with Lejla Aliev and Jakob Reuter
Dates: Mon, 03.08. – Fri, 07.08.2026, 10 am – 3 pm
Registration deadline: Sun, 19.07.2026
Target group: Children and young people aged 10 to 14 years
Shrunk all at once? Turned into a vermin? Fallen through a rabbit hole or woken up in a different time? The New Film Generation workshop “Transform yourselves!” is all about transformation. Together you will embark on a creative journey through literature and film and explore how identity can change and how transformation becomes visible.
Inspired by stories such as Franz Kafka’s “The Metamorphosis”, “Orlando” by Virginia Woolf or “Alice in Wonderland” by Lewis Carroll, you ask yourself: What does change mean? How do we recognise it? How do literature and film tell of ruptures, transitions and new beginnings? And how can we shape such processes ourselves on film?
You will develop your own script sketches from initial ideas and associations. You will experiment with the camera, sound and acting and learn about film design techniques – from perspective and montage to consciously working with time and movement. The film is shot with a digital Bolex camera, whose special visual aesthetics are reminiscent of analogue film classics.
In various roles, in front of and behind the camera, you will gain practical experience, work in a team and discover your own creative strengths. You will try your hand at directing, technology, organisation and acting, shoot your scenes and reflect on the resulting material together.
The films developed in the workshop will premiere at the LITFILMS Literatur Film Festival Münster at the Schloßtheater in September 2026. There you will present your work on the big screen and engage in dialogue with the audience.
Lejla Aliev is a producer and studied art history at the University of Münster and fine arts at the Kunstakademie Münster. In 2017, she worked as a producer and director for Skulptur Projekte Münster, including on “Not Quite Underground” by Michael Smith. Since 2021, she has been managing partner and co-founder of the production company Juli Film. There she produces internationally oriented films with a political claim and artistic focus, most recently “Magdalena Hausen – Die gefrorene Zeit”(2024), which premiered at the Drama International Short Film Festival.
Jakob Reuter is a director and cinematographer. He first gained practical experience as a production assistant on the ZDF series Ein Fall für zwei. He studied film at FH Dortmund, graduating with a Master of Arts in 2019. During his studies, he completed a semester abroad in cinematography at the International Film and Television School (EICTV) in Cuba and simultaneously studied fine arts at the Academy of Fine Arts Münster.
In 2021, he directed the music video Aufm Deich for singer Lisa Spielmann, which screened at over twenty film festivals and won eleven awards. Since 2015, he has worked as a director and cinematographer for corporate films, music videos, and documentaries. He also teaches freelance courses in film and media production.
Dates: Mon, 03.08. – Fri, 07.08.2026
Time: 10.00 – 15.00 hrs
Registration deadline: Sun, 19.07.2026
Number: max. 8 participants
Location: Seminar room of the Filmwerkstatt Münster, Am Hawerkamp 31, 48155 Münster, Building G (basement, entrance across from Club Favela)
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