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ECAL presents a talk on new sustainable imaginaries with Emma Piau and Alban Mayne, questioning the role of creatives in addressing ecological and societal challenges.
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The Master Photography at ECAL welcomes British artist Alan Warburton for a lecture on his work with Computer-Generated Imagery and Artificial Intelligence. Warburton’s practice, bridging art, industry, and academia, critically examines and deconstructs cutting-edge technologies.
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ECAL welcomes Dutch photographer Rineke Dijkstra for a talk on her contemporary approach to portraiture.
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ECAL, in collaboration with the Cinémathèque Suisse and Sister Distribution, welcomes filmmaker Albert Serra for a talk.
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During the spring semester workshop week, ECAL invites international artists and designers to present their work.
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ECAL welcomes Cecilia Bengolea and Trajal Harrell for a talk and workshop exploring body, dance, and self-representation.
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As guest of honour at the 56th edition of the Visions du Réel festival in Nyon, filmmaker Raoul Peck will be giving a masterclass on Tuesday 8 April, organised in partnership with the Cinémathèque suisse. The programme also includes five films by the ECAL's Cinema Department and alumni.
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On March 26, 2025, the Master of Visual Arts proposes the symposium Worldbuilding in an era of extreme fragmentation
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ECAL welcomes photographer Tyler Mitchell for a talk in conversation with Hannah Pröbsting, Production Manager at Photo Elysée.
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An avant-garde designer and artist, Jean-Charles de Castelbajac anticipated what today constitutes the basis of new creation: art and fashion, detour and collaboration.
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As part of the research project Parasonic : transmission de pratiques aurales fugitives, ECAL is offering 3 lectures.
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ECAL Cinema Department welcomes filmmaker Carolina Cavalli for a conference moderated by Paolo Moretti
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Design disciplines have entered the academic world in Switzerland relatively recently. Swiss design schools have only been required to perform research since the end of the 20th century to be qualified as universities of applied arts.
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ECAL Cinema Department welcomes Austrian filmmaker Patric Chiha for a lecture.
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As part of Global Entrepreneurship Week, the Municipality of Renens presents the Innovation by Design Challenge awards evening on Wednesday November 13, 2024 at the IKEA Auditorium at ECAL in the presence of Léa Pereyre for a " Le design à l’ère numérique: nouvelles opportunités d’expression " conference.
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On the occasion of the workshop weeks in the Bachelor programs, ECAL invites international artists and designers to present their work from November 11 to 13, 2024.
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ECAL Cinema department welcomes Swiss-Peruvian director Klaudia Reynicke for a masterclass moderated by Paolo Moretti, head of Bachelor & Master Cinéma.
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ECAL welcomes Mathieu Lehanneur for a lecture on October 08, 2024.
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ECAL's Cinema department welcomes Franco-Swiss director Ursula Meier for a lecture moderated by director Anouk Chambaz.
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ECAL's Cinema department welcomes filmmaker Jessica Hausner for a lecture moderated by Paolo Moretti, head of the Bachelor & Master Cinéma program.
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Diego Marcon in conversation with Stéphanie Moisdon, head of the Visual Arts Master's program, and Paolo Moretti, head of the Bachelor & Master Cinema program at ECAL.
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ECAL welcomes London designer Philippe Malouin for a lecture, Tuesday April 30, 2024 at 6pm.
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During the spring semester workshop week, ECAL invites international artists and designers to present their work at conferences.
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Tuesday April 23, 2024 at 6pm, ECAL welcomes writer and philosopher Eric Sadin for a lecture.
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As guest of honour at the 55th edition of the Visions du Réel festival in Nyon, filmmaker Jia Zhang-Ke will be giving a masterclass on Tuesday 16 April, organised in partnership with the Cinémathèque suisse. The programme also includes six films by the ECAL's Cinema Department and alumni.
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On March 25, 2024, the Master Fine Arts presents the symposium Gestures, practices, and strategies of resistance - S.W.A.N.A.
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On the occasion of the 7th Rencontres 7e Art Lausanne, the ECAL welcomes Greek actress Angeliki Papoulia for a masterclass on Wednesday March 13, 2024.
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On the occasion of the 7th Rencontres 7e Art Lausanne, the ECAL welcomes French filmmaker Rebecca Zlotowski for a masterclass on Monday March 11, 2024.
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More than just a production company, El Pampero Cine was born in 2002 from the desire of a group of people to experiment and renew the procedures and practices of Argentine cinema. In conference at the ECAL, Wednesday 13 October 2024 at 6.00pm.
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Invited by the ECAL Photography department, co-founder of DIS Marco Roso will give a lecture on Tuesday, December 12, 2023.
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On Thursday December 7, 2023 at 6pm, ECAL will host the public presentation of the Josef Müller-Brockmann 2023 Prize to Laura Csocsán, an ECAL graduate. Graphic designer Vera van de Seyp will also give a lecture on this occasion.
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Invited by the ECAL Photography department, photographer and art director Charlie Engman will give a lecture on Wednesday, November 29, 2023.
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Invited by ECAL's Photography department, the head of Global PhotoVogue and director of the Photo Vogue Festival, Alessia Glaviano, will give a talk on Thursday, November 23, 2023.
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Invited by ECAL's Cinema department, Argentine director Alejo Moguillansky presents a Masterclass on Wednesday, November 22, 2023.
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As part of Global Entrepreneurship Week, the Municipality of Renens presents the Innovation by Design Challenge awards evening on Wednesday November 15, 2023 at the IKEA Auditorium at ECAL in the presence of Yorgo Tloupas for a "Marquer Les Esprits" conference.
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On the occasion of the workshop weeks in the Bachelor programs, ECAL invites international artists and designers to present their work from November 13 to 16, 2023.
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As part of his programme at the Lausanne Underground Film & Music Festival, Italian filmmaker Yervant Gianikian will be giving a masterclass on Wednesday 18 October at 4pm at the ECAL.
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More than just a mirror for the latest trends, Capsule Magazine deploys its skills to create innovative experiences. In conference at the ECAL, Thursday 12 October at 5.30pm.
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On the occasion of the workshop weeks in the Bachelor programs, ECAL invites international artists and designers to present their work from May 8 to 10, 2023.
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On Wednesday, April 26, 2023, ECAL welcomes scholars from the fields of art and design history and print culture for an international conference aiming to provide a better understanding of the cultural context of Jan Tschichold's book and the typographic movement that emerged from it.
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As part of the film festival Visions du Réel (April 21 to 30) in Nyon, Lucrecia Martel will give a masterclass on Tuesday, April 25, organized in partnership with La Cinémathèque suisse. Four films from ECAL Cinema Department students and alumni will also be part of the programmation.
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Invited by ECAL Cinema and Fine Arts departments, the French director and artist Alain Guiraudie will give a lecture on Tuesday April 18, 2023 at 6pm.
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Present during the spring semester as part of his ECAL residency at La Becque, designer Brian Roettinger will discuss his practice and his many projects of international scope through an audiovisual and immersive approach on Wednesday, April 5 at 6pm.
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On March 27 and 28, ECAL Master Fine Arts presents a 2-days symposium: The Raving Age. Histories and figures of youth.
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On March 21, 2023, Mario Botta, acclaimed Swiss architect and designer, will give a lecture at ECAL on the relationship between architecture and design.
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As part of the Talent Days programme, ECAL welcomes Xavier Oberson, lawyer and professor of Swiss and international tax law. He will discuss the growing use of NFT and metavers in the artistic field, particularly from a legal and tax perspective.
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Invited by ECAL Bachelor Photography, the Californian visual artist Christian Marclay will lead a conference on Wednesday March 8, 2023, moderated by Nathalie Herschdorfer, Director of Photo Elysée.
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On the occasion of the 6th edition of Les Rencontres 7e Art Lausanne, ECAL welcomes Cédric Klapisch and Valeria Golina for two conferences on Thursday, March 9 and Friday, March 10, 2023.
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Invited by ECAL Cinema Department, French director and screenwriter Céline Sciamma present a Masterclass on Tuesday, January 24, 2023, moderated by Paolo Moretti, head of the Cinema department, and Valentina Novati, French producer and distributor.
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Invited by ECAL Cinema Department, the Catalan director Albert Serra will present a Masterclass on Tuesday, December 20, 2022, moderated by Paolo Moretti, head of Bachelor and Master Cinema.