workshop – droog

Producer Workshop Pt. 2 on Post-Production

This producer workshop is an opportunity and space for all levels, but especially beginners, who have not had the access to tap into trustworthy resources to further their filmmaking knowledge and careers. Created by thick collective, taught by Motion Dames Productions, and held by @droog. Collaborative by design, creative a community of creative care, growth, and equal opportunity.

Session I of the workshop will is divided in two parts, focusing on everything needed before you start shooting. The chapters are:

1) How to Place & Root Yourself;

2) Pre-Production.

Session II will look at what you need to know during a shoot, and the next steps once you’re finished.

The chapters are:

1) Production

2) Post-Production;

3) Resources.

Thick Collective:

Is a multi-media creative collective based in Amsterdam. Open to all that wish to thicken their portfolio, and hub for creative minds looking for a welcoming community.

Lisa Danilkovych:

She will be the instructor for the workshop. Lisa is a Ukrainian filmmaker based in Amsterdam and a thick collective member, whose work centres around directing and producing for film while extending into creative affiliation with all things visual capturing the poetic effervescence of women. While completing her BA at UvA, majoring in Media and Culture and minoring in Political Science she has directed two films:

“The Motion” (premiered at Festival de Cine Under in Tigre, Argentina, UK premiere at Phoenix Rising International in London and German premiere at the sister festival Under Berlin Film Festival in Berlin) and
“The Box” (supported by CREA).

While currently producing two short narrative films – “Florence Likes to Die” and “Stay With The Trouble”, her next film to be directed – “The Fragmentation” (UK co-production) has received a development award from the Roman Coppola backed platform (DCP). This year Lisa and Eva Muilerman founded Motion Dames Productions, a collective dedicated to amplifying student and female voices through the art of cinema.

Lisa is currently developing her producing portfolio by working with Rotterdam-based film production company “So-We” assisting as an intern on all phases of film creation, from impact planning for TikTok Ravers (Netherlands Film Festival 2026, COBO fonds), assisting the costume design department for Holland Gate (VRPO) and conducting research for an upcoming Ukrainian documentary Dansen op de Vulcaan.

Producer Workshop Pt. 1 on Pre-Production

Session I of the workshop will is divided in two parts, focusing on everything needed before you start shooting. The chapters are:

1) How to Place & Root Yourself;

2) Pre-Production.

Session II will look at what you need to know during a shoot, and the next steps once you’re finished.

The chapters are:

1) Production

2) Post-Production;

3) Resources.

Thick Collective:

Is a multi-media creative collective based in Amsterdam. Open to all that wish to thicken their portfolio, and hub for creative minds looking for a welcoming community.

Lisa Danilkovych:

“The Motion” (premiered at Festival de Cine Under in Tigre, Argentina, UK premiere at Phoenix Rising International in London and German premiere at the sister festival Under Berlin Film Festival in Berlin) and
“The Box” (supported by CREA).

Android Dreams: AI Film Fest Amsterdam #2

Enter the future of cinema, where imagination and technology converge.

Enter the future of cinema, where imagination and technology converge.

On Saturday, February 28th, 18:30–20:30, Droog became the stage for Android Dreams by AI Film Fest Amsterdam, showcasing visions of utopian and dystopian futures through AI storytelling. AI Film Fest Amsterdam is hosted by MadHatter Studios.

This edition brings together a unique collision of traditional film expertise, commercial innovation, and avant-garde AI artistry.

PROGRAM

AI Short Film Screening (18:30–19:00) Experience a curated selection of the world’s most compelling AI-generated short films.

This session features a special screening of “Lily”, the 9-minute masterpiece by Tunisian filmmaker Zoubeir Jlassi, winner of the inaugural $1 Million AI Film Award by Google Gemini (January 2026). The program also includes exclusive premieres of the latest works by Roman Lapacz and MadHatter Studios, showcasing how motion is carved from algorithms and light is shaped into matter.

Panel Discussion (19:00–19:30)

Following the screening, this panel brings together voices from across the European creative ecosystem to share inspirations, processes, and the ethical challenges of working with emerging tools.

Speakers:

- Asad Ayub: CEO & Founder of MadHatter Studios and host of AI Film Fest Amsterdam. MadHatter has been at the forefront of the AI filmmaking revolution. Some notable clients include: Luma, Google, Subway, and Dunkin’. AI Film Fest has expanded internationally, hosting events in Dubai, Milan, Riyadh, Warsaw, Berlin, Budapest & Paris. Asad has been a musician, writer and filmmaker for 15 years.
- Massimo Benvegnú: A seasoned film expert with decades of experience, Massimo brings a rich historical perspective to the conversation. His background includes programming for the prestigious EYE Film Museum and working for global institutions including the Venice Film Festival and Locarno Film Festival.
- Roman Lapacz (Mr.Oan): A French Art Director and AI filmmaker based in Amsterdam. Roman began his career in advertising (London, Turin, Paris) before turning his passion for shaping ideas into striking images toward the world of AI filmmaking, where he now crafts intricate prompts and immersive stories.

AI Film Workshop (19:30–20:30) A hands-on deep dive into prompting for images, video, and sound. This session offers practical workflows for your own AI-powered projects, with a special emphasis on the latest A.I. filmmaking tools from Google. Whether you are a novice or a pro, learn how to translate abstract ideas into concrete visual narratives.

Drinks & Networking (20:30 – 21:00) Ideas flow better over some refreshments—stick around to connect with the speakers, fellow dreamers, makers, and future collaborators.

Coffee, But Not Really Coffee – Mayumi Nakazaki x Monali Meher

Coffee, But Not Really Coffee is a participatory event that uses personal coffee rituals as a gentle way to explore inclusivity, individuality, and cultural encounter. Instead of one “correct” coffee, everyone is invited to prepare their version whatever “coffee” means to them.

That could be: spiced brews, instant mixes, decaf, chicory coffee, mushroom coffee, Postum, chai and coffee fusions, herbal alternatives, experimental blends made for this occasion, or even coffee reading. Each cup becomes a small self-portrait as an everyday ritual that carries memory, identity, and choice.

This project is created by Mayumi Nakazaki and Monali Meher.

How it works

A table/bar will be set up with materials and space for participants to make their preferred drink. You can:

prepare your own “coffee (or not-coffee)”
chat with strangers about what you’re making and why
or simply enjoy the atmosphere quietly

As the room fills with different aromas and methods, the gathering becomes a collective performance: individual habits forming a shared space of hospitality and reflection.

Throughout the event, we’ll also screen art-house film fragments featuring curious coffee moments.

Why coffee?

Coffee can be comfort, routine, status, survival, heritage, or simply a way to pause. In many cultures, preparation is communal, an invitation to sit, share time, and witness one another. Here, coffee becomes a tool to meet the “other”: another person, another background, another way of living. To use the ordinary act of making a drink to create an intimate, contemporary space for exchange; inviting participants to slow down, encounter one another, and consider how everyday rituals shape belonging.

Coffee, But Not Really Coffee revisits their 2004 project titled Tea Ceremony, where neighbors from Asylum Seeker’s Center, Bos en Lommer Amsterdam were invited for tea. Participants, strangers from different nationalities, shared how tea or coffee is served in their home countries. The point wasn’t only to drink together, but to practice hospitality through giving and receiving. By paying attention to everyone’s tea, we became more aware of our own histories and assumptions.

More than 20 years later, these questions feel more urgent than ever to Mayumi Nakazaki x Monali Meher: what can art do amid today’s social challenges, and how do we live inside the tension between belonging and being ourselves?

The capacity is limited for the experience of the event.

Collective Compass: Mapping Shared Path in and beyond the Zoekjaar

Collective Compass is an one-day public event that invite audiences and artists who are based in the Netherlands, particularly those navigating the zoekjaar (search year), to engage in workshops, talks, and screening that merge artistic research with practical strategies. Taking place at Droog The Red Space, it fosters collective learning and solidarity while giving visibility to diasporic artistic practices.

The program begins at 11:00 am with two talks focusing on funding opportunities and strategies for surviving the Artist Zoekjaar.
After a one-hour break, a workshop hosted by SiSi Zhang will take place, dedicated to the collective navigation of the Zoekjaar. Participants will gather around a “Map of the Zoekjaar” to discuss both practical and emotional challenges, as well as strategies for navigating the search year.

Later in the program, a reading performance by Fileona Dkhar and a 1.5hr screening by Biyi Zhu will be presented, offering reflections on and documentation of the year, followed by a short Q&A session.

This project provides a space for diasporic artists and researchers to share knowledge, tools, and artistic strategies, fostering collective problem-solving and mutual support. Participants will gain confidence and resilience in navigating the zoekjaar, while the workshop’s outputs, tools, strategies, and documentation will be shared with a wider community.

PROGRAM

Doors Open: 10:30

Start of the event: 11:00

Talks: 11am – 12pm

Workshop: 1pm – 3:30pm

Performance & Screening: 4pm – 6pm

Zoekjaar Kit includes both Talks and Workshop combination ticket.

Weaving Workshop & Queer Film Screening

Together with The Walking with Pride Project, join us for a unique participatory art project where community, craft, and queer storytelling come together.

In this series of weaving workshops, you will learn how to create fabric squares using any materials of their your choice. Each square becomes a canvas for a personal story, with a special focus on voices from queer communities and allies.

Guided by a student facilitator and introduced by university professor, each session blends hands-on making with thoughtful reflection by turning fabric into a medium for memory.

The workshop is paired with a film screening where you can weave while watching a queer film screening.

Fabric and safety pins will be provided.

The Walking with Pride Project is a collaborative, transnational artwork that centers storytelling through textile and text. The art activism, led by international students in the Netherlands, crafts community unbound by space or place to resist and denounce the persecution of queer people globally.

The art piece is a rag-rug that reflects and evokes solidarity. Participants braid a rectangle from chosen fabrics and are invited to attach a written text reflecting on the experience. The final tapestry is a visual archive that queers storytelling and testifies to the power of art and community to resist repression, restore dignity, and celebrate humanity. It will feature in exhibitions internationally and on the Walking With pride website digitally.

Program:

Sunday 15 June 2025

16:00 – 17:00 Weaving Workshop

17:00 – 18:30 Film Screening & Weaving

18:30 – 19:00 Post Event Drinks & Hangout