For the one hand the video workshop gives a technical access/introduction into the production (digital camera) and post-production (digital cut) of videofilm. For the other hand the workshop aims to discuss the intersection/connection of Gender and Urbanism. The subject should be discussed by all participants of the workshop and related to the issues, short cinematic concepts should be realised afterwards together.

There are no limits regarding the way of dealing with the topic or the choice of the format. The different concepts and the production of the short videos should be realised in 2 groups of 3-4 people.

Via/by means of the medium video we want to approach the topic city – space – gender.

It is not intended to present specific results but instead to work with the subject in a more playful way. We want to put questions and try to initiate/activate a critical debate on the topic.

This can be realized by different genres of video: short documentation, videomusicclip, advertisement clips, images-sound-samples…

topics could be e.g.:

Gender and the social structure of the city

Gender und architecture

Gender and public/private spaces of the city

Gender and (recent) history of the city

Gender and  consumism/advertisement

Gender and sounds of the city

Gender and labour

Gender and art in public space

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participants: max. 8 (registration until the 5th of February 2009. Please write us at harta.harta@gmail.com)

4 days in February/March 2009

(the 2 groups have to work (shooting/editing) also indivdually on the films in between)

1.       14.02.2009, 12.00 – 18.00 hours

·          12.00 – 12.30 introduction of the participants and the lecturers of the workshop (H.arta/Katha)

·          12.30 – 13.30 short introduction into the topic: Gender and Urbanism

(all lectures around 10 min. max – just as introduction…)

1.       Clipboard: “City – Space – Gender”: Collection of keywords with all participants

2.       (western )feminst critique on urban developments/architecture/city planning (Katha) - in comparism with city planning in the socialist context? In which way gender issues were implemented (h.arta)

3.       public space vs. private space > connection between gender issues and public space/private space (Katha)

4.       gender and labour: who works in the city in what kind of jobs? Gendered labour  division…Who is doing “dirty” or specific jobs? (h.arta)

5.       gender and media/advertisement (sexism in advertisement/media, reproduction of heterogeneity and binarity) (h.arta)

PAUSE: 13.30 – 14.00

14.00 – 15.00

6.       violence, sexism, exclusion and gender: problem of women only? gay/lesbian/queer and feminist/queer strategies/actions (Reclaim the night – actions, gay prides, art/performance by Valie Export etc.) (Katha and h.arta)

7.       public space in Timisoara: How is it used? Art in public space – what can be found in the public Space? Monuments, who are the objects/subjects and who are the artists? Presentation and discussion of some pictures of Timisoara which are in one way or another gender related.

visions: how could/should be a gendered city planning look like? Is the (western) feminist critique still valid nowadays and/or valid for the Romanian context at all? (collection of ideas with all participants)

·          common brainstorming on issues and genres, (realisation)

·          creation of 2 groups with different focus (topic and/or genre)

·          technical introduction: digital camera (2 cameras)

2. 21.02.2009

presentation and discussing of the concepts/ideas

common filming in the city

common watching and discussion of raw video material (shot by the participants)

3. 28.02.2009

filming (if necessary)

watching and discussing of raw video material (shot by the participants)

developing of concepts for the editing

technical introduction into the digital editing programme

start of editing the short films

4. 07.03.2009

editing of the short films

5. 08.03.2009

presentation of the films

Katharina Koch is a cultural anthropologist and filmmaker. Since 1999 she is working for Videoaktiv e.V. Berlin and realised various documentations with different social, cultural and political issues.(e.g. “Borderline – Southeast Europe” (2004) and “We are girls, but…Women artists in Romania between everyday life and visions” (2006)). Moreover she is co-organiser and co-curator of the annual festival “balkan black box” taking place in Berlin and of other independent art and culture projects in the transnational context.