St Ives Film Autumn School

Name: St Ives Film Autumn School
Start: 2025-10-06T10:00:00+01:00
End: 2025-10-09T17:30:00+01:00
Location: Porthmeor Studios

Schedule

Mon, 06 Oct, 2025 at 10:00 am to Thu, 09 Oct, 2025 at 05:30 pm

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Location

Porthmeor Studios | St Ives, EN

We are delighted to be offering an immersive four-day workshop in the inspiring surroundings of St. Ives, Cornwall, where we’ll explore the art and craft of experimental analogue filmmaking.
This immersive opportunity takes place in early Autumn, hopefully still warm, but offering the chance of wonderful Atlantic swell and surf. Porthmeor and the Coast Path come alive at this time of year where we feel at the very edge of the land. We plan to immerse ourselves in the interplay of light, nature, and film!
Dr Joanna Mayes, workshop leader, is director of @stivesfilm and founder of @mayescreative. Joanna is an artist filmmaker and educator with a specialism in eco aware analogue filmmaking and experimental processing techniques. Joanna treats film as ‘site’, exploring ways to bring an experience of being present in a place into the materiality of the film itself. Joanna will share ways to reduce the impact of our filmmaking practice, whilst supporting accessible home-based and DIY film making techniques, including low cost 8mm cameras and ways to enjoy working with expired film and using autumnal plants and berries for alternative film processing and tinting.
This workshop will focus on playful and experimental 8mm and 16mm filmmaking techniques, using affordable and recycled materials without the need for a formal darkroom. We’ll be working at the renowned Porthmeor Studios, overlooking Porthmeor Beach, as we explore the dramatic contrasts of light across the St. Ives peninsula—from the lively surf and rock pools of Porthmeor to the serene waters of Porthgwidden, St Ives Island and the Coastal Path.
October 6-9th 2025 - First round and 10% discount extended to 15th September 2025 making it £382 for 4 days (usual price £425).
Visit www.stivesfilm.com to apply!
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