Workshops about photography and filming on 8mm or 16mm cine film we offer again and again - gladly on request. Here you can find upcoming and past workshops.
DRKRM workshops are not only held at Rosenwerk. Among others we were guests at the dresden schmalfilmtage, at the Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem as well as at Dresden University of Fine Arts. In collaboration with Click e.V. Berlin, the DRKRM hosted photo workshops at the analogueNOW! Photoweekend 2021, at the Grassi Museum Leipzig and at the BERLIN PHOTO WEEK 2022.
New date, new opportunity—book now:
September 12, 2026
Want to learn how to shoot 16mm films without an analog camera or professional darkroom equipment? Then this workshop is just right for you!
We’ll dive into creative, handmade approaches to experimental cinema. Take pre-developed 16mm film and reassemble it, scratch it, add sound effects, bleach it, paint on it, or sew or glue the scenes together.
It’s time to play and have fun!
The workshop is open to beginners and advanced participants
Saturday, September 12, 2026, 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. at the DRKRM
Registration and tickets via: Pretix
If you have any questions, just email: darkroom@listen.konglomerat.org
January 2025
Photography: Black-and-White Development
Interested in black-and-white photography but have never developed your own film? In our beginner’s course, you’ll learn everything you need to know, including how to enlarge your negatives and how to use your camera.
11 a.m.–5 p.m. at the DRKRM
January 2026
16mm Black-and-White Filming
Are you interested in 16mm film but have never had the chance to work with it?
In this 16mm workshop,you’ll learn everything about moving images on 16mm film. We’ll cover everything from fast to slow, single-exposure to multiple exposures, with and without special effects, and of course film development and editing—in short: everything you need to know to get started with moving images on film!
10:00 a.m. – 6:00p.m., January31, 2026, at the DRKRM
April 2026
Color Photo Development
In the mood for some color? Want to finally develop your own color photos? Sound complicated? It’s not! We’ll show you how!
Saturday, April 18, 2026, 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. at the DRKRM
August 2025
Photography: Black-and-White Development
Interested in black-and-white photography but have never developed your own photos? In our beginner’s course, you’ll learn everything you need to know, including how to use your camera.
11 a.m.–5 p.m.
October 2025
BOX CAMERA Photo & Darkroom Workshop
4 cameras, 4 sessions, and plenty of darkroom tricks!
We’ll take photos with simple box cameras, develop the film, and learn the tricks for getting perfect prints from negatives that might not be quite so perfect. Why? Because after this, no negative—no matter how bad—will ever shock us again!
This black-and-white photography course is designed for beginners and seasoned darkroom veterans alike. There’s something for everyone to learn!
November 2024
Copying 16mm Film
Dianna & Richard from the Artist Film Workshop, Melbourne have gotten it up and running and expanded its capabilities. Together, we’ll explore how to use it: our Arri film duplicator can duplicate both black-and-white and color 16mm film. In this workshop, you’ll learn how to do it.
11 a.m.–6 p.m. at DRKRM
Register at: darkroom@listen.konglomerat.org
upon request
Cyanotype
Yes, yes, so blue, blue, blue....Cyanotype is a fine art printing process in cyan tones. In this workshop, we’ll focus on photographic prints entirely in BLUE.
You have black and white negatives and would like to print photos from them, but unfortunately you can't do this in the DARKROOM, but at home, while traveling or anywhere else?
Then get in touch with us and borrow the DRKRM to go! This practical and mobile set contains everything you need, from enlarger to lighting, from photo paper to chemicals … and instructions are also included. This enables you to make your first print yourself without any previous knowledge.
"This shit is tight! Peace of cake making my very first print by myself! In short: fo sho!" – Julia S. from D
We look forward to your first photos!
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