Category Archives: OPEN SPACE DOCUMENTARY ARTS

Practitioners guide to the History of Indian Documentary Cinema

Practitioners Guide to the History of Indian Documentary Cinema

Open Space Documentary Arts Programme
8–11 Sept 2026 | 3–6 pm IST | Online
Look at the history of Indian documentary not as a museum walk, but as a living map of form, politics and practice. Led by filmmaker & educator Anirban Datta, this 4-day online session traces Films Division to independent resistance cinema, the digital turn, and the politics of visibility today — so you can locate your own work more sharply within it.
Baseline contribution: ₹2500 (India) / €60 (international)

Digital certificates issued.

Cinematographic practices in creative documentary

Art of Seeing with Deepti Gupta IWCC, ISC23rd – 27th Sept 2026 | 5 day residency | Phyang, Ladakhas a part of Open Space Documentary Arts Programme Overview Through five interconnected inquiries, participants are guided to: Building a superstructure with edit in mindWorking with story progression in sequences, character, and film arc. How to assimilateContinue reading “Cinematographic practices in creative documentary”

Tracing Durga – Artistic research retreat and workshop

7th-25th October 2026 | Kolkata, West Bengal A World of Ritual, Performance & SymbolsEdition 1, 2026 Overview Tracing Durga is a multidisciplinary artistic research retreat and workshop meant for artists, filmmakers, photographers, performers, designers, architects, sonic artists, curators, cultural practitioners, archivists and researchers drawn to ritual, public space, material culture, craft, labour, memory, sound, image,Continue reading “Artistic research retreat and workshop-Tracing Durga”

Photography workshop

2-day photography workshop in Phyang & Likir, Ladakh (5–6 Sep 2026) with Ayan Biswas & Sanket Ray. Explore place, landscape & visual narratives. Fee ₹3500. Apply now.

HANDS-ON DOCUMENTARY FILM WORKSHOP IN LADAKH

Landscape as Living Classroom • Documentary as Situated Inquiry From 1st September to 31st October 2026, By Auroville Film Institute, In collaboration with Himalayan Institute of Alternatives, Ladakh OVERVIEWLadakh is a landscape of extraordinary ecological fragility, ancient civilisations, cultural memory and geopolitical significance, with rapidly changing contemporary realities. As development, tourism, climate change and resourceContinue reading “HANDS-ON DOCUMENTARY FILM WORKSHOP IN LADAKH”