During four days in May, the students at the Qualification Service in Grimstad Municipality will be documentary filmmakers through a creative film workshop led by filmmakers Lisa Enes and John H. Nomedal. The instructors take the students through the whole process from idea, recording to finished cut film. With the help of SLR cameras, sound recorders, LED lights and editing programs, students recently arrived in Norway get to explore the documentary film language.

The focus is on telling personal stories related to the theme of «friendship» and in groups, students will make one-minute short documentaries about each other.

The films from the workshop are shown in this program.

The event is a collaboration between Sørnorsk filmsenter and The Short Film Festival, made possible with support from The Norwegian Film Institute.

Lisa Enes is a director and screenwriter from Kristiansand. She has studied at Nordland Art and Film School and the Norwegian Film School. Her previous short films have competed at a number of film festivals both at home and abroad. In addition to his work as a director, Enes has worked as an editor, recording director and production manager on a number of short films, as well as teaching films for young people.

John H. Nomedal is a film worker, cultural worker and project manager from Grimstad. He has work experience from film and television productions, mainly editing and editing assistant, among other things. In addition to this, John has conducted film workshops via DKS around Norway for a number of years. He lives in Grimstad and works closely with Sørnorsk Filmsenter, Grimstad Municipality and Agder County Municipality’s culture department per. project.