Filmmaking For Fieldwork

We will be launching our new book Empirical Art: filmmaking for fieldwork in practice (MUP 2026) at the University of Amsterdam on Friday 17 April, 2026 with a lively roundtable discussion from our authors. The event is part of the CameraWise - Amsterdam Centre for Visual Anthropology launch event 15-17 April at UvA, which is packed full of film screenings, discussion and fun socials https://visualanthropology.nl/film-festival

More information about Empirical Art can be found at https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526170781/ If you would like to purchase the book, you can get 30% off when ordering through the MUP website and adding code ‘EVENT30' at checkout.

We are also currently accepting bookings for our online F4F Summer School in ethnographic and documentary filmmaking. Places are offered on a first-come-first-served basis. The course runs online each Monday between June 8 - July 6 2026. This year participants receive a free E-copy of our Filmmaking for Fieldwork: a practical handbook published by Manchester University Press. Please see our website for full details and information about how to enrol https://filmmakingforfieldwork.co.uk/online-courses

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We are currently accepting bookings for our online F4F Summer School in ethnographic and documentary filmmaking. Places are offered on a first-come-first-served basis. The course runs online each Monday between June 9 - July 7 2025. This year participants receive a free E-copy of our Filmmaking for Fieldwork: a practical handbook published by Manchester University Press. Please see our website for full details and information about how to enrol https://filmmakingforfieldwork.co.uk/online-courses

Love from the F4F team x

Massive congrats to Olaf Lawrence, who came to F4F in 2019 for work experience, on his directing debut and our latest co-produced release - a heartfelt call to just stop plastic!

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