Speakers from our Stuttgart 2025 and Lisbon 2026 conferences are invited to submit papers for Issue 4 of the Cinematography in Progress Journal. Submission deadline: November 2, 2026.
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The Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) Still Photography for Cinematography Students brings together students and faculty from Portugal, Germany, Belgium, and Spain for an international learning experience that explores the relationship between still photography and cinematography.
Through a combination of online seminars and an intensive week in Lisbon, participants will study the work of influential street photographers, develop their own photographic projects, experiment with analogue and alternative photographic processes, and reflect on how photographic thinking can enrich visual storytelling in film. The programme culminates in a public exhibition of student work and participation in the international conference The Cinematography of Today.
The BIP promotes intercultural exchange, creative collaboration, and the development of visual literacy by encouraging students to engage with Lisbon’s diverse urban landscape through photography.
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Still Photography for Cinematography Students, Lisbon, 22–26 June 2026 & The Cinematography of Today Conference 24-26 June 2026
This Blended Intensive Programme (BIP), coordinated by Universidade Lusófona (Lisbon), unites students from Lusófona University, HdM Stuttgart (Germany), INSAS Brussels (Belgium), and UMH Elche (Spain).
Through virtual sessions and a one-week in-person workshop in Lisbon, the program explores the dialogue between still photography and cinematography. Students will create an individual photographic series or video essay capturing Lisbon’s architecture, urban life, and multicultural identity. Works will be shot over at least two consecutive days, processed with artistic techniques in the laboratory, and exhibited publicly on the final day.
The program draws inspiration from masters such as Henri Cartier-Bresson, Garry Winogrand, Vivian Maier, Saul Leiter, and Alex Webb, while examining how photographic vision can enrich cinematic language.
This BIP will be immediately followed by (and partially overlap with) the Cinematography of Today conference (Lisbon, 24–26 June 2026), which brings together cinematographers from around the world to present their latest research and creative work.
Read More Read more about Joint Program: BIP Erasmus Program Still Photography for Cinematography Students & The Cinematography of Today ConferenceWe would like to thank everyone for their interest in the call for submissions. With over 100 proposals received, we are now in the process of selecting the final participants. The call is officially closed, and results will be announced in the coming weeks.
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Read More Read more about Registration form for Cinematography of Today Conference (24–26 June 2026 Universidade Lusófona)The Cinematography of Today conference invites scholars, educators, researchers, and practitioners to explore the evolving art, craft, and theory of cinematography. This three-day event seeks to foster dialogue between academic research and professional practice, addressing the aesthetic, technical, educational, and ethical dimensions that shape contemporary image-making.
As digital and analog practices, immersive technologies, and artificial intelligence redefine the cinematographic landscape, this conference offers a space for reflection, experimentation, and exchange among cinematographers, educators, students, and researchers from around the world.
Read More Read more about The Cinematography of Today Conference Lisbon (June 24–26, 2026) Universidade LusófonaThe new reference website for filmmakers, GENERY (https://genery.io/), has recently been launched
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