4th DocLab – Project and capacity-building program designed for documentary cinema and theater directors.
DOCUMENTARY FILM & DOCUMENTARY THEATRE LAB PROJECT DEVELOPMENT–BASED RESIDENTIAL TRAINING PROGRAMME IN ISTANBUL
The 4th Kundura DocLab 2026 offers a capacity-building program, featuring inspiring workshops, lectures, and international exchange programmes in Istanbul in June 2026, to foster a creative and collaborative space. We will explore a cutting-edge, cross-disciplinary approach harmoniously and offer an exchange for building a curious ecosystem in artistic production. In the past editions, Kundura DocLab hosted Rabih Mroué, Nino Kirtadze, Silke Huysmans, Hannes Dereere, Santiago Giralt, Isabel Arrate Fernandez, Stefan Kaegi, and Nazlı Çevik Azazi as instructors.
LEVEL: Intermediate Level and Above
APPLICATION: 09/02/2026 – 20/04/2026
PROGRAM: 8–12 June 2026 (On-site)
LOCATION: Beykoz Kundura Istanbul, Turkey
(Accommodation and Training On-site)
THE APPLICANTS CAN ENROLL FROM THE FOLLOWING REGIONS:
Balkans / South Caucasus / Middle East / Europe
Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Lebanon, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Syria, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Yemen and European countries.
ADVISORY COMMITTEE: Aljoscha Begrich, Bruni Burres
JURY: S. Buse Yıldırım, Nino Kirtadzei, Anestis Azas, Santiago Giralt
INSTRUCTORS: Aljoscha Begrich, Santiago Giralt, Nazlı Çevik Azazi, Anestis Azas
CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION
FOR FILMMAKERS:
We expect you to have either one feature-length documentary or two medium-length documentaries that have been selected for an international festival program.
FOR THEATREMAKERS:
We expect you to have one original production performed at either a national festival or an international fringe festival.
Artists may apply with projects at an early to mid-development stage, presenting a clear concept, an emerging methodology, and openness to interdisciplinary exploration within the lab process.
