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The 9th IMAGO/FNF

Oslo Digital Cinema Conference

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The 9^th IMAGO/FNF Oslo Digital Cinema Conference 2025

^{21st to 23rd November}

IMAGO and FNF, the Norwegian Society of Cinematographers, will in cooperation with the

Norwegian Film Institute, Nordisk Film & Tv Fond, plus FSF and DFF, the Swedish and Danish Societies of Cinematographers,

arrange the 2025 Oslo Digital Cinema Conference ODCC.

Target group: Cinematographers (Also: Producers, production designers, directors and post-production personnel)

Location: Cinemateket, Filmens hus, Dronningens gate 16, 0152 Oslo

Program:

Friday 21st November

11:30 Arrival, 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 22nd 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.

Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel (dir), Pia Tjelta (actor), John-Erling Holmenes Fredriksen FNF (cine), Philippe Ros, AFC, ITC, David Stump, ASC, BVK, ITC

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 program

19.00 Bus departure for ODCC conference party - Storyline studio.

Sunday 23rd 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

And more: There will be social gatherings, updates on IMAGO´s World-wide work, information on new developments to

ease the work of Cinematographers and our colleagues, updates on cinematographers

working conditions. New equipment, tools, new lights and lenses will be presented for hands on.

Attendance fee:

NOK 650.- (Eur 60.-) for members of Imago Societies, the Norwegian Society of Cinematographers FNF, NFR (Norwegian society of film directors) and

Norsk filmforbund NFF (The Norwegian Union of Film workers).

The participation fee for companies, non-IMAGO members and non members of the Societies/Unions above: NOK 1.450.- (EUR 125.-)

The participation fee includes coffee all days, light lunch Saturday and Sunday, welcoming reception Friday evening and

pizza party and drinks Saturday evening.

Coming from abroad? Apply for grant to cover attendance fee:

FNF and IMAGO has a number of grants to cover the participation fee for Imago Society members who are travelling from

abroad with extensive travel expenses. Before registering, please apply for this grant. Contact info below.

Location:

Filmens hus / The Norwegian Film Institute

Dronningensgate 16, 0152 Oslo, Norway

Map: CLICK HERE

Conference Hotel:

The Conference hotel is Comfort Hotel Børsparken

Address Comfort Børsparken: Tollbugata 4, 0152 Oslo. Telephone: 2247 1718.

Map: CLICK HERE

The hotel is 3 minute walk from the ODCC location (The Oslo Cinematek), and three minutes from the harbour, the Opera and the Central Station.

The conference hotel might be filled up quickly, but there are also other convenient and reasonably priced hotels in the nearby vicinity.

Try Booking.com, or contact us for information or help if needed.

Registration deadline: 23rd November 2025

For Norwegian participants, please use this link to register:

International participants, for registration, application for attendsnce fee grant or further information, contact Paul René Roestad on email or phone:

Laterna@Laterna.no

Telephone +47 9209 1400

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