MANAGING TALENTS 2026 – ACTING FOR FILM: TOP 10 EMOTIONS ON SCREEN – PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Date: Sunday, October 25, 2026

Schedule: 1:00 PM – 8:30 PM

Location: Cinema Studio, Timișoara

Organisation: 5 filming sessions of 1 hour and 30 minutes each, in small groups of 4–6 actors.

Format: Practical on-camera acting workshop under professional filming conditions. The workshop will be held in English.

Coordinator: Julien Javions – Managing Talents

WORKSHOP SCHEDULE

Filming sessions will take place throughout the day according to the following schedule:

• 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM

• 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM

• 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM

• 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM

• 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM

Each participant will be part of a group of 4–6 actors and will take part in a 1 hour and 30 minute filming session. Individual participation times will be communicated according to group composition and participants’ availability.

Each group will work on fictional scenes under the guidance of Julien Javions, exploring different dramatic situations and the emotions that may naturally arise within them.

The work will take place in front of the camera, with particular attention paid to the authenticity of the performance, the precision of intentions, and the modulation of emotional intensity.

The footage produced during the workshop may be used for self-analysis and, depending on the results, as material for a professional showreel.

WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES

The 10 Most Common Emotions on Screen

What are the emotions most frequently encountered in films and television series?

This workshop offers a practical working framework based on the filming of fictional scenes, designed to explore and develop key skills for acting on screen.

The work will focus in particular on:

• Genuine engagement with a dramatic situation.
• The character’s conflicts, intentions, and actions.
• Subtext and the character’s inner life.
• The natural emergence of emotion.
• Modulating emotional intensity without losing authenticity.
• Precision in front of the camera.

A PROFESSIONAL APPROACH – EMOTION IS A CONSEQUENCE, NOT AN OBJECTIVE

For an actor, emotion is not an outcome that should be deliberately produced. It arises primarily from genuine involvement in a specific situation experienced by a character facing one or more conflicts.

Emotion is often connected to subtext, the character’s past, and everything taking place beyond the spoken dialogue.

When it becomes perceptible on screen, emotion reveals what words leave unsaid. It gives the audience access to the depth of the character’s inner life.

This mechanism is essential in cinema: it allows viewers to develop empathy, immerse themselves in a story, and form an emotional connection with the characters.

For this reason, emotions will not be assigned in advance as performances the actors are expected to produce. Instead, they will be explored through the situations, relationships, and conflicts proposed to the actors.

The aim is not to perform an emotion in itself, but to create the conditions in which it can emerge naturally, while allowing the actor to explore different levels of intensity without losing the authenticity of the performance.

JULIEN JAVIONS is an award-winning French actor, director, and acting coach. In 2018, he received the awards for Best Acting and Best Directing at the 48H Film Project. Throughout his experience in theatre and film, he has continuously practised, observed, analysed, theorised, and researched acting techniques, as well as the ways in which they are taught and their practical effectiveness.

In 2013, he founded Maison des Acteurs, an itinerant film school for actors, with the aim of helping performers adapt their techniques to the specific demands of acting for the screen. His dual experience as both an actor and a director, combined with his practical understanding of the challenges actors face at every level, has shaped a pedagogical approach that offers fertile ground for exploration and creation to any actor wishing to develop their personal skills and communication tools.

Maison des Acteurs is one of the few itinerant acting schools offering systematic training under real filming conditions.

The event is intended for professional and amateur actors, students of acting, film or theatre, as well as directors, screenwriters, producers, educators, and other professionals or enthusiasts interested in film acting and the process of working in front of the camera.

1. Film Acting Masterclass with the Cast of Fjord: Lisa Carlehed

Cinema Studio, October 24, 15:30–16:30

Lisa Carlehed is a Swedish film and theatre actress known for performances of remarkable subtlety and intensity in Nordic and European cinema. She first drew wider attention with In Your Arms, followed by Until We Fall, a role that earned her a Bodil Award nomination for Best Actress. In The Emigrants, where she plays Kristina, she received a Guldbagge Award nomination for Best Actress.

She continued with powerful roles in productions such as Quisling: The Final Days, and in 2026 she joined the cast of Fjord, directed by Cristian Mungiu and awarded the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, in which she plays Mia.

Throughout her career, Lisa Carlehed has developed an acting style defined by sensitivity, precision, and a deeply cinematic presence.

2. Film Acting Masterclass with the Cast of Fjord: Adrian Titieni

Cinema Studio, October 25, 11:30–13:00

Adrian Titieni is one of the defining voices of Romanian theatre and cinema. A university professor and actor with more than 100 film credits and over 50 theatre roles, Titieni remains a distinctive presence: calm, profound, and marked by an intensity that consistently resonates with audiences.

In 2016, he received the Silver Hugo Award in Chicago for his performance as Romeo in Graduation, a role that further confirmed his status as a major figure in Romanian cinema. As Rector of UNATC between 2012 and 2016, he supported innovation by founding Cinetic Lab, a laboratory dedicated to post-production and augmented reality, a space where new directions in image-making began to take shape.

He is a founding member of the Romanian Foundation for Education and Educators.

In 2026, he served as interim director of the National Theatre Bucharest. That same year, he joined the cast of Cristian Mungiu’s Fjord, in which he plays Samuel.