Take your career in the entertainment industry to the next level! Saturday, February 15 in The Hague, early bird tickets now available! In collaboration with THE GOOD KIND STUDIO, FAKHER MEDIA presents the unique The Realest Stage Workshop, led by Saïda Fakher. With 15 years of experience as an actress and executive producer in the entertainment industry, Saïda shares her secrets to success and offers concrete tools to make your dreams come true. Saïda recently closed a $9.5 million deal for the film Disinformation, a new Hollywood production currently in pre-production. The film is directed by James McTeigue, the legendary director of V for Vendetta, the film that launched Natalie Portman's career, among others. Combine theory, practice, and direct application in this exclusive workshop and get the chance to learn from a top professional in the industry. You not only learn the secrets behind a successful audition, but also apply them immediately in realistic audition and casting exercises. Furthermore, the workshop offers professional photography and personal feedback. The result? Concrete tools to make your dreams come true in the entertainment industry. Why participate? The Realest Stage Workshop is the ultimate opportunity to learn from the best and prepare for the realities of the field. You will not only get answers to important questions such as "How do you make an impression during an audition?", "What really belongs on your media CV?", and "How do you ensure casting directors remember you?", but you can also put everything into practice immediately. Whether you are a budding or experienced professional, this workshop offers everything you need to give your career in the entertainment industry a flying start.

As an actor, do you feel like you are stuck in your career? Do you struggle to find new assignments, or do you not know where to start to achieve your goals? Then this training is exactly what you need! Here you will receive practical tools, work on a strategy, and create an action plan + schedule so that you can secure assignments faster and more effectively. Moreover, you become part of a valuable community of other actors who, just like you, strive for growth and success. Are you ready to take control of your career and make real progress? Practical info: 4 meetings - Saturday 8, 15, 22 February & Saturday 1 March From 10:00 to 13:00 Location Zandvoort Aan Zee Investment €495 (1/3 can be reimbursed by PPO machinery) APPLY -> Send your motivation + CV to [email protected]

The next edition of ScriptAcademy's Basic Screenwriting Course starts on February 28. Led by enthusiastic and expert instructors Gemma Derksen and Henk Burger, you will get an intensive introduction to this fantastic craft. Will you join us? Over six Fridays, you will be immersed in all aspects of screenwriting. You will come to understand how powerful screenplay tools such as genre, dialogue, voice-over, or flashbacks are. Useful writing techniques and invisible pitfalls will be illustrated with film and screenplay clips. How do you play with the viewer and their expectations? In what form does your story come into its own best? You will practice the knowledge you have gained through short writing assignments. By the end of the six class days, you will have gained insight into the basic principles of drama, and your analytical skills and imagination will have been honed. Additionally, you will gain insight into the professional field and the position of the screenwriter. From the latest Basic Course: In six weeks, I learned a lot of terms and how to apply them as well. Thanks to the good structure, I was given all the tools step by step to write a 10-minute scenario by the end of those six weeks – something I could hardly have imagined beforehand. Henk and Gemma are a dynamic duo; they complement each other very well. You can tell from everything that they enjoy teaching and bring a wealth of practical experience. Gemma Derksen has worked as a story editor for over 25 years, including as an editor-in-chief at AVRO, NPS, NCRV, and BNNVARA. For HET HELE VERHAAL, she works as an advisor, script coach, and teacher. She currently coordinates the drama at broadcaster MAX. Henk Burger started as a radio and documentary maker and was an advisor and introducer at the Media Fund for many years. He worked as a dramaturg for NCRV, NPS, and since 2001 at NTR. In addition, he is a screenwriter himself for films (including the award-winning After the Tone, Gewoon Vrienden) and radio dramas (including Luchten), and has been teaching at ScriptAcademy for 20 years. ScriptAcademy has been providing courses and a professional training program in Screenwriting for nearly 25 years. Led by our permanent lecturers and a diverse range of guest lecturers, we offer a solid and up-to-date curriculum. After the Basic Course, you can progress to the professional training program, which lays the foundation for a career as a screenwriter. Many have gone before you! If you are a member of VERS, ACT, DDG, NCE, NBF, or Netwerk Scenarioschrijvers, you will receive a discount on the Basic Course.

If you would like to start the year with a deep dive into the Meisner technique, my one-week intensive foundation course will run from 20 - 24th January at the Cinema studio in Overtoom 301 in Amsterdam. The course will run every day from 10:00 to 16:00 on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday and until 17:00 on Tuesday and Friday. Meisner technique is one of the most respected and well-known acting techniques, created in the 20th century by American actor and teacher Sanford Meisner. It focuses on teaching actors to be authentic, spontaneous and to work from their guts. We will cover all the three pillars of the technique - authenticity, truthful emotional preparation and improvisation - and will learn how to work off the other person and stay in the moment, every moment. If you have studied Method acting, this course will give you a new set of tools with which to approach your work. Please note that this course is intended for committed actors and will require your entire attention. The course costs €350 including BTW. You can pay in instalments on request and if you are working as a performer already, you can apply for the Werkuigppo.nl grant. Please make an appointment with me for an online call to see if the course is right for you. You can do this by copying and pasting this link: https://forms.gle/dx8UdkSuBBHs36oP8S or you can message me on +31639881935. I am happy to answer your questions. I teach in English but you are welcome to the exercises in Dutch or your native tongue. Go to https://meisner.studio or find me on Insta for more info: @meisnerstudioamsterdam.

Would you like to get a taste of screenwriting to see if it's for you? You can! On Saturday, January 4, ScriptAcademy is organizing an Eyeopener, where you can get acquainted with this wonderful profession under the guidance of an enthusiastic and skilled instructor. You will learn some basic principles regarding narrative structure, characters, scenes, and dialogue, and be shown various film clips. And, of course, you will get to work yourself! The Eyeopener takes place at Eye Filmmuseum from 2 pm to 5 pm. For more information and to register, visit scriptacademy.nl/eyeopener.

Do you want to seriously work on your acting skills and be taught by top instructors from the Dutch theater and film world? Then this six-month program is a perfect fit for your ambitions! In this intensive training, you will have the opportunity to delve into various facets over 18 weeks, such as improvisation, basic acting, camera acting, and text-based theatre. The lessons are structured in blocks, allowing you to work on your development in a focused and structured manner. Within a small, trusted group, you will receive plenty of personal feedback, which contributes to your growth as an actor. The lessons are taught by renowned subject teachers, such as Eva van der Gucht, Jeroen Spitzenberger, Melody Klaver, Angela Schijf, Joes Brauers, and Rian Gerritsen. They bring their years of experience in theater, television, and film and are ready to guide you to the next level. The course is ideal if: • You want to further develop yourself alongside work or studies, or pick up an old passion. • You already have a relevant background in acting, but feel there is more to it. • You are taking a gap year and want to prepare for drama school. Start dates and locations: Starting February 2025, new groups will begin in Apeldoorn, Amsterdam, and Rotterdam. Classes are held on Sundays in Apeldoorn, on Mondays in Amsterdam, and on Thursdays in Rotterdam. Click here for the full schedule and times. Auditions: The auditions will take place on Sunday, January 5, Monday, January 6, Thursday, January 9, and Monday, January 13. Do you want to secure a spot? Register here so we can get to know each other a little beforehand. You can audition for any class location at any of the locations. Do you have questions or would you like more information? Then email [email protected]

On October 4, ScriptAcademy’s annual Workshop for Script Developers and Dramaturgs begins. How do you present your analysis so that creatives can work with it? Effective communication is the key to success in a creative process. Over four Fridays from October 4 to 25, you will work with instructors Henk Burger and Gemma Derksen on the skills of a script editor – analysis, selection, pitching, catching, and editing – with a focus on giving and receiving feedback and professional communication. During the workshop, you will receive tips, tricks, and practical examples, practice a script review with graduated screenwriters from ScriptAcademy, and be taught by specialized (guest) instructors. This course has been specifically developed for professionals who develop films and television drama: producers, creatives, script editors, coaches, consultants, advisors, directors, and graduates in Film and Television Studies with practical experience. In doing so, ScriptAcademy is committed to improving the Dutch screenplay. I have mainly learned not to give my opinion, but to provide feedback based on the script/synopsis. This allows me to help the creator further in their/our search for a finished script that can be filmed. Safe and quickly trusting teachers ensured that I regained my self-confidence in giving substantive feedback. Gemma Derksen has worked as a Story Editor for over 25 years, including as an editor-in-chief at AVRO, NPS, NCRV, and BNNVARA. For HET HELE VERHAAL, she works as an advisor, script coach, and teacher. She currently coordinates the drama for broadcaster MAX, among other things. Henk Burger started as a radio and documentary maker and was an advisor and introducer at the Media Fund for many years. He worked as a dramaturg for NCRV, NPS, and since 2001 at NTR. In addition, he is a screenwriter himself for films (including After the Tone, Gewoon Vrienden) and radio dramas (including Luchten), and has been teaching at ScriptAcademy for 20 years as an instructor for the six-day Basic Screenwriting Course.

Videolab Alkmaar is organizing a masterclass in animating with wire puppets, guided by two professionals: Marike Verbiest and Mustafa Kandaz. The masterclass lasts 4 days from August 6 to 9, 2024, at the film workshop (Stadsfabriek Alkmaar, studio 17, Marconistraat 5 in Alkmaar) from 10 am to 4 pm. Cost: 400 euros for 4 days, materials, coffee/tea, and lunch included. You can register via [email protected].