The International Digital Media and Arts Association is delighted to offer a Korsakow System Workshop as a part of Fast Forward 2013 Conference in Laguna Beach. The workshop will be held on Thursday (the second day of the conference), November 7 at 12:30 - 2:00 pm, and will include background notes, a tour of software and the opportunity to make a simple film.

The Korsakow System is an opensource software application for the easy creation of database-driven interactive narratives. The software was invented in 2000 by Berlin-based artist and documentary filmmaker Florian Thalhofer. Since then, Korsakow has been used extensively, across the world, to create innovative, web-based, nonlinear films. Some outstanding examples can be found on the showcase page of the Korsakow website.

Matt Soar, Associate Professor & BA Program Director at Department of Communication Studies at Concordia University, will lead this exciting workshop. Matt’s recent film, Ceci N’est Pas Embres, has just been selected for Montreal’s International Documentary Festival (RIDM), as has Florian’s new film Money and the Greeks. Matt has previously given this workshop at Concordia, York University (Toronto), NYU, USC, RMIT (Melbourne), and the University of Western Sydney to name a few.

This workshop is free to Fast Forward conference attendees. Non-attendees can register for a $25 fee, which will be collected at the door. Participants are asked to bring a newer laptop with them. Korsakow software does not run on tablets. Instructor will provide some video on a cloud drive, but you are welcome to use your own video via USB keys or internet. Wifi access will be available and a boxed lunch will be served for your convenience.

Workshop space is limited, so please register today to reserve your seat!