Join artists and filmmakers Yue Hua, Kathryn Ramey, and Sara Jordenö for an open conversation about navigating grants, residencies, fellowships, and project funding. Rather than offering a single "correct" way to apply, this workshop focuses on sharing practical strategies, lessons learned, and honest experiences from working artists.

Originally pioneered by Jean-Pierre Sudre in the 1960s as a subversive alternative to traditional still photography, Mordençage has been reimagined for the 16mm format. Mordençage is a bleach-etch process that destabilizes the very structure of the film. By chemically attacking the silver-rich areas of the emulsion, Mordençage allows the filmmaker to physically lift, reshape, and drape veiled images back onto the base.

Balagan Films and AgX are pleased to welcome Vancouver-based filmmaker, Lindsay McIntyre for a program of nine short films.  Over the past two decades, McIntyre has produced over 45 films, mostly on 16mm, with a practice firmly rooted in community and indigenous cultural identity, all infused with a resolute DIY ethos and devotion to experimentation.