Filmmakers’ Camp – Research Film Studio

RFS Filmmakers' Camp

The week-long intensive RFS Filmmakers’ Camps have developed gradually from the several masterclasses taught by award-winning film directors invited by the Film Forum and from undergraduate study trips to Sundance and the Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival. Students may participate by applying for UCHV Research Film Studio Travel Grants.

Research Film Studio Travel Grants

Apply now for the RFS Filmmakers’ Camp Travel Grant on San Servolo, Venice — preparing the immersive film project Atlantis (2026 Venice Film Festival).
The camp features workshops on immersive filmmaking (including immersive sound design) will be taught by distinguished local filmmakers and the Head of Studies for the Venice Biennale College Cinema Michel Reilhac, plus visits to the Venice Architecture and Dance Biennales.
Participants will be selected through short interviews.
Students of the Research Film Studio, especially Environmental Film Studies, are encouraged to apply.

Filmmakers' Camp - San Servolo (Venice, Italy)

RFS Filmmakers’ Camp (San Servolo, Venice) prepares the immersive film project Atlantis for the 2026 Venice Film Festival, with workshops on immersive filmmaking (including immersive sound design) will be taught by distinguished local filmmakers and the Head of Studies for the Venice Biennale College Cinema Michel Reilhac, and Biennale visits.

Filmmakers' Camp - Mallorca

On the Film Archive

4th RFS Filmmakers’ Camp in LA hosted by the UCLA Television and Film Archives (March 9-14, 2025) 15 students

Video Installations

3th RFS Filmmakers’ Camp in Venice, Italy hosted by the European Cultural Center-Italy (October 15-18, 2024)- informal study of video art in the various exhibitions of the Venice Art Biennale with the Studio students, who had works exhibited in the ArtHouse Memes exhibition. 10 students

On Editing

2nd RFS Filmmakers’ Camp in Princeton (January 20-26, 2024) Co-taught by Lydia Cornett, Farkas Fülöp, Szabolcs Tóth-Zs., Moon Molson and Erika Kiss – 35 in person and 46 online students

Collective Filmmaking with Gyula Gazdag

1st RFS Filmmakers’ Camp (March 13-20, 2023)
The legendary teacher of film writing and directing workshopped with 12 students our short historical feature film about the White House scandalous meeting between W. M. Trotter and W. Wilson.

Study Trip to the 2020 Sundance Film Festival

One-week course for combined with Sundance screenings and discussions for six undergraduates with individual travel grants from various Princeton units