Re-imagining Leiden Shorts
Shaping the future of the festival within the cultural sector
After 15 years, Leiden Shorts is embarking on a new chapter. With eyes set on the editions from 2024 onward, the festival seeks to explore new approaches to its structure and vision, as well as reexamine its goals and ideals, as we tackle the wave of transformations within festivals and the cultural industry. We believe that this comprehensive and thorough process should begin with public, communal, open, and transparent debates.
In a two-day event, the festival invites experts from the national cultural field—film industry professionals, cultural partners, artists, scholars, and the general public—to engage in discussions, talks, and roundtables. Together, we will explore some of the most pressing issues confronting festivals, filmmakers, and cultural organisations. We hope that these debates will help shape the transformational process of Leiden Shorts while also informing and encouraging new avenues of thinking and practices in the cultural sector as a whole.
Prior to and during the festival, an audience survey will be distributed among past and present visitors to further guide the transitional steps of the festival.
Event is curated by Niv Fux & Lotte Kircher
Conversation — Taking action through and with film festivals
Conversation — Taking action through and with film festivals
A conversation between Margje de Koning, Artistic Director of Movies that Matter, and filmmaker and Leiden Shorts Board President, Koen Suidgeest.
Workshop — The Infrastructural Biotope
Workshop — The Infrastructural Biotope
A workshop on commoning, infrastructures, and making time and space for alternative ways and workings”, facilitated by Amy Gowen.
Roundtable — Volunteering in the cultural sector
Roundtable — Volunteering in the cultural sector
Emerging and experienced professionals from across different fields and organisation types in the cultural sector will discuss the state of volunteering.
Keynote — Rethinking Film Festivals in the Pandemic Era and After
Keynote — Rethinking Film Festivals in the Pandemic Era and After
With cinemas struggling and streaming companies rising - What are the risks and chances for the festivals on the circuit? Dr. de Valck will share key insights on the issue.
Panel Discussion — Is it really worth it?
Panel Discussion — Is it really worth it?
Funders expect festivals to grow and increase their impact while remaining sustainable and efficient. All this without losing their appeal and distinct identity. Is this really feasible?