The past is never definite
Future Memory Lab is a source of inspiring workshops and residencies for creators and producers from the realms of audio-visual production, theatre, and art galleries. It offers participants tools for innovative work with archival materials.
- How can we understand the memory preserved in archives today, what does it say about us, how does it relate to us today?
- Do you question the purpose of creating endless images of our world?
- Are you seeking inspiration and know-how for working with archives in your film?
- Would you like to explore working with unique amateur films from The Archive of Private History and discover a powerful theme and cinematic language?
- Are you looking for an innovative approach to working with archives? How to relate to them from today’s perspective?
- Do you want to navigate current trends in producing films based on found footage and archival materials?
- Do you need to develop a solid festival, distribution, and marketing strategy for your archival project?
- Are you a creator of films, performances, or installations that utilize archival materials?
- Are you interested in the recycling and appropriation of archives, uncovering new meanings, connections, and unique artistic expressions?
- How can we understand the memory preserved in archives today? What does it reveal about us, and how is it relevant now?
Through dialogue with renowned international artists and experts from the film industry and memory institutions, participants explore revealing ways of storytelling in the realms of creative documentary, fictional, and experimental film, and also confront issues related to ethics and sustainability. Future Memory Lab devises distribution strategies that transcend conventional cinema screenings or online viewings and orients the participants in current trends in archival production and working with found footage.