Workshops and residencies
The Village Off, the festival's headquarters, is a friendly, welcoming place. Come and visit us, and take advantage of the free image education workshops and exhibitions. Photo exhibitions, film studios, FX make-up... there's something for all ages and tastes.
Workshop – Let’s Dance! with Camille Tardieu
Saturday 5 and sunday 6 from 11am to 6pm at the Village Off
The public will be invited to come and create the materials needed to produce an animated music video with schoolchildren during the week. The idea is to perform your best (or craziest) dance move for the camera so that the children can then redraw the dancing silhouettes, frame by frame.
Workshop – FX Makeup by Omaya Salman
Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 from 11am to 6pm at the Village Off
Our makeup artists work with the Labs, but they also offer workshops on how to create a “natural” look or even perform live special effects to enhance or transform faces.
Minor injuries, zombie makeup, scratches—nothing is impossible when it comes to makeup with Omaya Salman!
Workshop – Production of a colorful, dance-themed animated music video with Camille Tardieu
Tuesday, the 8th, through Friday, the 11th, in registered schools only
This year, the workshops with schoolchildren will take the form of participation in a collaborative stop-motion animation project. Using dancing silhouettes, the children will be invited to create a colorful animated clip using rotoscoping and pixilation techniques.
Workshop – Animated faces by Xavier Grizon
Tuesday, the 8th, through Friday, the 11th, in registered schools only
Intuitive and creative discovery of several stop-motion techniques, from animating objects to bodies and faces.
Students are invited by the instructor in front of and/or behind the camera to experiment with tricks (transformation, disappearance, drawing on the image) made possible by stop-motion shooting. We end the workshop with a quick look at music and sound effects, by adding sound to some of the exercises. The result can be seen directly in the workshop course.
Stand – Saôticot
Saturday 5 from 11am to 6pm at the Village Off
Sâoticot is coming to Off-Courts!
This free, multidisciplinary, and intergenerational festival is open to everyone. It promotes local art as much as possible and gives priority to artists from Normandy, promising a variety of musical experiences, performances of all kinds, workshops, and activities. The team will be at the Off Village on Saturday to talk to you about creativity.
Stand – Salut Ciao Bye !
Saturday 5 to Monday 7 from 11am to 6pm – Village Off
Make yourself comfortable with a cup of coffee and discover “Salut Ciao Bye,” the only newspaper published once every 1,000 years. A stand that serves as a place for socializing.
Stand – Kino Beer – textile flocking
Saturday 5 and sunday 6 from 11am to 6pm – Village Off
T-shirts, tote bags, sweatshirts: prices available on site
KINOBEER is an independent craft beer brand that combines a passion for brewing with a commitment to culture. Kinobeer is dedicated to a unique mission: actively supporting independent filmmaking. A portion of the profits goes toward funding short films and supporting the Kino Kabaret festivals, notably in Trouville, Caen, Lille, and other cities in France and abroad.
A Kinobeer textile flocking workshop, where participants can purchase a personalized T-shirt or tote bag, flocked on-site with the glittery gold logo—a unique visual signature that reflects the project’s spirit.
Stand – Normandy Animation
Wednesday 9 from 12am to 6pm – Village Off
Come discover the world and work of Camille, a director and animator who blends various forms of animation and live-action filming. From music videos to excerpts from short series and dance-based experiments, she’ll present a range of her creations and her technical process.
Exhibition – La Fâbrik
All week long – Village Off
“La Fâbrik” is a space for free artistic creation and exhibition at the festival site that can take many forms: scenic objects, exhibitions, performances, immersive works… This space was created by the team to promote art in its various forms, while maintaining a connection to the region at all levels—its residents as well as the landscape of the English Channel coastline. “A FESTIVAL WITH A SEA VIEW”
This year, “La Fâbrik” embraces the theme of wind. It’s rare for the wind not to blow along the coast. White noise, gusts, weather vanes, and billowing sails—you might encounter all of these at the festival.
Exhibition – Daniel Clément
Saturday 5 to saturday 12 – BlaiseFactory
It was at La Maison bar, in a very casual setting, that we first met Daniel Clément nearly 30 years ago; he passed away this year. A talented artist who used a technique that will forever remain a mystery, he created the trophies awarded to festival prize winners for more than 15 years. We are therefore hosting a special exhibition at the BlaiseFactory in his honor. On display are pieces of furniture, objects, and trophies that showcase his unique craftsmanship.
Exhibition – Christophe Brachet
All week long – Village Off
Just as he used to observe exotic fish while doing underwater photography in Martinique, Christophe Brachet now observes actors, directors, and crew members in their natural element, whether on film sets or at film festivals.
Phot’Off Gallery – Silohé Denis Malingre
All week long – Village Off
A photographer currently pursuing a master’s degree in photography in Paris, her work is characterized by a long-term approach: she often returns to the same locations and builds extensive series from brief photo sessions. In her work, she explores the relationships between space, perception, and detail, with a focus on editing as a form of presentation and dissemination.
Phot’Off Gallery – Pierre Crépô
All week long – Village Off
A self-taught and socially engaged photographer, Pierre Crépô worked as a photojournalist for Mainmise magazine and documented the counterculture movement in Quebec. He co-founded the photography magazine *Ciel variable* and the Montreal gallery Dazibao. For more than forty-five years, his works have been exhibited repeatedly in Quebec and abroad and have appeared in numerous books, magazines, album covers, and posters. Studio photography and image manipulation are artistic approaches that enrich and fuel his creative output. He’ll be there all week to capture moments from the festival in photos that you’ll be able to see on display at the Village.
Phot’Off Gallery – Sam Snow
All week long – Village Off
Samuel Gosselin, also known as Snow, is a photographer from Quebec who began his career in 2018. After experimenting with several styles, he specialized in event photography.
His “stealthy” style allows him to capture intimate portraits of both the crowd and the performers. Most of his subjects never even notice that a photo has been taken, which allows him to capture more natural expressions.
He has been working for several years with renowned festivals such as La Noce and Regard sur le court-métrage, as well as with bands like Québec Redneck Bluegrass Project and Angine de Poitrine.
His visual style is heavily inspired by the look of Kodak’s Portra film. Elements such as grain and motion are ever-present in his images, which enhances their dynamism by introducing elements that make his visuals less “perfect” and more human.
