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MAS Design Research in Digital Innovation Page
MAS Design Research in Digital Innovation

Designers play a vital role in innovation. They turn emerging technologies into something that makes sense to the user and becomes part of everyday life. They also provide answers to the challenges raised by such advanced technology. They devise new usage scenarios, explore innovative forms of expression and ensure that novel ideas fit in with the users’ social and cultural environment. This chal…

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Bachelor Fine Arts Page
Bachelor Fine Arts

Discovering the various fields and movements of contemporary art by developing one’s own artistic expression. Such is the opportunity offered by this Bachelor programme to young, passionate artists wishing to perfect their technique, experiment with discourse and consolidate a critical stance. Students benefit from practical and theoretical supervision provided by major actors of the contemporary…

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Bachelor Cinema Page
Bachelor Cinema

The Bachelor's degree in cinema offers an introduction to the many different professions involved in filmmaking. Students are introduced to film writing, directing and acting, as well as shooting, sound, editing and post-production techniques, thanks to rigorous guidance from recognized professionals in all fields. In addition, a wide variety of theoretical approaches and numerous masterclasse…

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Master Photography Page
Master Photography

At the start of the 2016 academic year, ECAL is proud to have introduced its Master’s degree in Photography. Relying on massive use of photographic images – a key element in today’s visual communication – this two-year program, unique in Switzerland, gives students with a related Bachelor’s degree an opportunity to develop projects in the long term. It especially pushes the boundaries of applied …

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Master Type Design Page
Master Type Design

At the start of the 2016 academic year, ECAL is proud to have introduced a new Master’s degree in Type Design. Unique in Switzerland, this two-year program gives graduate students with a Bachelor in Graphic Design an opportunity to develop projects in the long term. This training provides privileged access to one of the flagship disciplines in Swiss graphic design, relying on ECAL’s expertise in …

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Master Product Design Page
Master Product Design

As a decisive turning point in a career or as a follow-up to a Bachelor in Industrial Design, this Master's program is for students wishing to focus on two fundamental aspects of a designer’s practice: personal research as well as the professional handling of commissions for clients, companies or producers. Besides the steadily ongoing refinement of design research abilities and practical desi…

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Master Fine Arts Page
Master Fine Arts

Collectif I (6 ECTS) POOLCH I (6 ECTS) Séminaire de Master I (3 ECTS) Pratiques et recherches II Préparation à la Master Thesis (12 ECTS) Projections I (12 ECTS) Symposium (6 ECTS) Séminaire de Master II (3 ECTS) Pratiques et recherches I Préparation à la Master Thesis (9 ECTS) Projections I (12 ECTS) POOLCH II (6 …

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Rencontres 7e Art Lausanne 2022 Event
Rencontres 7e Art Lausanne 2022

Rencontres 7e Art Lausanne 2022,12–20.03.2022,ECAL and Online On the occasion of the 5th edition of the Rencontres 7e Art Lausanne, an event initiated by the Swiss actor and director Vincent Perez, ECAL is hosting a series of online masterclasses by leading figures in the film industry. Download full programme and guest biographies Admission to the masterclasses is free, but reservations are required for the public outside ECAL via the following link. ECAL students and staff will be able to access the masterclasses without reservation, but only upon presentation of their legitimation card and subject to availability (seats guaranteed until 10 minutes before the start of each masterclass). All masterclasses are broadcast live on : www.rencontres7art.ch Chaine YouTube: Rencontres 7e Art Lausanne - #r7al www.facebook.com/rencontres7art --------- Willem Dafoe (SOLD OUT) actor, director, scriptwriter, New York In conversation with Benoît Rossel, director, teacher, and students in the Bachelor Cinema programme Monday 14 March 2022 at 12:30 pm, at ECAL and online Daniel Brühl (SOLD OUT) actor, director, Berlin In conversation with Yan Ciszewski, 3rd year Bachelor Cinéma student, and other Bachelor Cinema students Monday 14 March 2022 at 2 pm, at ECAL and online Sylvie Pialat producer, scriptwriter, Paris In conversation with Pauline Gygax, producer, head of the Cinema Department, and Bachelor Cinema students Thursday 17 March 2022 at 5.30 pm, at ECAL and online Anne Fontaine director, screenwriter, actress, Paris In conversation with Adèle Beaulieu, director, and students in the Bachelor Cinema programme Friday 18 March 2022 at 5.30 pm, at ECAL and online ECAL Avenue du Temple 5 CH-1020 Renens Tel: +41 (0)21 316 99 33

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Special screening of "Donbass" by Sergei Loznitsa Event
Special screening of "Donbass" by Sergei Loznitsa

Special screening of "Donbass" by Sergei Loznitsa,11.03.2022 The Swiss Cinematheque and the ECAL Film Department invite you to an evening of support for the Ukrainian people on Friday 11th March at 7pm at ECAL. In the presence of Mykyta Kryvosheiev, director, editor, graduate and assistant at ECAL, who will speak after the screening of Sergei Loznitsa s film "Donbass". "Donbass" by Sergei Loznitsa - 121min - 2018 In the Donbass, a region of Eastern Ukraine, a hybrid war takes place, involving an open armed conflict alongside killings and robberies on a mass scale perpetrated by separatist gangs. In the Donbass, war is called peace, propaganda is uttered as truth and hatred is declared to be love. A journey through the Donbass unfolds as a chain of curious adventures, where the grotesque and drama are as intertwined as life and death. This is not a tale of one region, one country or one political system. It is about a world, lost in post-truth and fake identities. It is about each and every one of us. Admission is free, but a contribution to La Chaîne du Bonheur is strongly encouraged, via the attached link as well as via a QR code shown at the beginning and end of the session. ECAL/University of Art and Design Lausanne Avenue du Temple 5 1020 Renens

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Bachelor Photography Page
Bachelor Photography

From artistic photography to commissioned work, via still-life, documentary, portrait or fashion, this programme is for students passionate about photography as a medium and wishing to sharpen their eye and refine their technique. Prospective, pragmatic and experimental, this Bachelor course is provided in the framework of the Visual Communication Department, which concurrently offers crossover c…

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Bachelor Graphic Design Page
Bachelor Graphic Design

From the conception to the production of all related media and printed matter (posters, books, newspapers and magazines), including the experimentation of digital media, digital publishing and motion design, this programme targets students wishing to master the tools and languages inherent in graphic design. Prospective, pragmatic and experimental, this Bachelor course is provided in the framewor…

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Bachelor Industrial Design Page
Bachelor Industrial Design

Retrouvez tous les documents du programme ci-dessous Working with materials, designing or redefining an object’s function, creating new products, challenging production technologies, conceiving a scenography – this programme is for passionate, curious students wishing to make product design their profession. This vocational Bachelor course provides a high level of skills and know-how required by…

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Maison Rousseau mandate – 2022 Project
Maison Rousseau mandate – 2022

Maison Rousseau mandate – 2022 Production and shooting of films for the mandate of the Maison Rousseau & Littérature, Geneva. The students of the Master Cinéma were supervised by the director Lionel Rupp. Production and shooting of films for the mandate of the Maison Rousseau & Littérature, Geneva. The students of the Master Cinéma were supervised by the director Lionel Rupp. Images from the shootings of: "Retour en ville" by Michail Galanopoulos (director), Victor Comte (screenwriter), Matthias Joulaud (image), Selin Dettwiler (editing), Massimo Del Gaudio (sound) "Nature morte" by Valentina Shasivari (director), Selin Dettwiler (image), Antoine Flahaut (editing), Marine Maye and Yatoni Roy Cantu (sound) "Daena" by Leopold Helbich Frey (director), Jiahui Huang (editing), Léa Celestine Bernasconi (sound) "Citations vivantes" by Marie Chemin (direction and image), Jiahui Huang (editing), Léa Celestine Bernasconi (sound) "Les ignifuges" by Matthias Joulaud (direction, image and editing)

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ECAL Masterclass: Nabil Ayouch Event

ECAL Masterclass: Nabil Ayouch,09.03.2022, 17:30,IKEA Auditorium, ECAL ECAL Masterclass: Nabil Ayouch – Director, Sarcelles/Casablanca ECAL Masterclass Nabil Ayouch Director, Paris/Casablanca Wednesday 9 March at 5.30 pm IKEA auditorium, ECAL As part of the International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights in Geneva (FIFDH) and co-presented with the Cinémathèque suisse and the Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts de Lausanne (MCBA) - Platform 10 Moderation: Pauline Gygax The masterclass at ECAL will be followed by the screening of "Haut et fort" at 8pm at the Cinémathèque suisse. Nabil Ayouch is one of the most important filmmakers of his generation. Held in conjunction with the official selection of "Haut et fort" ("Casablanca Beats") at the FIFDH, this Masterclass is devoted to his bold, ever-changing work, which constantly explores and questions the margins of Moroccan society. His first feature film, "Mektoub", became the first film to represent Morocco at the Oscars in 1997. "Ali Zaoua, Prince of the Street" (2000), "Much Loved" (2016) and "Razzia" (2018) have also enjoyed successful careers internationally. Nabil Ayouch is also the founder of the Moroccan Coalition for Cultural Diversity (2003) and Meda Films Development (2006), which supports producers and scriptwriters South of the Mediterranean. ECAL Avenue du Temple 5 1020 Renens

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Mandate for the Maison Rousseau et Littérature, Genève Project
Mandate for the Maison Rousseau et Littérature, Genève

Mandate for the Maison Rousseau et Littérature, Genève The Maison Rousseau et Littérature (MLR) in Geneva commissioned the ECAL/HEAD Master in Cinema to produce the audiovisual works for the museum, which reopened its doors in the old town of Geneva  after a period of restructuring in Spring 2021. The Maison Rousseau et Littérature (MLR) in Geneva commissioned the ECAL/HEAD Master in Cinema to produce the audiovisual works for the museum, which reopened its doors in the old town of Geneva after a period of restructuring in Spring 2021. The 15 students in directing, scriptwriting, sound and editing produced the works that will be exhibited at the MLR for several years.

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Requirements & Portfolio Page

Necessary qualifications Maturity certificate or Professional Maturity certificate (vocational diploma) or certificate from a recognised three-year school of general education (ECG), each to be accompanied by a General Federal Certificate of Vocational Education (CFC) in the field of desired studies ( according to CFC list ) Maturity certificate plus at least one year attested vocat…

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Fees & tuition Page

Yearly Fees in Swiss francs (CHF)** complementary accident insurance 25.-enrolment fee 150.-* swiss / foreign course fees 1'400.- / 2'100materials 820.-TOTAL swiss / foreign students 2'395.- / 3'095.-BACHELOR
(except in Film Studies) ** complementary accident insurance 25.-enrolment fee 150.-* swiss / foreign course fees 1'400.- / 2'100.-materials 1'280.-TOTAL swiss / foreign students 2'855.- /…

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Requirements & Portfolio Page

Necessary qualifications   * ECAL evaluates title's equivalences. This procedure being relatively long, a request of examination (Diploma, transcripts & cv) must be submitted by email to ECAL Secretariat inscription@ecal.ch  until March 2 nd 2026 the latest. > Request of evaluation submitted after the above mentionned date will not be processed. Bachelor’s degree in the field o…

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Fees & tuition Page

Yearly Fees in Swiss francs (CHF)** complementary accident insurance 25.-enrolment fee 150.-* swiss / foreign course fees 1'400.- / 2'100materials 820.-TOTAL swiss / foreign students 2'395.- / 3'095.-MASTER
(except in Film Studies) ** complementary accident insurance 25.-enrolment fee 150.-* swiss / foreign course fees 1'400.- / 2'100materials 1'080.-TOTAL swiss / foreign students 2'655.- / 3'35…

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Requirements & Portfolio Page

Necessary qualifications Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in the field of 3D-Design or equivalent foreign certificate* * ECAL evaluates title's equivalences. This procedure being relatively long, a request of examination (Diploma, transcripts & cv) must be submitted by email to ECAL Secretariat  inscription@ecal.ch  until 2 March 2026 the latest. > Request of evaluation submitted…

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Foundation Year Page
Foundation Year

Creativity, motivation, energy and curiosity are the main ingredients to enter our Propaedeutic Year. This preparatory stage is aimed at students who wish to work in the fields of art or design and allows them to acquire the necessary skills for a Bachelor's program. During one year, this training offers the possibility to holders of a Maturité or a Baccalauréat to familiarize themselves with the…

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Building Page
Building

ECAL is located in Renens, in the heart of the Lausanne agglomeration. With a population of more than 20,000, Renens is the capital of the West Lausanne district and one of the most important cities in the canton of Vaud.  Until the end of the 19th century, Renens was only an agricultural village. It was then transformed into a real industrial city, thanks in particular to the railway. At the …

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ECAL Campus App Page
ECAL Campus App

ECAL Campus is your all-in-one app for your studies at ECAL! Check your timetable, print directly from your phone, find out about the cafeteria menus, manage your e-wallet, find out about upcoming events, announcements, and much more! My Schedule Your class schedule at a glance! Restaurant Discover the weekly menus of the ECAL restaurant. My card Check the balance of your ECAL c…

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Representative Council Page
Representative Council

Mission The ECAL Representative Council defends a democratic vision of the institution in which all members feel represented. We hope to promote fluid and transparent communication with the various actors of the institution, so that the problems and ideas of each are heard, debated and can participate in the life and vision of the school. The Representative Council, in addition to its legal obl…

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Cultural City Page
Cultural City

Independent art spaces All stars Art et Fiction Ateliers Bellevaux Bureaucracy Studies Circuit Dim Sun La Love Machine La Placette L’imprimerie Locus Solus Sillicon Malley standard/deluxe Tunnel Tunnel Urgent Paradise Vitrine 13 Valentin 61 The independent spaces also show a great vitality and often welcome artists and designers who have graduated fr…

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ECAL x Jean Paul Gaultier: Smells Like Queer Spirit Project
ECAL x Jean Paul Gaultier: Smells Like Queer Spirit

ECAL x Jean Paul Gaultier: Smells Like Queer Spirit "Smells Like Queer Spirit" at Musée des beaux-arts du Locle - an exhibition created in collaboration with Jean Paul Gaultier by third-year Bachelor Photography students, under the direction of Florence Tétier and Nicolas Coulomb (Novembre magazine). In the 1980s Jean Paul Gaultier overturned dress codes and showed the porous boundary between masculine and feminine. The fashion designer playfully reversed roles, overturned gender and designed silhouettes that combined masculine sensitivity with feminine power. When they were launched, the brand s perfume bottles also broke with the androgynous fashion of the 1990s. Now iconic, these served as the starting point for photographic exploration by students of the Bachelor in Photography at ECAL/University of Art and Design Lausanne. For this research project directed by Florence Tétier and Nicolas Coulomb – under the watchful eye of Claude Emmanuelle Gajan-Maull, consultant LGBTQIA+ – the photography class questioned the human body and its representations. The images created in 2021 by the 12 students relate to themes of pride and tolerance. These works show that commitment to a more inclusive society also relies on images. A publication, co-edited by ECAL x Jean Paul Gaultier x Novembre and designed by Baptiste Gerbelot Barillon & Jean Marques, is also being published to coincide with this exhibition. STUDENTS Dominique Bartels Julie Corday Diego Fellmann Florian Hilt Samara Krähenbühl Angèle Marignac-Serra Lisa Mazenauer Marvin Merkel Inès Mermoud Basil Pérot Yolane Rais Camille Spiller ASSISTANTS Matthieu Croizier Antoine Martin Yul Tomatala OPENING RECEPTION Friday 4 February at 6pm EXHIBITION AT MBAL From 5 February to 24 April 2022 OPENING HOURS Mon-Sun, 11am-5pm First Sunday of the month free ADDRESS Rue Marie-Anne-Calame 6, 2400 Le Locle https://www.mbal.ch

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ECAL x Jean Paul Gaultier: Smells Like Queer Spirit Event
ECAL x Jean Paul Gaultier: Smells Like Queer Spirit

ECAL x Jean Paul Gaultier: Smells Like Queer Spirit,05.02–24.04.2022,Musée des beaux-arts, Le Locle From 5 February (opening on 4 February at 6 pm) to 24 April 2022 at the Musée des beaux-arts in Le Locle, ECAL presents the exhibition "Smells Like Queer Spirit" created in collaboration with Jean Paul Gaultier by third-year Bachelor Photography students, under the direction of Florence Tétier and Nicolas Coulomb (Novembre). Namsa Leuba and Erwan Frotin, two graduates of the Bachelor Photography programme at ECAL, will also be honoured with two monographic exhibitions. In the 1980s Jean Paul Gaultier overturned dress codes and showed the porous boundary between masculine and feminine. The fashion designer playfully reversed roles, overturned gender and designed silhouettes that combined masculine sensitivity with feminine power. When they were launched, the brand s perfume bottles also broke with the androgynous fashion of the 1990s. Now iconic, these served as the starting point for photographic exploration by students of the Bachelor in Photography at ECAL/University of Art and Design Lausanne. For this research project directed by Florence Tétier and Nicolas Coulomb – under the watchful eye of Claude Emmanuelle Gajan-Maull, consultant LGBTQIA+ – the photography class questioned the human body and its representations. The images created in 2021 by the 12 students relate to themes of pride and tolerance. These works show that commitment to a more inclusive society also relies on images. A publication, co-edited by ECAL x Jean Paul Gaultier x Novembre and designed by Baptiste Gerbelot Barillon & Jean Marques, is also being published to coincide with this exhibition.DATESOPENING RECEPTION Friday 4 February, 6pm EXHIBITION From 5 February to 24 April 2022 ADRESSEMusée des beaux-arts du Locle Rue Marie-Anne-Calame 6 2400 Le Locle www.mbal.chARTISTSDominique Bartels, Julie Corday, Matthieu Croizier, Diego Fellmann, Florian Hilt, Samara Krähenbühl, Angèle Marignac-Serra, Antoine Martin, Lisa Mazenauer, Marvin Merkel, Inès Mermoud, Basil Pérot, Yolane Rais, Camille Spiller, Yul Tomatala

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Jury Réseau Cinéma CH Project
Jury Réseau Cinéma CH

Jury Réseau Cinéma CH Participation of Master Cinema students Léa Célestine Bernasconi and Leopold Helbich Frey in the Jury of the Réseau Cinéma CH during the 35th edition of the Fribourg International Film Festival (FIFF) Participation of Master Cinema students Léa Célestine Bernasconi and Leopold Helbich Frey in the Jury of the Réseau Cinéma CH during the 35th edition of the Fribourg International Film Festival (FIFF)

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Requirements & Portfolio Page

Necessary qualification Maturity certificate Professional Maturity certificate Specialized Maturity certificate (MSCI-MSMU-MSOP-MSSA-MSTS) Equivalent foreign certificate* * Access to Foundation Year application procedure is open to foreign secondary diploma education holders as long as the title is equivalent to one of the Swiss required title. ECAL eval…

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Fees & tuition Page

Annual costs (in Swiss francs CHF)Domiciled in Vaud (cf. point 1) 1'000.-Domiciled in a canton having ratified the Convention C-FE (cf. points 1&2) 20'300.-Domiciled in another canton (cf. points 1&3) 20'300.-Domiciled abroad (cf. points 1&4) 20'300.-* If a reduction is granted 8'120.-YEARLY COST Registration fee (for all) 150.-Contribution to study fee (for all including MSAD students) 550.-** Su…

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ECAL x Fondation Martin Bodmer - Scripts of the World Event
ECAL x Fondation Martin Bodmer - Scripts of the World

ECAL x Fondation Martin Bodmer - Scripts of the World,24.01–20.03.2022,Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cologny (GE) ECAL / University of Art and Design Lausanne and the Fondation Martin Bodmer have joined forces to celebrate typographic creation and the scripts of the world. ECAL will present original projects in contemporary typography and graphic design, from its Bachelor Graphic Design and Master Type Design programmes, comparing them with Fondation Martin Bodmer s UNESCO listed heritage through a series of lectures, events and workshops on Sunday afternoons on 6 February, 27 February and 20 March 2022. 6 February 2022, 14:00-18:00 The Scripts of Aram: Syriac-Aramaic Typefaces (FR/EN) Registration At the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, the Switzerland and Liechtenstein office of the UNHCR, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, collaborated with the students of the ECAL Master Type Design on a case: the Syriac script. Historically used to transcribe languages over a vast geographical area, Syriac is today mainly used as the liturgical script of Eastern Christians. Speakers of Modern Aramaic languages live in Syria, Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq, but compose mainly a worldwide diaspora. While only a few digital fonts exist, providing contemporary and innovative typefaces would contribute to broadening the possibilities for the language to thrive, as well as to cultivate community ties. This day proposes to celebrate Syriac writing and Aramaic culture through the collections of the Martin Bodmer Foundation, typography projects of the ECAL and various reflections on writing, its power, its relationship to politics, language and identity. Conferences 14:30 Politics and type design, Syriac script: a case study (FR) by Matthieu Cortat, head of MA Type Design, ECAL 15:00 About the publication "Aram" (FR) by Elena Baranowski, student MA Type Design, ECAL 15:15 Syriac in the collections of the Fondation Martin Bodmer (FR) by Nicolas Ducimetière, vice-director, Fondation Martin Bodmer 15:45 Break 16:15 Critical Regionalism in Type Design - A survey of moments in history when social, political, economic systems change in parallel with typography (EN) by Nicolas Bernklau, assistant MA Type Design, ECAL 16:35 Aramean communities in Switzerland today (EN) by Melki Toprak, president, and Tony Ürek, secretary, Federation of Arameans in Switzerland 17:00 Concert of the ARAM Ensemble, A view on Syriac traditions, led by Jalal Polus Gajo, soloist, with Ammar Ai Toumi, percussionist Carles Dorador, oud Liqaa Marooki, soloist Marie Wahida, soloist Fadi Wahida, Qanun preceded by an introduction by Véronique Nebel, board member, Laus Plena Foundation (ANG) Workshop 14:00 - 18:00 Gutenberg press with Yvan Hostettler Syriac-Aramaic script with the Aramean Federation of Switzerland 27 February 2022, 14:00-18:00 (FR) Typographic Art: From the Major Names to the Revival Registration This day will take you through the history of typeface design, from the major names to the collection of the Martin Bodmer Foundation, then confronting it with the contemporary practice of revival. With this technique, a typeface is digitally redesigned from a historical typeface, or serves as a template from which a new design is developed, more or less faithfully to its source. The success of these digital fonts and their distribution are interesting mechanisms, which will also be discussed, mirroring the long history of typography, reflected in the collections of the Martin Bodmer Foundation. Conferences 15:00 The major names in typography by Nicolas Ducimetière, vice-director, Martin Bodmer Foundation 15:45 Break 16:15 Revival: digital typography and its relationship to historical models by François Rappo, type designer and typographer, Lausanne with an introduction by Angelo Benedetto, head of BA Graphic Design, ECAL followed by a contribution by Gilles Gavillet, graphic designer and founder, Optimo and Gavillet & Cie on the distribution of revivals by a foundry followed by a Q&A session with all guest speakers Workshop 14:00 - 18:00 19th century press with Nicolas Regamey, Atelier Typo de la Cité 20 March 2022, 14:00-18:00 (FR/EN) Languages and Cultures: Inventing a Materiality Registration A selection of editorial and typographic projects will be presented by their authors, all students or alumni of the Bachelor Graphic Design and Master Type Design programmes at ECAL. Whether it is about Cypriot dialects, a Lukumí-Español dictionary, Chinese characters drawn with the help of artificial intelligence tools, the crossing of Hebrew and German in Hebrew Yiddish, Lebanese multilingualism or the history of Cyrillic writing in Russia, these innovative and personal projects are as many different ways of contributing to the perpetuation of a culture, of a language, through their transmission but also, to their possible evolutions. Conferences 14:30 Introduction (FR) by Angelo Benedetto, head of BA Graphic Design, ECAL 14:45 Κυπριώτικο Σκετς / [kipri otiko skets] / Cypriot Sketch (FR) by Clio Hadjigeorgiou, assistant BA Graphic Design, ECAL 15:00 Diccionario Lukumí-Español (FR) by Laura Issé-Tusevo, graphic designer, BA Graphic Design alumna, ECAL 15:15 Written communication in Lebanon, between Arabic, French and English (EN) by Karima Deghayli and Norma Elzoghbi, students MA Type Design, ECAL 15:30 Break 16:00 AIZI. Artificial Intelligence for Chinese type design (EN) by Shuhui Shi, type designer, MA Type Design alumna, ECAL 16:15 Cyrilic and the politics of writing (EN) by Sergei Rasskazov, student MA Type Design, ECAL 16:30 Yiddish Displayed (EN) by Noam Benatar, MA Type Design student, ECAL 16:45 Conclusion (FR/EN) by Irene Vlachou, type designer and visiting professor, ECAL & Matthieu Cortat, head of MA Type Design, ECAL followed by a Q&A session with all guest speakers Workshop 14:00 - 18:00 Intaglio printing with Alessandro Longo, Verssso General information Confirm your participation - free but registration is required via rsvp links above. Venue: Fondation Martin Bodmer, Route Martin-Bodmer 19, 1223 Cologny (Genève). Access to Fondation Martin Bodmer is subject to the current health regulations: 2G certificate and mandatory mask. This event marks the 200th anniversary of ECAL (1821-2021) and is organised by ECAL and Fondation Martin Bodmer with the support of: Fédération des Araméens en Suisse, World Council of Arameans, UNHCR, Fondation Laus Plena, Swiss Graphic Designers.

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ECAL at Solothurn Days 2022 Event
ECAL at Solothurn Days 2022

ECAL at Solothurn Days 2022,19–26.01.2022,Solothurn On the occasion of the Solothurn Days from 19 to 26 January 2022, ECAL Cinema Department presents several Bachelor diploma films by students. On the occasion of the Solothurn Days from 19 to 26 January 2022, ECAL Cinema Department presents several Bachelor diploma films by students (Upcoming Talents category - Balthazar et Madalena by Gabriel Colban, 2021 - Chute by Nora Longatti, 2020 - Doosra by Keerthigan Sivakumar, 2021 - Impériale by Coline Confort, 2020 - La fièvre by Matias Carlier, 2021 Several films directed by ECAL graduates will also be presented as part of the different festival categories, including: - Azor by Andreas Fontana (MA Cinema ECAL/HEAD graduate) – Panorama Fictions category - Fièvre by Michele Pennetta (MA Cinema ECAL/HEAD graduate) – Panorama Short Films category - (Im)mortels by Lila Ribi (BA Cinema graduate) – Solothurn Award category - Les guérisseurs by Marie-Eve Hildbrand (BA Cinema graduate) – Panorama Documentaries category - Lux by Mateo Ybarra & Raphaël Dubach (diplômé BA Cinéma) – Opera Prima category - Nostromo by Fisnik Maxville (MA Cinema ECAL/HEAD graduate)– Panorama Documentaries category - Olga by Elie Grappe (BA Cinema graduate) – Solothurn Award category - Souviens-toi hier by Juliette Menthonnex (BA Cinema graduate) – Panorama Short Films category - Tout commence by Frédéric Choffat (diplômé BA Cinéma) – Audience Award section Programme and screenings on www.solothurnerfilmtage.ch/fr/

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ECAL Masterclass: Mathieu Amalric Event

ECAL Masterclass: Mathieu Amalric,18.01.2022,IKEA Auditorium, ECAL ECAL Masterclass: Mathieu Amalric, actor, director, Paris Masterclass ECAL Mathieu Amalric Acteur, réalisateur, Paris Mardi 18 janvier 2022 à 18h Auditoire IKEA, ECAL Modération par les étudiant·e·s du Département Cinéma de l ECAL. La masterclass sera suivie à 20h30 de la projection de son huitième long-métrage Serre Moi Fort (2021) au Cinéma CityClub à Pully. Né à Neuilly-sur-Seine en 1965, Mathieu Amalric exerce tour à tour comme acteur et comme réalisateur. Depuis son premier rôle au cinéma en 1984 (Les Favoris de la lune d Otar Iosseliani), il suit une trajectoire rapide et très variée, jouant régulièrement sous la direction de Bertrand Bonello, Alain Resnais, Arnaud & Jean-Marie Larrieu et Arnaud Desplechin, dont il est un des acteurs emblématiques. Figure du cinéma d auteur français, Mathieu Amalric promène aussi son visage de caméléon et sa diction très personnelle dans de grandes productions internationales telles que Munich (2005) de Steven Spielberg, James Bond – Quantum of Solace (2008) de Marc Forster, Cosmopolis (2012) de David Cronenberg, The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) de Wes Anderson. Il est récompensé par deux César du meilleur acteur en 2005 et 2008 pour Rois et Reine d Arnaud Desplechin et Le Scaphandre et le papillon de Julian Schnabel. En tant que réalisateur, il se fait remarquer entre autres grâce à Tournée (2010), La Chambre bleue (2014) et Barbara (2017). Ces événements sont soumis aux règles sanitaires en vigueur. ECAL/Ecole cantonale d art de Lausanne Avenue du Temple 5 CH–1020 Renens Tél. : +41 (0)21 316 99 33 www.ecal.ch

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Filmmaking workshop Project
Filmmaking workshop

Filmmaking workshop A 2-weeks filmmaking workshop led by the American director and scriptwriter Danielle Lessovitz with the students of the Master in Film - major direction and scriptwriting. A 2-weeks filmmaking workshop led by the American director and scriptwriter Danielle Lessovitz with the students of the Master in Film - major direction and scriptwriting

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Master Cinema - Major in Sound Project
Master Cinema - Major in Sound

Master Cinema - Major in Sound Sound creation workshop for the Master Cinema students - Major in Sound - directed by Felix Blume, sound artist and sound engineer. Sound creation workshop for the Master Cinema students - Major in Sound - directed by Felix Blume, sound artist and sound engineer.

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Service Design - 2022 Project
Service Design - 2022

Service Design - 2022 During the Service Design course, the 3rd year of the Graphic Design, Photography and Media & Interaction Design bachelors had to create multi-media projects. A collaboration of the Visual Communication department which had as subject the SDGs (*Sustainable Development Goals). The theme was called "For a good cause, make the SDGs a reality" and its objective was to allow students to develop a cause that is close to their hearts. Each project consists of at least two different media, one primary and one secondary. These projects could take any form that the students deemed relevant, be it a website, editions, posters, a video sequence or virtual reality. 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with more than 169 targets signed by all UN member states for the 2030 Agenda. They reconcile the economic, social and ecological dimensions of sustainable development and place the fight against poverty and sustainable development on the same agenda for the first time. This means that all states are called upon to play an equal role in finding common solutions to the world s pressing challenges. Switzerland is also required to implement the goals at the national level. In addition, incentives must be created to encourage non-governmental actors to make an increasingly active contribution to sustainable development.What are the SDGs?MELTING POINTS Leaflet / poster & website The Melting Points project is initially composed of a series of leaflets with the aim of warning and reporting on the environmental situation of glaciers in Switzerland. Rather than communicating the urgency of the situation, we decided to evoke the mass disappearance of certain glaciers, thus accentuating a process that has already begun and is partly irreversible. This printed dimension of the project serves as a bridge between an ephemeral physical object and a constantly evolving website. The latter is based on the analogy of the obituary, listing the disappeared, threatened and non-threatened glaciers while emphasizing the nostalgia and memory of these places. By Martial Grin , Hugo Le Corre , Basil PérotTHE CORAL RESCUE PROJECT Journal & instagram The coral rescue project deals with issues concerning aquatic life. We decided to look at the extinction of corals, which has accelerated in recent decades. This journal describes 14 solutions to help save them, alone or together. It is foldable and includes illustrations and QR codes to find out more about the cause. The edition is guided by an instagram page of GIFs, which helps us understand and reach out to more people. By Aurore Huberty , Iris Moine , Anaelle Iglesias CarballoESSENCE Edition & instagram The Essence project consists of a series of magazines dealing with subjects that are interested in families of natural products such as mushrooms, algae, fruit skins and many others that have the capacity to become biomaterials. The project is to be understood as a natural, artistic and avant-garde magazine. It includes recipes to make at home, articles, interviews, artworks and workshops as well as various photo pages. By Marion Marquet , Yolane Rais , Loris Briguet DISCOURS DE HAINE en ligne Edition & chrome extension Based on a study conducted by Dr. Lea Stahel at the Institute of Sociology of the University of Zurich in 2020. The Hate speech online edition aims to raise awareness, especially among young people, about the problem of hate speech on the Internet. Based on 8 points, this study deciphers the phenomenon and its problems in Switzerland. The project also includes Rate Hate, a Chrome extension designed to combat hate and hate speech on the Internet. With this application you can evaluate the hate content of a website and modify its content accordingly. The goal of Rate Hate is to transform hate speech into graphic visuals in order to divert and criticize its content. By Achille Masson , Camille Spiller , Raphaël CarruzzoLAISSER DISPARAÎTRE OU FAIRE DISPARAÎTRE Edition, moving poster & VR short film Laisser disparaître ou faire disparaître exposes the conflicts of interest between our desire to preserve the planet and our addiction to comfort. To act for the good of all or to protect one s own interests? In the privileged context inherent to Switzerland, eco-anxiety is soaring and, paradoxically, comfort is gradually reaching its peak. Feelings oscillate between guilt, denial and justification of acts that contribute to the deterioration of our Earth, of the ties that bind us and of our values. Through interviews and surveys, the edition gathers current concerns from subjects of various ages, the vast majority of whom are Swiss. They answer the questions: "What are you afraid of disappearing?" and "What comfort are you not ready to give up? Some systems of thought are developed in order to offer a varied range of opinions. One of them is narrated by a voice-over and a succession of images in a poignant VR experience. Moving posters highlight various issues such as travel, over-consumption and imports. Capturing a world in corrosion, the project is to be understood as the testimony of a concerned society. By​​​ , Hydro—Hegemony Website & edition Hydro-Hegemony presents water conflicts from 3000 BC to the 21st century, showing how water is the lifeblood of ecosystems; global environmental changes, especially climate change, further intensify competition between competing uses and users, leading to conflict and war. By , , ADELPHE Edition & Documentary video The ADELPHE project aims to represent the genders equally in order to raise awareness about this still taboo subject. The easily printable and distributable fanzine format allows easy access for anyone not directly concerned with gender issues. The video teaser allows for quick accessibility and digital visibility in order to introduce the subject of the fanzine. By Julie Corday , Tania Praz , Charlotte ViglinoREUSE REPURPOSE RECYCLE Magazine & video REUSE REPURPOSE RECYCLE has as its main support a magazine that highlights and sensitizes its readers to the current problem of consumerism, through the promotion of a lifestyle based on second-hand consumption. The book is aimed at a young and committed public and takes advantage of the current thrifting trend. In this first issue, the basics of the issue are discussed and the tone is set for the issues to follow. The magazine is supported by a series of three teaser videos that invite the public to consult the book and pique their curiosity. By Samara Krähenbühl , Nina Treichler , Mara Wohlfahrt

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Workshop Rousseau mandate Project
Workshop Rousseau mandate

Workshop Rousseau mandate Study trip of the Master in Film students in Val de Travers, on the footsteps of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, to work on the first stages of the Mandate proposed by the MLR - Maison Rousseau et Littérature, Geneva. Study trip of the Master in Film students in Val de Travers, on the footsteps of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, to work on the first stages of the Mandate proposed by the MLR - Maison Rousseau et Littérature, Geneva. The films made in the frame of the Mandate are part of the Museum s permanent exhibition, which can be seen on site in Geneva. Informations here https://m-r-l.ch/parcours-rousseau

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New website: ecal-typefaces.ch Event
New website: ecal-typefaces.ch

New website: ecal-typefaces.ch,15.12.2021,wwww.ecal-typefaces.ch Active since 2016 and having published nearly 30 fonts so far, the ECAL Typefaces website has been completely updated with a new design and new features: ecal-typefaces.ch Active since 2016 and having published nearly 30 fonts so far, the ECAL Typefaces website has been completely updated with a new design and new features: www.ecal-typefaces.ch ECAL Typefaces is the first online type foundry based within a university. Its initial remit was to respond to frequent requests to purchase typefaces featured in ECAL corporate communications such as posters, invitation cards and catalogues. The foundry is now fully embedded in the ECAL Master Type Design programme and also showcases work from the school s Bachelor Graphic Design programme. All the fonts are designed by students. From 2021 this new website will offer a broader overview of our students works. We have now added a ‘Stories tab to present an ever-evolving collection of student writings that reflect on the challenges that are driving contemporary type design forward. These essays are written and edited in the Master Type Design theory classes under the supervision of Wayne Daly and Roland Früh. The fonts sold on ECAL Typefaces typically originated from classes tutored by Kai Bernau, Matthieu Cortat, Alice Savoie or Radim Peško, as well as workshops led by internationally renowned guests. These provide students with the opportunity to help select typeface releases and determine how they represent their typefaces in a professional foundry. Their designs are developed from early sketches to workable files under the close supervision of Malte Bentzen. The new version uses broader criteria and includes text fonts and larger families, enabling students to demonstrate a wider range of skills, thereby highlighting the working process. In addition, a new license model adds a more precise and clear approach to licensing fonts so that clients may find a license model that meets their needs more precisely. The design of the new website was created with the aim of making it easier for users to browse, test and purchase the typefaces. Half of the income generated from sales goes directly to the students, with the remainder contributing to running costs, technical assistance and inviting guest lecturers to offer us their insights into the world of font design.

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ECAL Conference: Philippe Jarrigeon Event

ECAL Conference: Philippe Jarrigeon,08.12.2021,IKEA Auditorium, ECAL ECAL Conference: Philippe Jarrigeon – Photographer, Paris A l occasion de la sortie du livre «PLAY» (publié chez RVB Books) – la première monographie de Philippe Jarrigeon retraçant 15 ans de sa carrière. Philippe Jarrigeon Photographe, Paris Mercredi 8 décembre 2021 à 18h En conversation avec Nathalie Herschdorfer, enseignante et directrice du Musée des beaux-arts du Locle. Né en France, Philippe Jarrigeon est diplômé de l ECAL en Bachelor Photographie, où il enseigne également depuis 2008. Il expose notamment au Festival international de la mode et de la photographie à Hyères (France) et au Fotomuseum de Winterthur (2008), puis à la Galerie des Galeries – Galeries Lafayette Haussmann (2014) avec le projet«Grand Magasin», une exposition photographique célébrant le 25e prix de l ANDAM. Il collabore également avec de nombreux magazines internationaux, dont Double, Dazed, M Le Monde, The New York Times, Interview, Vogue Paris, Vogue US et W. Il travaille régulièrement pour des marques de mode et de luxe comme Chanel, Hermès, Proenza Schouler, Patou, Tiffany & Co. ainsi qu avec des artistes tels que Snoop Dogg, dont il signe la couverture de l album «Bush» (2015), Pharrell Williams ou encore Juliette Armanet, dont il réalise le clip vidéo, «L Amour en Solitaire» (2018). En 2009, il fonde avec Sylvain Menétrey sa propre publication: «Dorade, revue galante, photographie et formes critiques» qui devient rapidement une plateforme avant-gardiste, où contribuent des artistes tels que Camille Vivier, Théo Mercier, Brice Dellsperger, Nina Childress ou encore Natacha Lesueur. En 2012, Dorade a remporté le prestigieux Swiss Design Award et le prix du meilleur magazine culturel décerné par le Club des Directeurs Artistiques. www.philippejarrigeon.com ECAL 5, avenue du Temple CH-1020 Renens Tél. : +41 (0)21 316 99 33

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Carhartt WIP x ECAL: launch and exhibition of WIP Magazine #5 Event
Carhartt WIP x ECAL: launch and exhibition of WIP Magazine #5

Carhartt WIP x ECAL: launch and exhibition of WIP Magazine #5,23.11.2021,Hall Kudelski, ECAL Earlier this year, Carhartt WIP (for Work in Progress) teamed up with ECAL, inviting Bachelor Photography students to interpret in their own way some of the emblematic pieces of the American clothing brand, which develops its own collections from the original Carhartt work clothes. Earlier this year, Carhartt WIP (for Work in Progress) teamed up with ECAL, inviting Bachelor Photography students to interpret in their own way some of the emblematic pieces of the American clothing brand, which develops its own collections from the original Carhartt work clothes. The students, led by art director Nicolas Poillot, produced an editorial report, which was included in the latest issue of "WIP Magazine" published by Carhartt WIP and some of whose images will be exhibited at the ECAL on the occasion of the launch of this book. Students Dominique Bartels Julie Corday Diego Fellmann Florian Hilt Samara Krähenbühl Angèle Marignac-Serra Lisa Mazenauer Marvin Merkel Basil Pérot Yolane Rais Camille Spiller Launch and exhibition Tuesday 23 November from 6 to 8 pm at ECAL (Hall Kudelski). The exhibition will also be open on the occasion of the ECAL Open Day, Saturday 27 November from 8.30 am to 6 pm. ECAL Avenue du Temple 5 1020 Renens www.ecal.ch

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ECAL at Paris Photo: exhibition, symposium, book "Automated Photography + OFFPRINT & Alumni Event
ECAL at Paris Photo: exhibition, symposium, book "Automated Photography + OFFPRINT & Alumni

ECAL at Paris Photo: exhibition, symposium, book "Automated Photography + OFFPRINT & Alumni,09–13.11.2021,Espace Commines, Paris On the occasion of Paris Photo, an immersive audiovisual exhibition, a symposium and a book present critical views and a selection of projects that explore the aesthetic and conceptual potential of automated photography. An increasing number of images are produced autonomously by machines for machines with a gradual exclusion of any human intervention. "Automated Photography" is a research project developed by the Master Photography at ECAL that addresses this situation by examining image production and distribution technologies, such as machine learning, CGI and photogrammetry. On the occasion of Paris Photo, an immersive audiovisual exhibition, a symposium and a book present critical views and a selection of projects that explore the aesthetic and conceptual potential of automated photography. ARTISTS Nora Al-Badri, Simone C Niquille, Alan Warburton, Florian Amoser, Sara Bastai, Emidio Battipaglia, Emma Bedos, Alexey Chernikov, Gaël Corboz, Nikolai Frerichs, Sally Jo, Gohan Keller, Philipp Klak, Augustin Lignier, Valentin Woeffray SYMPOSIUM Emmanuel Alloa, Yung Au, Ann-Christin Bertrand, Estelle Blaschke Claus Gunti, Milo Keller, Marco De Mutiis, Clément Lambelet, Boris Magrini, Simone C Niquille, Felix Stalder, Joël Vacheron, Anne-Katrin Weber DATES Opening reception: Tuesday 9 November from 19h to 21h Exhibition: 10, 12 and 13 November from 12h to 20h Symposium: Thursday 11 November, 9h - 20h LOCATION Espace Commines, 17 Rue Commines, 75003 Paris, France SYMPOSIUM REGISTRATION Link here INFORMATION www.automated-photography.ch SIDE EVENT During Paris Photo, the bookstore of the Centre culturel suisse. Paris (32 Rue des Francs Bourgeois, 75003 Paris) will also showcase the book through a special display in its front window. In partnership with: Mörel Books (co-publisher), Paris Photo, Centre culturel suisse Paris, Biennale Némo and Embassy of Switzerland in France This event is part of the 200th anniversary of ECAL (1821-2021). HIGURASHI In Summer 2019, thirteen students from the ECAL Master Photography programme supervised by Milo Keller travelled to Japan to work on thirteen individual projects incollaboration with Japanese photographer Taisuke Koyama within the framework of the Tokyo Photographic Research project. The students artworks range from still and moving images to computer-generated photographic visuals and explore multiple facets of the Japanese megalopolis which is, once again, undergoing major transformation in preparation for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. On the occasion of Paris Photo, the book, which was produced after this trip, will be launched. STUDENTS Emidio Battipaglia, Robin Bervini, Jasmine Deporta, Anja Karolina Furrer, Alessia Gunawan,Christian Harker, Jung-Ting Hu, Johanna Hullár, Philipp Klak, Doruk Kumkumoglu, IgorPjörrt, Jelly Luise, Gedvile Tamosiunaite DATE Friday 12 November at 6pm LOCATION Espace Commines, 17 Rue Commines, 75003 Paris, France INFORMATION http://higurashi.zone In partnership with Tokyo Photographic Research, Embassy of Switzerland in Japan, DGES/Summer University OFFPRINT PARIS During OFFPRINT (a walking tour of independent publishers hosted in art bookstores, studios and galleries), ECAL will set its bookstore as part of the "Automated Photography" exhibition. Discover the latest ECAL publications on this occasion! DATES 10, 12 and 13 November from 12pm to 8pm LOCATION Espace Commines, 17 Rue Commines, 75003 Paris, France BOOK LAUNCHES BY ECAL GRADUATES Jean-Vincent Simonet – Bachelor Photography 2014 "Waterworks" published by RVB books 11 November at 6pm RVB booth at Grand Palais Éphémère Maxime Guyon – Bachelor Photography 2015"Aircraft: The New Anatomy" published by Lars Müller 12 November at 6pm 145 rue de Belleville, 75019 Paris Alexandra Dautel – Bachelor Photography 2020 "May You Continue to Blossom" published by cpress books 13 November at 7pm Oddity Paris – 27 Rue Notre Dame de Nazareth, 75003 Paris Karla Hiraldo Voleau – Master Photography 2018"Pictures From Bed" published by le rayon vert . editions 14 November at 4pm LE BAL – 6 Imp. de la Défense, 75018 Paris

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ECAL Masterclass: Abel Ferrara Event

ECAL Masterclass: Abel Ferrara,05.10.2021,IKEA Auditorium, ECAL ECAL Masterclass: Abel Ferrara – Filmmaker and screenwriter, Rome Conférence ECAL Abel Ferrara Réalisateur et scénariste, Rome Mardi 5 octobre 2021 à 17h Auditoire IKEA, ECAL En conversation avec Giona A. Nazzaro, directeur artistique du Locarno Film Festival. A l occasion de la Rétrospective Abel Ferrara à la Cinémathèque suisse. Né dans le Bronx à New-York en 1951, Abel Ferrara réalise dès son adolescence des films en Super 8 et entame ses premières collaborations avec les scénaristes Nicholas St. John et John McIntyre. A la fin des années 1970, il réalise ses premiers longs-métrages, à l instar de The Driller Killer (1979) remarqué par William Friedkin qui lui offre la possibilité de tourner son second film, Ms .45 (1981). Après avoir réalisé deux épisodes de Miami Vice dans les années 1980, il se lance dans ce qu on désignera plus tard comme sa période new-yorkaise avec The King of New York (1990), Bad Lieutenant (1992), Snake Eyes (1993) ou encore The Funeral (1996), grand succès critique. En 2011, il remporte le Léopard d honneur au Locarno Film Festival pour l ensemble de sa carrière. La masterclass sera suivie à 20h30 de la projection de son dernier film Siberia (2020) à la Cinémathèque suisse – Casino de Montbenon à Lausanne. Ces événements sont soumis aux règles sanitaires en vigueur. ECAL Avenue du Temple 5 CH–1020 Renens Tél. : +41 (0)21 316 99 33

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Sous les Cendres du Mekong Project
Sous les Cendres du Mekong

Emeline Courcier – Sous les Cendres du Mekong « Sous les cendres du Mekong is a film that questions the coexistence of opposed traditions and cultures, life and death, and the confrontation between history and individual stories. Against the backdrop of the health crisis and anti-Asian racism, family ties are revealed through conversations questioning my place as a Viet Kieu daughter and my lineage. Through our beliefs in reincarnation, I project myself onto a familiar yet foreign figure: my mother s cousin, who drowned in the Mekong, creating a link between past and present, war and peace, words and silence. It is through traumatic memory and psychological heritage that the after-effects of a war from which my family escaped reach me, taking precedence in my dreams and my mind.»

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Her and I Project
Her and I

Jenna Callewaert – Her and I « What do you do when you miss everything? How do you avoid being haunted by the place you left? A painful absence mixed with hope, nostalgia that associates past and future, like a paradox. Above all, this project is a quest: that of finding a part of myself in a country where I once lived, and whose only memories I had were of colours, smells and sensations. Throughout my journey, I sought to explore and confront these memories built on a form of absence. Between dismay and delight, I often asked myself the question of the integrity of these images. Were these memories real or pure fabrications of the mind? I thus designed this book with the aim of capturing a process of transformation where each image, composed of sepia, shadows and ochre, carries in its flesh the testimonies of the past and illustrates that nothing ever dies.»

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Leughenaer Project
Leughenaer

Axelle Bruniau – Leughenaer « Leughenaer is an autobiographical fiction about my relationship to my childhood in a particular geography and culture – Dunkirk – a city in the north of France. This film refers particularly to my non-binarity and transfemininity in a social context where carnival culture and cross-dressing are an important part of life for three months a year. The architecture of the city of Dunkirk is of particular interest to me because of the parallel I can draw with my own person. This city was 90% destroyed during World War II and was quickly rebuilt into a modern city. Deconstructing in order to reconstruct, that is how I went back to make this film.»

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Victimes vs Héros Project
Victimes vs Héros

Adeline Vermot – Victimes vs Héros This project is an analysis of gender representation in contemporary popular cinema. The choice of films was based on the ones that were the most successful at the box office. I was interested to see the messages they conveyed, as they had been seen by a large number of people. The choice was also based on French cinema since Hollywood has already dealt with these issues a lot. To do this, a system was established to compare the six films with each other as well as the situation of men and women. The content is in the form of images and dialogues from these films and is supplemented with infographics and texts. The result shows how strong stereotypes still are and that being aware of them is a first step towards deconstructing them.

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When She Left the Room, the Spirits Went With Her Project
When She Left the Room, the Spirits Went With Her

Laura Trummer – When She Left the Room, the Spirits Went With Her In her latest collection When She Left the Room, the Spirits Went With Her , fashion designer Tara Mabiala brings together various sources of inspiration, including those of 70s Blaxploitation films and Westerns. The two genres might seem far apart but they meet on the importance of the characters clothing: it is symbolic of their roles, asserts their statuses and anchors the action. Through a projection and a look book, this project offers an immersion in the universe of the collection whose images are integrated with those of emblematic movies of these two film genres. Mysterious, confident and volatile, “she” travels between these worlds, creates her own, and takes you there.

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Dupliréalité Project
Dupliréalité

Julie Ryser – Dupliréalité Dupliréalité aims to immerse us into reproductions of places of life that are essential to an individual s existence. The cities explored include La Chaux-de-Fonds, Lausanne and Renens, which have a direct link with my own reality. This research is based on a conceptual analysis of duplitecture, a recent architectural movement that replicates and relocates famous buildings. This analytical treatment takes place in a fixed medium, i.e. a book, a lasting object that has the power to cross the ages like a building and that comes to life through its materiality. The project reconstructs the process of a duplitect; thanks to the proximity of today s media, everything is within reach and distance disappears.

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Milkshake Project
Milkshake

Maël Bächtold – Milkshake Milkshake is a typeface family which was initiated by anemoia (nostalgia felt for a period in the past that was not lived) for the 70s. The music, the freedom, the vibes, and mostly the aesthetics in terms of type and graphic design of that period strongly influenced the direction of the project. Milkshake is divided into two sub-families. The first one, Milkshake Display is the spine of the project: its voluptuous curves and generous drops combined with sharp edges give it a dynamic look while its alternates and swashes exaggerate its flow and funkiness. To add a contemporary touch and versatility, the family is complemented by text cuts, which are much calmer, friendlier and more stable, suited for longer lines in small sizes.

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On the Way to Work with… Project
On the Way to Work with…

Silvio Rebholz – On the Way to Work with… Mention Excellent Prix EXECAL On the Way to Work with… is a series of video interviews in which I accompany designers, artists or other creative professionals on their way to work. For each episode, I designed a vehicle or a camera device adapted to the guests and their means of transport. These tailor-made objects are designed to create a surprising interview setting and to serve as a camera set-up to capture the conversation on the go without a big film crew. The daily commute is a transition period between private and professional life and forms the stage for an interview which sheds light on the guests personality and their passion for their job. The interview series is an experimentation to develop a personal ongoing project as an extension of my practice as a product designer.

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