IMAGO and FNF, the Norwegian Society of Cinematographers, has announced the programme for the 2025 Oslo Digital Cinema Conference.
The event is organised in cooperation with the Norwegian Film Institute, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, plus FSF and DFF, the Swedish and Danish Societies of Cinematographers.
The conference will take place at the Filmens hus / The Norwegian Film Institute from 21st to 23rd November.
The full programme is available below.
Friday 21 November
- 11:30 Arrival, coffee, registration.
- 12:00 Conference opening.
- 12:05 Artificial Intelligence & Machine learning: One person’s utopia is another person’s dystopia. Miga Bär Workflow consultant ITC.
- 13:00 Artificial Intelligence: Checking in on AI in 2025 – What can it do for us?
Daniele Siragusano Image engineer, FilmLight. David Stump, ASC, BVK, ITC.
The speakers will investigate the current state of affairs with AI and Machine Learning assisted tools and how they integrate into the filmmakers’ workflow. - 14:00 Cutting Edges – In Camera Visual Effects in Film Education: Tony Costa AIP and Dave Stump ASC BVK.
- 15:15 Coffee break.
- 16:00 Artificial Intelligence: What lies ahead? Jan Christian Frugård AI Specialist.
- 16:30 Artificial Intelligence in Practical Post. Christian Wieberg-Nielsen Senior colorist Storyline.
- 17:00 Contrast Gain Control in the context of grading motion pictures. Daniele Siragusano. Image engineer, FilmLight.
- 17:30 What is cooking at Sony? Daniel Listh.
- 18:00 Social gathering – Film Institute café, sponsored by IMAGO and FNF the Norwegian Society of Cinematographers.
Saturday 22 November
- 10:00 Noise performance of modern cinema cameras. Charles Poynton PhD.
- 10:30 Master Class: Marko Mladenovic SAS and Goran Todoric (grader) discussing challenges with the production of tv-series Vreme Smrti shot on.
Sony Venice 2 and experiences in post. Moderated by Daniel Listh. - 11:30 Lunch.
- 12:30 Master Class John-Erling Holmenes Fredriksen FNF. Fusing the old and the new: From analogue to AI – balancing art and technique.
- 14:00 Educating cinematographers in a new reality. Stephen Lighthill ASC AFI.
How does Artificial Intelligence influence film education in general and cinematography education in particular? - 14:30 The Creative Triangle: Relationship between Actors, Directors and Cinematographers in the digital world.
Philippe Ros, AFC, ITC, David Stump, ASC, BVK, ITC Other participants TBC. - 15:30 Coffee break.
- 16:15 Working conditions for cinematographers in Europe:New IMAGO survey. Kurt Brazda AAC and Dr Cristina Busch.
- 16:45 HDR: An update. Steve Yedlin ASC, moderated by Dave Stump ASC BVK (Yedlin participating digitally).
- 18:00 End of Saturday´s programme.
- 19:00 Bus departure for ODCC conference party – Storyline studio.
Sunday 23 November
- 09.30 Coffee.
- 10.00 Artificial intelligence and intellectual rights Dr. Cristina Busch Copyright Lawyer IMAGO.
- 10:30 A new vision of film production reality: the future of the profession.
Aleksey Berkovic, ITC – Philippe Ros, AFC, ITC – David Stump,ASC, BVK, ITC. - 11:30 Old format, new camera: working with 65mm.Logmar camera: An abridged History of the Company & Engineering new Challenges, Workflow and Post-Production. Laura Hilliardand Steven Wyatt, Salford University UK.
- 12.30 Lunch.
- 13:15 Gamma and log coding for D-cinema.Charles Poynton PhD.
- 13:45 Artificial Intellingence in commercials – will AI take our jobs??AI development in commercials production. Edmond Yang AI visual artist.
- 14:15 The lighting of tv series “The pushover”. Michael Lanham FNF and gaffer Joakim Tutturen.
- 14:45 One Lens 16K 360 plate capture. Eric Hasso, Igelkott studio.
- 15:15 Conference end.
Registration ends on 19 November – more information is available on the ODCC website.
