Producer, Participant of APostLab Annual Post Production workshop in 2021 in Athens We’re curious, what made you want to join APostLab? The film I was producing required quite specific visual effects, but we couldn’t budget for them. I joined APostLab to find out if there were ways around it. What I learned was that we […]
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Film Editor, EP2C / APostLab Participant in Brussels 2013 You participated in APostLab in 2013. How did you first get involved? I attended the Brussels,Belgium edition in 2013 after a friend working in international film festivals recommended it. At the time, it was called EP2C, and I joined as a post-production supervisor, since I was […]
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Producer, participant of the APostLab Annual workshop 2025 – Helsinki and Tallinn For those who don’t know you yet, could you introduce yourself? I’m a producer working across different genres and formats. I started in non-scripted television, and over time I transitioned into scripted work. Today I mainly produce scripted projects, both films and TV […]
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Producer and APostLab Group Leader How many APostLab editions have you joined? I think eight in total: two in Halle, then Budapest, Cagliari, Luxembourg, Ljubljana one online and the last one in Helsinki and Tallinn. What makes you keep coming back? It’s simple. First, it’s just one week — unlike other workshops that last two […]
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Producer, EP2C/ APostLab Group Leader and Mentor in Vienna 2014 Could you introduce yourself and your connection to APostLab? I first joined EP2C/ APostLab in 2014 in Vienna, although I admit I stopped keeping track. I have done so many mentoring programs over the years that I no longer include them all in my bio. […]
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Producer, participant of the APostLab Annual Workshop in Budapest 2018 Could you introduce yourself and tell us what you were working on when you joined APostLab? I’m a Finnish producer based in Helsinki. I joined APostLab in 2018 with Hatching, a horror film we were preparing to shoot. The film included a creature, which raised […]
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Post Supervisor, Participant of the APostLab Annual Workshop in Halle, Germany, 2024 What drew you to participate in APostLab? Pedro: For me, joining APostLab was a natural next step. I already knew Niko, and I had taken part in other post supervision trainings, one of which was in partnership with APostLab. It had been on […]
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Post Supervisor, Participant of the EP2C (now APostLab) Annual Workshop in Halle, Germany, 2016 You were a participant in the 2016 EP2C/ APostLab workshop in Halle, Germany. What made you decide to apply to this training nine years ago? Actually, it took me three tries to get in! I think I first applied around 2013. […]
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Producer, Participant of the APostLab Annual Workshop in Ljubljana 2023 What inspired you to apply for APostLab? Honestly, curiosity. Nobody recommended it, I just saw the call and thought, “This is about post-production, and I need to know more.”On my previous project, How Is Katia?, the post wasn’t complicated, but it still gave me gray […]
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Gabi Basalici Post Supervisor, Participant of the APostLab Annual Workshop in Luxembourg in 2023, and the Mentorship Program in 2024. You joined both the APostLab annual workshop in Luxembourg and later the mentorship program. What made you want to participate? Gabi: I have a background in film editing, so the transition for me was easy. […]
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Producer & EP2C 2011 participant in Warsaw, Poland You were one of the very first participants of what later became APostLab. Can you tell us about that experience? Yes, I joined the second edition back in 2011, when it was still called EP2C. At that time, I had just come out of a six-country co-production, […]
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Producer, APostLab Group Leader You’ve been part of several editions of APostLab. How many times have you joined? My first was in Bucharest in 2019, and since then I’ve done eight editions: online, Athens, Luxembourg, Ljubljana, Halle, Helsinki and Tallinn… all of them since 2019. What makes you come back as a trainer and group […]
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APostLab Trainer & Mentor You’ve been part of almost every edition of APostLab. What keeps you coming back year after year? I’ve been training across Europe for many years, but APostLab is a tremendous initiative. In terms of impact and hands-on value, it’s one of the most beneficial workshops for participants. It dives deep into […]
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Executive VFX Producer, APostLab Trainer Could you introduce yourself and share how you first connected with APostLab? I’m Scherin, and I work as a VFX producer at LAVAlabs, a VFX studio based in Germany. I first heard about APostLab through Niko, we’ve known each other for many years and have worked on several projects together. […]
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Producer & Participant of the APostLab Annual workshop in Bucharest, Romania, 2019 You participated in APostLab in 2019, right? Tamara: Yes, in Bucharest, just before COVID. I remember it so clearly because it was one of the last in-person things I did before the world shut down. What drew you to participate in APostLab? Tamara: […]
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2025 marks the year APostLab turns 15. To celebrate this milestone, we’ve created 15 Years – 15 Stories, a campaign highlighting the people who have been part of our story along the way. Over the years, countless participants, mentors and trainers have contributed their knowledge, energy, and passion, helping shape APostLab into what it is […]
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Applications for the 16th Annual APostLab Workshop are now closed. APostLab Workshop, taking place for the first time across two countries: Helsinki (Finland) & Tallinn (Estonia) on November 13–19, 2025. This edition is organised in collaboration with the Finnish Film Foundation, and the Estonian Film Institute. More information here.
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In 2025, APostLab celebrates its 15th anniversary, a milestone made possible by the hundreds of producers, post-production supervisors, and industry professionals who have been part of our workshops over the years. Since 2009, APostLab has supported international productions by helping teams make smarter decisions in post. We’ve grown into a global network shaped by collaboration, […]
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Welcome to our new mentees: Rosanne Fontaine (The Netherlands), Anne-Claire Martin (France), Daniel Pazderka (Austria), Raphaela Renz (Germany) and Giorgia Sciabbica (Italy) that will join us for the year-round personal and group mentoring sessions. Also, a warm welcome to our new mentor Lina Wichmann, who will join the team together with Tina Mersmann and Niko […]
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The deadline for the 15th APostLab annual post-production workshop has been extended to Wednesday, August 14th at midnight (CEST). The workshop will take place in Halle (Saale), Germany from October 22 to 27, 2024. The 15th APostLab Annual Workshop is organized in collaboration with International Academy of Media & Arts (IAMA) and supported by Creative […]
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The 15th APostLab annual post-production workshop is now open for applications. The workshop will take place in Halle (Saale), Germany from October 22 to 27, 2024. The 15th APostLab Annual Workshop is organized in collaboration with International Academy of Media & Arts (IAMA) and supported by Creative Europe MEDIA, Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM), IEFTA, Canada Media […]
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Welcome to our new mentees: Anna Intemann, Austéja Gaputyté, Gabi Basilici, Nora Bertone, Sára Nemecková, Sofie Vlasveld for 10 months of personal and group mentoring sessions. Also, a warm welcome to our new mentor Tina Mersmann, who will join the team together with Neeltje van der Heijden and Niko Remus.
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The film will receive €20.000 worth of post-production services at Posta sound studio and Filmmore picture post & VFX in Amsterdam. And, Yulia is invited to attend our next annual workshop. A big shout out to all the participants of Script and Feature Lab for their fantastic pitches; may all your films come true. And, […]
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The film will receive €20.000 worth of post-production services at Posta sound studio and Filmmore picture post & VFX in Amsterdam. And, Marta is invited to attend our next annual workshop. A big shout out to all the participants of Script and Feature Lab for their fantastic pitches; may all your films come true. And, of […]
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10 producers and 15 post-production supervisors from 4 continents joined us in Ljubljana, Slovenia for the 14th. Annual Workshop. A big thank you to all the incredible trainers who inspired us with their passion for post-production, for advocating collaboration, sustainability, diversity and inclusion. And, of course for spreading the gospel: post before you shoot! Thank […]
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From September 26th. – October 1st. producers and post-production supervisors from EMEA working on their Netflix title, joined us at the Netflix studio complex in Tres Cantos, Madrid for a 4-day program. A big thank you to all the incredible trainers who inspired us with their passion for making great shows, for advocating collaboration, and […]
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The call for applications for the Annual worskhop and Mentorship program are now closed. We will announce the participants selected in the upcoming weeks.
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The call for participation in the 14th Annual Workshop has been extended until Sunday, September 3rd. The workshop will take place in Ljubljana, Slovenia from the 26th to the 31st of October 2023. For more information please check here
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At the Torino Film Lab annual Meeting Event, the 2022 APostLab post-production award was given to the film The Sweet Bitterness of Ripe Pomegranates and producer Elena Stanisheva. According to the jury: ‘This beautiful and sensitive film project is in the hands of a daredevil new talent team, who are eager to learn how […]
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Application deadline to the APostLab Mentorship Program is Sunday, September 11th 2022. The year-round Mentorship Program is open for post-production supervisors, coordinators, and those who handle post in post-production companies.
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The 12th Annual Post-Production Workshop has extended its application deadline to Sunday, October 3, 2021, 24:00 CET (Amsterdam-time). The workshop will take place between 18 – 23 November 2021 in Athens, Greece. The application is open for producers with a project, and post-production supervisors. Read more about the workshop and the application process.
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The 12th Annual Post-Production Workshop will take place between 18 – 23 November 2021 in Athens, Greece. The application is open for producers with a project, and post-production supervisors. Read more about the workshop and the application process.
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Deadline for registration: Tuesday 5 January – Midnight The 11th Annual Workshop – Open Sessions offer the opportunity to attend five selected plenary sessions of the Post-production Workshop. This is a workshop that serves to gain a better understanding of the technical, financial and creative aspects of post-production with a focus on the challenges of international […]
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After the Mumbai post-production workshop in October 2019, APostLab collaborated again last November 2020 for a post-production for producers, line producers & post supervisors the EMEA region. We went online for 4 days of virtual workshop to dive into post production. As in all our workshops, we highlighted the importance of early collaboration between #producers, […]
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To align the regular 6-day program with the Covid-19 measures, the upcoming workshop will take place online over three weekends. All details on the next workshop can be found here. We know nothing beats the real thing, so we have worked hard to develop an online version of our workshop that focuses on individual training, […]
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2-days post-production workshop
23-24 October, 2020
We are thrilled to announce our upcoming 2-days On Demand workshop for professionals in Bosnia-Herzegovina, focusing on image post, VFX, and post-production management. This time the traditional 1-day On Demand workshop will be split into two half days on Friday, 23rd and Saturday, 24th October, 2020. The workshop will be held online on Zoom.
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Our next 11th annual workshop will take place through online sessions and an optional meeting event in Maastricht in January 2021: – Online weekend #1: Fri, 8th – Sat, 9th January– Online weekend #2: Fri, 15th – Sat, 16th January– Meeting event Maastricht: Sun, 24th – Tue, 26th January. In order to make our training […]
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We had a blast at our 10th annual workshop in Bucharest, Romania! We welcomed 24 participants from all over the globe to dive into post production for 6 days, visit the Romanian filmlab, post facility Avanpost and in the ample minutes that were left, discover a tiny bit of Bucharest. Onto the 11th one!
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The Hollywood Reporter wrote about it here Sizzle reel:
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We have opened our call for application for our upcoming annual project-based workshop which will take place in Bucharest, Romania between the 28th November and 3rd December 2019.
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APostLab would be nowhere without its many passionate trainers that have taught, coached and shared their knowledge during the nine previous workshops, together with the workshop’s team. For our 10th edition in Bucharest we’re looking forward to welcome: Viola Fügen (Producer @ The Match Factory) Ada Solomon (Producer @ HiFilm) Katriel Schory (Producer) Hans van […]
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Interesting read on ‘skills shortfall’ in Europe while film production & #postproduction are boosted by a growing amount of tax credits and rebates. Geoffrey Macnab took a closer look and concludes that ‘the rebates and tax credits need to be supported with an investment in training’. 👍 And yay – we are mentioned in this […]
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WORKSHOP CONTENT The workshop consists of 5 basic elements of training: Group Work Individual Training Plenaries Flash Sessions Presentations Group Work The group work is the core of the workshop. All the projects brought into the workshop by the producers will be discussed in detail within the 2 groups. A producer and a post-production […]
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Our 9th annual workshop ended one week ago – and with many thanks to the Sardegna Film Commission – what a great edition it was! We had a lovely location, great trainers, inspiring participants, great food & even some sun. Cineuropa reported on our recent 9th workshop in Cagliari on their website here. We are working […]
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Annual post production workshop Sardinia 2018 From November 8th to 13th APostLab will organise its annual workshop on the island of Sardinia, Italy. Call for applications is open untill September 10th.
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Post Production Workshop EP2C rebrands to APostLab Post production workshop EP2C (European Post Production Connection) has changed its name to APostLab. The name change and new logo were presented at the workshop’s annual cocktail party during the 2018 edition of the Cannes Film festival.
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