Summer Program for Heritage and Audio-Visual Communication enthusiasts

Why Heritage in Herculane:
Humanity Cultural and Natural Heritage is in precarious, often irretrievable state. Every day, essential fragments of our collective memory and health resources disappear. The situation is all the more desperate as the restoration of many sites requires considerable resources, often beyond the means of the authorities, owners or local civil society. In this context, rescue can only come through the widespread involvement of those who know that beyond material goods lies their relationship with people, their belonging to the social fabric, their deep connections with our evolution as individuals and society. To help the process of bringing together the resources needed to save an extraordinary heritage that involves extraordinary efforts, Cineimpact Film Academy invites you to be participants and partners in the “Together for Herculane” program. This initiative adapts one of the most effective methods of research and social communication to the needs of Cultural and Natural Heritage: the making of Films and Media Content with the help of Sociology and Visual Anthropology. Within the “Together for Herculane” program, the converging powers of these fields will be dedicated to the relationship between society and the heritage of the oldest balneological resort in Romania and Europe, which has been bringing therapeutic benefits to people since 102 AD.

Now in its seventh edition, the Cineimpact Film Academy is creating a special session dedicated to the heritage of Băile Herculane in 2022, from 30 July to 14 August. Students will learn to use a method of social research, cinematic creativity and audio-visual storytelling, with results internationally recognized by two selections and an award at the prestigious Cannes International Film Festival. Cineimpact Academies have explored diverse social themes and creatively developed students from over 20 countries on 5 continents since 2014.

Scholarships and Grant
To encourage long-term involvement in supporting heritage, participants from abroad have dedicated special scholarships, while citizens or residents of Romania are encouraged to apply for scholarships covering a minimum of 50% of the participation costs. Together with the foreign students already registered, participants also have the chance to win the Cineimpact prize of 500 euro, which is intended to support the best project.

Program and admission conditions:
Successful applicants will create documentary and hybrid films aimed at highlighting the cultural heritage and landscape of Herculane using a method that brings together Film and Social Sciences, Videography and Visual Anthropology. The resulting cinematic stories can be used to attract resources to support the local heritage and the knowledge gained can be used to support as well other causes in need of urgent help.

The focus of Cineimpact’s hands-on experience is on developing the ability to construct audio-video stories in a manner that delves deeply into the chosen subject, creates emotional connections, generates empathy and personal involvement. There are just few more days to apply. Those selected will benefit from a preparatory phase of the course, which will start soon. Those with a passion for heritage, whether natural or cultural, tangible or intangible, with starting or seasoned experience in fields like Audio-Visual Communication, Architecture, Urban Planning, Archaeology, Restoration, Landscape Architecture, Anthropology, Sociology, Ethnography, Visual Journalism, Photo-Video Art, Media Production or Filmmaking, are encouraged to apply.

Participants in the Program will experience and enriched with:
• Research methods specific to social sciences, sociology, anthropology;
• Methods to accelerate cinematic creativity, appliable to other important causes;
• Quality audio-visual storytelling capable of creating empathetic social stories;
• Collaboration within the film academy with colleagues from other countries;
• Mentoring by a team with international recognition and experience.

We strongly believe that the fate of Heritage can be changed one step at a time through widespread societal involvement. To this end, we invite Cinematic Storytelling, Cultural and Natural Heritage enthusiasts to train their superpowers with the help of Filmmaking and Social Sciences. As part of civil, academic and creative society we invite you to become a key partner in developing and promoting the opportunities offered by the present and future Film and Heritage programs.

Further information: contact@cineimpact.org
Details and registration: http://www.cineimpact.org

Contact person:
Alina Matache
Program Manager/ Executive Producer
alina.matache@cineimpact.org
Tel: 0720.002.903