Workshops in Thailand

At the joint invitation of the French Embassy and the Thai organization Doc Club, Ateliers Varan organized a five-day introductory workshop on documentary filmmaking in July 2025 in Bangkok. The 10 participants, who were highly engaged and receptive to the pedagogical approach and the principles of direct cinema, produced short films in Bangkok on the theme of work.

This short workshop was organized in partnership with DocClub, the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, the French Embassy in Thailand, and the Alliance Française of Chiang Mai as part of the Fond Equipe France 2024-2025 in Thailand.

Following this successful initial experience and the contacts made on the ground, the Thai Film Archive and the Thai Film Foundation reached out to Ateliers Varan to organize a feature-length documentary workshop. The workshop project in the community of Nang Loeng then took shape and came to fruition in the summer of 2026. The 10-week workshop is supported by the Department of Cultural Promotion of the Thai Ministry of Culture, the French Embassy in Thailand, the Italian Cultural Institute in Bangkok, and the community of Nang Loeng.