adquirida por The New York Times Op-Docs. Camila dirigió y animó cinco videoclips de grabaciones históricas brasileñas, incluyendo “Clara Crocodilo, 1980, Arrigo Barnabé”, selección oficial del Festival de Annecy 2026.
Posee una maestría en Artes del programa Erasmus Mundus RE:ANIMA (Bélgica, Portugal y Finlandia) y una licenciatura en Comunicación Social de la Unicamp, con una licenciatura en Producción de Cine y Televisión de la Universidad Anglia Ruskin (Cambridge, Reino Unido).
Imparte cursos en universidades y festivales y ha sido invitada por instituciones como la Universidad Bauhaus, la Universidad de Michigan y CalArts. En 2025, apareció en el libro de Bloomsbury “Mujeres y documental global: prácticas y perspectivas en el siglo XXI”, en un capítulo sobre documental animado escrito por Shilyh Warren y Christine Veras. Actualmente, está desarrollando la serie “CARNE”, ultimando su próximo cortometraje, y es la directora de animación y animadora del largo “Ana, en passant” de Fernanda Salgado, una coproducción Brasil, Portugal y Francia con distribución de Miyu Distribution.
CONTACT
For inquiries, please write to produccion@bitbangfest.com
No refunds will be issued to those who have registered but are unable to participate.