Pre-Summit

closed sessions

Location: LUCA Campus Brussels / Sint-Lukas (Paleizenstraat 70, 1030 Brussels)

• 09:00–09:30: Welcoming coffee
  Block A – level 3
• 09:30–11:00: Academic Council
  Room A 3.01
• 09:30–12:30: WP4 meeting - Workshop on European Student Card
  Room A 3.03
• 11:30–12:30: General Assembly FilmEU Association
  Room A 3.01
• 12:30–13:30: Lunch
  Room B-2.18
• 13:30–19:00: Leadership Council
  Room A 3.01
• 13:30–15:30: WP6 meeting - Joint BA Music & Sound
  Room A 3.03
• 13:30–15:30: Advisory board meeting
  Room A 3.02
• 13:30–15:30: Workshop Future campus for Advisory board members
  Room A 3.02
• 16:00–18:00: WP7 Closed meeting
  Room A 3.03
• 18:30 - 19:30: Student council
  Room A 3.03

FilmEU Summit Day 1

(Open to public)

Location: LUCA Campus Brussels / Sint-Lukas (Paleizenstraat 70, 1030 Brussels)

• 09:00–10:00: Registration
  Main entrance – A Block
• 09:00–09:30: Coffee
  Room B-2.18

FilmEU Summit – Enact change – 'Auditorium' – Room C-3.15

• 09:30–09:45: Welcoming notes by Veerle Van der Sluys (LUCA) President LUCA School of Arts and Manuel Damásio (Lusófona) FilmEU Leader
• 9:45–10:15 Keynote 1: Enact Change - Weaving the A(rts) into STEM
  by Prof. Dr Katrien Kolenberg - Professor Astronomy & Astrophysics - KU Leuven
  Katrien Kolenberg bridges astrophysics and art, researching variable stars, teaching and promoting STEAM, while exploring human experience through astronomy and creative expression worldwide across cultures, inspiring education science communication initiatives.
• 10:15–10:30 Group Picture
  Staircase between Block A & B
• 10:30–11:00: Coffee Break
  Room B-2.18

Joint long term education strategy – 'Auditorium' – Room C-3.15

• 11:00–11:30: Keynote 2: Initiate change in our society through creativity and imagination.
  Brief on how to envision inter-& transdisciplinary education in and for a regenerative future and how Arts education form crucial competences, skills and attitudes in the STEAM playing field, contributing uniquely to the necessary societal transitions.
  By Fabienne Beernaert - Lecturer-researcher interdisciplinary masterclass Design for Impact and Bachelor Visual Design & co-lead Research & Innovation Lab Ecology at LUCA.
• 11:30–12:00 WP6 Presentation - Joint BA Music & Sound (Team New Joint BA Music & Sound)
• 12:00–12:30 FilmEU Microcredentials: endeavours for jointness (WP6) Tobias Frühmorgen (Lusófona)
• 12:30–13:30 Lunch
  Room B-2.18

Joint campus – 'Auditorium' – Room C-3.15

• 13:30–14:00 WP6 about Undergraduate academy & joint educational offer (Rikke Korgaard - VIA, Per Kristensen - VIA, Juraj Oniščenko - VŠMU, Adam Straka - VŠMU)
• 14:00–14:30 WP4 & WP9 Dissemination and Impact – FilmEU Community platform presentation (Filipe Vale - Lusófona & Yoan Kadiev – NATFA)
• 14:30–15:00 WP4 Achievements of FilmEU HUBs in action Filipe Vale - LU short intro Agnes Meng - LU & Diego Barajas (Tallinn University) Showcasing PhD in Spatial Computing Lab
• 15:00–15:30 Coffee Break
  Room B-2.18
• 15:30–17:30 Advisory board activity
  Room A3.02 (closed session)
• 15:30–17:30 Meet and greet with potential and affiliated members of the FilmEU Association
  Room B1.12 Board Room (closed session)

Workshops & visits

• 13:30-15:00 Industry Lab training programme for FFF students. Collaboration on EPK and Festival Strategy (Nanci Cruz - LU, Joana Ferreira - LU, Dagmar Mäe - TLU)
  Room A3.01
• 13:30-15:00 Workshop the Open FilmEU / Streaming Platform proof of Concept (WP4) by Filipe Vale (LU)
  Room A-3.02
• 13:30-15:00 FilmEU Microcredentials: endeavors for jointness (WP6) by Tobias Frühmorgen (Lusófona)
  Room A-3.03
• 13:30-17:30 WP3 Joint International Office Closed meeting
  Room TBC
• 15:30–17:30 Showcase by Agnes Meng (LU) in Spatial computing Lab: "Por Este Rio Acima (Up This River): A Documentary Film on Northern Portuguese Folklore in an Immersive Media Art Installation"
• 15:30–17:30 Visit: A peek in our library collections – three 40-minute sessions
  LUCA Library Pre-registration required here.
• 15:30–17:30 Sint-Lukas Artwork Campus Tour - two 60-minute sessions
  Assembly at 'The Bridge' Pre-registration required here.
• 13:30–20:45 Meet the Artists: Alumni exhibition
  Courtyard between block B & C

FilmEU Summit Day 2

(Open to public)

Location: LUCA Campus Brussels / Sint-Lukas

• 09:00–09:30 Registration – main entrance – A Block | Coffee – Room B-2.18

Challenge-based approach (Part 1) – 'Auditorium' - Room C-3.15

• 09:30–10:30 WP3 presents Offices and Clubs. Building FilmEU's Transnational Structures. Making Collaboration the Norm.
• 10:30–10:45 Inauguration of FilmEU Inc: The conclusion and presentation of FilmEU Inc.'s research phase. We present our findings, next steps, and vision for the future.
• 10:45–11:15 Coffee Break
  Room B-2.18

Challenge based approach (Part 2) – 'Auditorium' – Room C-3.15

• 11:15–11:40 WP7 about achievements in capacitation: Dynamic Cluster 'Animating Together', on building connections through participatory animation to empower communities
• 11:40–12:05 WP7 about achievements in capacitation: Dynamic Cluster 'EU-SCRIPT', on creating a European Screenplay Library curated by professionals for film and screenwriting studies
• 12:05–12:30 WP7 about achievements in capacitation: Dynamic Cluster 'On Essayism' establishing 'essayism' as an innovative pedagogical and artistic method across disciplines.
• 12:30–13:30 Lunch
  Room B-2.18

Challenge based approach (Part 3) – 'Auditorium' – Room C-3.15

• 13:30-14:00 WP7 FilmEU Observatory presents their first position paper, unpacking the findings and recommendations about integrating artistic research into second cycle education.
• 14:00–15:00 WP3 presents The Samsara Fish Model, FilmEU's dynamic pedagogical heart, a living ecosystem where ideas, practices and people meet to generate new ways of teaching, learning and creating.
• 15:00–15:30 Coffee Break
  Room B-2.18
• 15:30–16:00 WP3 Pitch presentation on making the FilmEU Documentary - by students open for general public and students
  Room B-2.18

Workshops & visits LUCA Campus Brussels / Sint-Lukas

• 13:30-15:00 Industry Lab training programme for FFF students. Strategy (Nanci Cruz - Lusófona, Joana Ferreira - Lusófona, Dagmar Mäe - TLU)
  Room A3.02
• 13:30-15:00 Workshop FilmEU Microcredentials: Endeavours for jointness (brainstorming on joint course development and outreach strategies) by Tobias Frühmorgen (Lusófona)
  Room B-1.09
• 15:30-17:30 FilmEU Statutes and governance workshop (WP2) Rónán Ó'Muirthile (IADT) and Pedro Matias (Lusófona)
  Room A.3.03
• 15:15–17:30 Showcase by Diego Barajas (Tallinn University) in the Spatial computing Lab: "Eclosion. An interactive immersive experience."
• 15:15–17:30 Visit LUCA Graduation 2026 showcase Pre-registration required here.
• 15:30-17:30 Statutes and Governance workshop
  Aula C-2-18
• 13:30–17:30 Meet the Artists: Alumni exhibition
  Courtyard between block B & C

FilmEU Summit Day 3

(Open to public)

Location: LUCA Campus Brussels / Sint-Lukas

• 09:00–09:30 Registration – main entrance
  A Block
• Coffee
  Room B-2.18

Challenge based approach (Part 4) - Room C-3.15

• 09:30–09:45 Day programme overview
• 09:45–10:15 WP8 about FilmEU Without Borders: Stories, Impact & Next Steps by Linda Carroll (IADT) and Christina Reynolds (IADT)
• 10:15–10:45 WP5 about FilmEU Inclusive: Student Voices & Support in Action by Linda Carroll (IADT) and Dovile Lapinskaite (LMTA)
• 10:45–11:15 Coffee Break
  Room B-2.18

Challenge based approach (Part 5) - Room C-3.15

• 11:15-12:30 WP5- AGORA Position Paper Presentation on Mapping the Narrative of STEAM (Linda Carroll & AGORA group) & Q&A
• 12:30–13:30 Lunch
  Room B-2.18

Challenge based approach (Part 6) - Room C-3.15

• 13:30–14:00 WP5 Staff training 2025-2026 by Linda Carroll & Collegium by Érica Faleiro Rodrigues (Lusófona)
• 14:00–14:30 WP7 Observatory outcomes: Policy Paper by Manuel Damásio & Lina Kaminskaitė-Jančorienė on positioning artistic research within the upcoming Framework Programme 10 (FP10).
• 14:30–15:00 Presentation of policy paper & FilmEU Summit Closing notes + announcement of next year's theme by Manuel Damásio (LU)

Workshops & Visits at Campus Brussels / Sint-Lukas

• 13:30–15:00 Training session 3 for the FilmFestival working group on Filmmaking in war zones with Pieter-Jan De Prue, Belgian photographer and film director of Mariinka
  Room A3.01
• 13:30–15:00 WP7 Catalyser: (hybrid) workshop on the prototype by Andres Konno (Tallinn University)
  Room A3.02 Pre-registration required here
  The workshop introduces the BFM Metadata Tool, which enhances artistic research by bridging intuitive creative processes with analytical archiving, converting implicit knowledge into explicit data.
• 13:30–15:00 Meet the Artists: Alumni exhibition
  Courtyard between block B & C

Workshops & Visits at Campus Brussels / Narafi

• 16:00–17:30 Visit live production studios in 2 groups (pre-registration required here)
• 16:00–18:00 Graduation Show Photography
  Follow the signs in the 'Castle and Pavilion' (free entrance)

(Closed meetings)

Location: LUCA Campus Brussels / Sint-Lukas

• 09:00–12:30 Steering Committee (incl. Coffee)
  Room A.3.01
• 09:30–12:30 Workpackage meetings
  Different locations