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  • Explore, design and develop Workshop FERMO 2014
  • Join us in a 2-week workshop FERMO 2014, and discover how to trasform the richness of a place into many stories with new media storytelling.
  • June 21 - July 5, 2014 in Fermo, Le Marche region Italy
new media storytelling, filmmaking, fashion and food.


John Bruno confirmed as Mentor for MEDIARS FERMO 2014
Academy Award winner and six-time Oscar nominee in the field of Visual Effects. John will be a mentor at our workshop. His long relationship with James Cameron includes such films as The Abyss, True Lies, Terminator 2/3D, Titanic and Avatar. He was also a co-founder of Digital Domain.

join fellow filmmakers, artists, designers and experts at Fermo in Le Marche Italy, as we explore modern storytelling techniques and produce a project for the town of Fermo.

a multifaceted experimental approach to read and communicate the beauty of a territory. Using new media tools, the workshop Fermo 2014 crafts an innovative interface to tell stories on the town of Fermo, its richness in history, characters and traditions. The contemporary digital era heavily relies on transmedia: filmmaking, data visualization and interactive media design, to internationally communicate local contents and information.

June 21 - July 5, 2014
Fermo, Le Marche ITALY
5th Edition of the MEDIARS International workshop.

  • image_develop visiting
    discover.
    Learning local history and culture, visiting sites and locations, and meeting the local community also through public events.
  • image_bulb brainstorming
    idea.
    elaborate the lectures and learnings into creative multidisciplinary brainstorming with participants and instructors.
  • image_setup design
    create.
    transform ideas into a multilayered form of treatment with concepts drawings, storyboards and a production plan.
  • image_deliver shooting
    produce.
    finally an intense production phase: shooting on locations and in studio, post-production and presentation in town.
  • It was an advanced course in the art of collaboration. As a fine artist and filmmaker it allowed me to use and exercise new artistic muscles, ones I am not sure even existed before. Location was another welcome and zesty muse, I miss Como. The people, the buildings, the nature, the food, the silk…. will be with me forever.
    — Amber
  • Venice is like a sexy old lady shaking her beautiful fan and Florence is a gracious professor, while Milan is somehow a rich young yuppie. Same as other big capitals, Roma is really inclusive and steady. I love them all !!!
    — Shuang
  • This workshop was a wonderful balance between science/technology (interactive media) and art. I am an artist who has recently been making videos, and by participating in this workshop, I now feel that I am equipped with new and better information and resources to advance my work further.
    — Joshie
  • The study abroad experience was more than worthwhile. It was simply amazing! Professionally and culturally, this experience has provided me with more options and opportunities in growing as an artist.
    — Joshie
  • The program opens up a whole new world of possibilities in my own art making, and my attitudes toward the responsibility of artists.
    — Anne
  • The experience was totally worthwhile! I learned so much and it changed how I approach my work and sparked new ideas. It was so important that I went (although I didn’t know it at the time) because it has really made a difference in my art and my life. It was a great way for me to get inspired and excited for my last year of undergrad.
    — Megan
Testimonials
about the program.

This workshop is designed to expand participants’ creativity and skills in digital storytelling design and production of videos and interactive contents through new media making, while widening their knowledge and understanding of the current scene within this innovative and multidisciplinary field.

Our intensive program is a unique opportunity to produce a digital storytelling production in the form of a short film and interactive contents for local culture, art and craft, fashion, and food. The workshop teaches conceptual background, design skills and production methods.

Organized in Fermo, Italy, students of the two-week workshop will discover this place renowned for its history, medieval town, food, shoe making, sea, and rolling hills with well preserved landscape.

SCHEDULE for 2014 Participants
Detailed schedule to be released, you can read our past 2013 schedule

During the weeks prior the arrival in Italy the participants receive all information about logistics, travel, accommodation and material on the project. Also some level of interaction on the project starts before the arrival.

Sat, Jun 21 arrival in Italy, registration/check in.
19:00 General introduction

Sun, Jun 22 Introduction workshop, town visit.

Mon, Jun 23 Topics introductions, technical introductory. Location scounting

Tue, Jun 24 and Wed, Jun 25 Classes and discussions on Character Design, Storyline and Narrative Forms, Methods.

Tue, Jun 24 - Thu, Jun 26 Visits and documentation.

Wed, Jun 25 - Fry, Jun 27 Brainstorming and pre-production.

Sat, Jun 28 Production/Shooting.

Sun, Jun 29 Visit surroundings/beach.

Mon, Jun 30 Production/Shooting.

Tue, Jul 1 - Thu, Jul 3 Post-production/integration.

Fry, Jul 4 Presentation Event.

Sat, Jul 5 Departure.

After the workshop the produced material will be submitted to festivals and presented to public events, exhibits and conferences.

A certificate will be provided to all participants
Deserving participants can request recommendation letters.
images about
FERMO
travel information.

All participants travelling from abroad are responsible for securing valid passport and any visa requirement (tourist visa). If needed, MEDIARS may assist during the process.
You can fly in thorugh three main airports: Ancona, Rome, Bologna. We will support you with Travel recommendation.

learn more about our
organization.
Mediars is a non-profit experimental concept hub operating between Los Angeles, CALIFORNIA and Italy since 2006, recently also equipped by a commercial division.

we focus on promoting youth mobility and increasing the chances of small and medium sized municipalities to become centers of innovation. MEDIARS implements its goals through cultural experiences integrating art, technology, and entertainment. We study and develop systems that can be used in various fields such as video production or multimedia setups for museums, usage of public areas, theatre shows, and new forms of live shows. One of our focuses is the interplay between sciences and art and between the digital and the real world. MEDIARS innovative technical experiments are geared towards the creation of new forms of shows that emphasize audience participation.

the team members come from different disciplines and environments, in the past we have had the pleasure to collaborate with cinematographer Dante Spinotti, winner of two Academy Awards for film editing Pietro Scalia, film producer Marc Abraham, and music composer Andrea Morricone.
A complete list of municipalities, institutions, companies and other entities in our network.

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  • Alessandro Marianantoni

A. Marianantoni
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  • Marcella Spinotti

Marcella Spinotti
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  • Marco Cavalieri e Antonella de Le Corti dei Farfensi

Marco Cavalieri
selected portfolio by MEDIARS and principals.
We are a non-profit experimental concept hub operating between Los Angeles, CALIFORNIA and Italy since 2006 working with artists and professionals to create innovations and short circuits.
last edition's
numbers.
the previous edition of the workshop was held at the Lake Como, here a summary in numbers.
  • milestones_image_01 26

    espresso per day including the cappuccino we have for breakfast.

  • milestones_image_02 33

    meters tall is the height of the monument from where we shot.

  • milestones_image_03 10

    minutes late for breakfast long working days don't help in the morning.

  • milestones_image_04 174

    photos per day 2443 photos in our archive, without the timelapse shots.

  • milestones_image_05 900

    cm of silk about 9 meters of silk fabric for the video production.

  • milestones_image_06 700

    seconds to fly time the drone can fly before landing on the lake.

contact us

Use our contact form

Email: info@mediars.eu
non profit organization website: www.mediars.eu