MASTERCLASS: You See it, You Hear it, Let’s Clear it! - with Elizabeth Klinck
Screen South is delighted to present Elizabeth Klinck’s returning research rights and clearances workshop “You See It, You Hear It, Let’s Clear It!”, which will delve into the world of research, archival imagery, audio and music rights clearances in the light of recent innovations in technology and AI.
Participants will become familiar with concepts such as “fair dealing” and “orphan works” and public domain material. They will discover ways to reduce costs and limit risks when including images, footage, and music in media projects – and how they can evoke emotion, authenticity, and context.
The workshop will provide updates on:
– archives at risk;
– Best practices for working with archives and GenAI, and
– how best to work with an Archive Producer on your next production.
The workshop combines theory and practice and is suited for filmmakers, artists, archivists, archival researchers, directors and producers. Handouts and a follow up online consultation will be offered in addition to a session that will include Q&A.
The workshop will be followed by a screening of Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer (dir. Thomas von Steinaecker, 2022), at the Sliver Screen Cinema, introduced and with a Q&A with Elizabeth.
Book now!
Tickets £5.50 or £4.00 for workshop attendees (plus a small booking fee)
About Elizabeth Klinck
Elizabeth is an archive producer and music clearance specialist on international documentaries and fiction films that have garnered Emmy, BAFTA, CSA, Peabody, and Oscar awards. She also leads workshops and produces industry sessions at international markets and film festivals.
Full Biography
Elizabeth Klinck has worked as a producer, researcher and clearance specialist on hundreds of international documentary films that have garnered BAFTA, Emmy, FOCAL, Canadian Screen Awards, Peabody, and Oscar awards.
A graduate of Queen’s University, she has presented hundreds of masterclasses and workshops at numerous international festivals, markets, universities, and film schools.
Elizabeth was nominated for an Emmy in the Craft of Research in 2006 for her work on HBO’s Middle Sexes: Redefining He and She and has received three nominations for Best Footage Researcher at the FOCAL UK Awards. She has been the recipient of six Best Visual Research Awards at the Canadian Screen, Gemeaux, and Gemini Awards and in 2008 she was the first Canadian to be awarded the FOCAL International Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2014 she was awarded the inaugural DOC Star Award by the Documentary Organization of Canada in recognition of her mentoring and leadership in the Canadian documentary community. The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television gave Elizabeth the prestigious Board of Director’s Tribute in 2019 for her body of work and volunteerism in the Canadian and international documentary film communities. In 2023 Elizabeth was the first non-director to be the “FOCUS ON” honoree at Hot Docs International Film Festival.
In 2025, Elizabeth was a special guest of AIDC in Melbourne, Australia.
Elizabeth has served on the board of WIFT, Canada’s Audio Visual Trust, the board of the World Congress of Historymakers, and is the founding chairperson of the Visual Researchers’ Society of Canada. She served on the Executive Committee for FOCAL International (UK) for fifteen years. She currently is a program consultant to Sunnyside of the Doc and FIPADOC in France, Footage Fest in Los Angeles, EFM Berlinale and Dok Leipzig in Germany, IDFA in Amsterdam, and Footage Marketplace in London. She is a member of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, DOC Toronto, Women in Film and Television Canada, and BAFTA.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/eklinck
IMDB Filmography: http://imdb.to/1isd76y
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