Architecture at the Edge Festival Film + Architecture Workshop 2026
Architecture at the Edge and Copenhagen Architecture Forum (CAFx) have partnered up to organize a film & architecture workshop in response to the AATE 2026 Festival thematic provocation of ‘ Le Chéile – the Architectures of Belonging’, focusing on filmmaking and environmentally conscious, inclusive design, architecture and urban planning.
Led by Sabrina Morreale + Lorenzo Perri, (@Lemonot), in close collaboration with Tom Kerr Bell, and Søren Nørkjær Bang, Head of Programme at Copenhagen Architecture Forum (CAFx).
Guest lecturers include Jasper Meurer, (co-founder of Docar films), Italian architect and researcher, Alessandro Pasero and Dr Torange Khonsari , founding director of practice Public Works.
The Irish phrase Le Chéile—”together” or “with one another”—invites us to reconsider architecture not as the production of isolated objects, but as the cultivation of relationships. It calls for an understanding of the built environment as a shared ecology, where humans, non-humans, infrastructures, landscapes, memories, and everyday practices continuously shape one another.
Date/ Duration:
Friday 18th September – Friday 25th September
Location:
Based at The Mick Lally Theatre, Druid lane, Galway.
Course Fee - Thanks to the generous support of our partners at Screen Ireland the Festival is offering participants FREE access for the course for 2026!
This includes all tuition fees, lectures, film screeings and workshop supervision. It does not include travel to and from the course or daily meals, however, participants will be invited to an opening celebration event on Culture Night 18th September and a wrap party and we can arrnage for discounted rates from our accommodation partners at The Nest Boutique Hostel, Salthill.
The course is open to anyone interested in the intersection of film and architecture - students and professionals alike, with a background in a relevant field of film, visual arts, photography, architecture, design, urban planning, anthropology, ethnology, social sciences and humanities. Participants are expected to have a basic knowledge of film production but not essential.
There is a maximum of 20 places available for the course. It is important for us to see examples of your work to help us make our final selection. In submitting an application please provide a link to your website or a pdf of your work which we can review. The course will conclude with an exhibition of works completed by participants over the one-week programme.
To Apply:
Forward your application consisting of a motivation letter / short biography or statesment of practice (max 1 page) + CV / a brief portfolio no later than 05th of September 2026 to learning@architectureattheedge.com.
We will select participants and get back with a reply by 07th September 2026.
We are looking forward to hearing from you!
Program
During the one-week program, through lectures, group exercises and guided explorations of Galway, we invite participants to response to the AATE26 thematic provocation of ‘‘ Le Chéile – the Architectures of Belonging’
After developing the concept for your film in the first sessions with the guidance of international guest lectures, you will explore the process of filmmaking, gaining concrete knowledge about organizing, filming and editing your work, as well as creating a relevant, dramaturgically well-functioning story. Professional filmmakers and others, will instruct you and assist you in the production of a maximum 5-minute-long film.
The course will conclude with an exhibition of works completed by participants over the one-week programme. All the films produced during the workshop will be premiered in the Festival Printworks Gallery on Friday 25th September.