Category: Workshop
Introduction to the concept of image and scene creation with Seydou Cissé
Here, children discover, in an entertaining manner and away from classical rules, the concepts of framing, shooting, scenes, and editing in cinema. It allows them to sharpen their understanding of images and the basics of the filmmaking process. Children come into contact with devices, software, and programs used in creating cinematic images. The result is often surprising! The aim of this cinematic exploration is to develop children’s curiosity and independence. They learn to work in teams, listen, express themselves, sharpen their vision, expand their imagination, and ask questions. The goal is for children to participate in various stages of the workshop, from framing to sound recording and editing.
Artificial Intelligence Workshop with Ismaël Nabalam
This exciting workshop offers children the opportunity to merge their creativity with AI skills to create unique comics. They will use advanced software like ChatGPT 3 and Midjourney to generate ideas, dialogues, and even drawings. Children will have the opportunity to understand the principle of prompts closely linked to generative AI technology. This learning workshop aims to teach children the basics of comic drawing and visual storytelling, to know how to create better prompts, to experiment with using AI as a creative tool, and to encourage collaboration and idea exchange among participants.
Stop-Motion Animation Workshop with Rodrigue Sia and Jéziel Couldiati
Animation in the style of stop-motion or frame-by-frame. In this playful workshop, children will learn about frame-by-frame animation (stop motion) using iPads Pro and the Animation Pro app. They will have the opportunity to design their own characters and backgrounds from everyday objects, then animate them using the stop-motion technique. Children will be guided through the pre-production, shooting, and post-production processes to create their own animated film. This workshop enables students to understand the basic principles of stop-motion animation, develop patience and endurance through a demanding creative process, stimulate the imagination and visual storytelling of participants, and learn to use a video editing application.
Digital Painting Workshops with Ibrahim J. Konfé
This innovative workshop immerses children in the world of virtual reality to explore digital painting using the Tilt Brush app and the Oculus Quest 2 headset. Participants can create 3D artworks in an immersive virtual environment where the only limits are their imagination. They will have the freedom to manipulate space and create unique compositions while experimenting with different textures and effects. The main goal of this workshop is to promote the art of digital performance among younger students. This workshop will enable students to explore the creative possibilities of virtual reality, learn the basics of digital 3D painting, and promote artistic expression without spatial or material limitations.
Workshop Film After an Opera with Issiaka Konaté
In this course, children will come up with various sequels to the film Souko, a wonderful fairy tale. Later, their stories will be adapted into a television series. This workshop focuses on telling the sequel to a film by director Issiaka Konaté with the learners.
Seydou Cissé graduated from the Fresnoy-Studio National des Arts Contemporains and the Conservatoire des Arts et Métiers in Bamako. Attentive to issues raised by traditional African society and the mysteries related to the occult sciences, his work places nature and the practices used by humans to connect with the mystical world at its center. Through the exploration of various media, such as video, painting, sculpture, photography, and installations, he addresses taboos or contentious social issues in Africa by (re)playing with the codes of African cinema. Following Taamaden (IDFA – VISION DU REEL), his latest film Garibou blends fiction and animation to explore the imagination of a talibé child, also known as a garibou, which helps him endure the intolerable living conditions imposed on him by a Moualim (Quranic teacher).
Ismaël Nabalam is an engineer in electronics and industrial computer science. After earning his bachelor’s degree in electronics and industrial computer science, Ismaël continued his studies at the Higher Institute of Technologies to obtain a Master’s degree in Design Biomedical Engineering. He has completed several internships in companies, including SONABEL, Orange Digital Center, and Wakat Lab. He excels in programming and embedded electronics.
Wendkundi Rodrigue Sia has a passion for graphic design and photography. After completing his bachelor’s degree in computer networking and telecommunications, Rodrigue works as a freelancer for companies and shares his knowledge as a trainer in workshops and conferences.
Ibrahim Jacob KONFE is a graphic designer with over 10 years of experience in printing, web, 3D, and animation. His artistic training gives him a keen eye for design and enables him to develop a unique artistic vision for his various creations.
After completing a bachelor’s degree in communication sciences and techniques in directing at INAFEC (African Institute of Cinematographic Studies), Issiaka KONATÉ obtained a Master’s degree in Film from the University Paris I-Panthéon-Sorbonne and a DEA in Film jointly from the University Paris I-Panthéon-Sorbonne and Paris X Nanterre. After several years as an assistant in Paris working on advertising, industrial, and ethnological films, he directed documentaries, including Wèrè Wèrè Liking, utopie mise en scène, Enfants du soleil, the short films Yiri Kan (La Voix du Bois), and Souko, cinématographe en carton multi-primés, showcased at international festivals. He represented the film HAKILITAN (Memory on the Run) in the official competition at the Fespaco Cinquennial. He is an artistic director, casting director, and teaches at various film and audiovisual institutes, including the Higher Institute of Image and Sound (Isis, Ouagadougou).
