Sound of Storytelling — Advanced Training Programme 2026
Percettiva

Rethink APS

Fondazione Sardegna Film Commission
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Advanced training programme  ·  Sardinia, 2026

Sound of
Storytelling

Two intensive masterclasses for filmmakers, directors, producers
and audiovisual professionals.

6 SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE WITH THE SUPPORT OF FONDAZIONE SARDEGNA FILM COMMISSION, 3 SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE FOR EACH MASTERCLASS. TELLING THE STORY WITH SOUND 3 SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE · DEADLINE: 3 AUGUST FOLEY AS STORYTELLING 3 SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE · DEADLINE: 31 AUGUST

3 full-fee spots — open to all professionals

3 full scholarships — reserved for Sardinian professionals, funded by the Fondazione Sardegna Film Commission

Residenza Percettiva, Luogosanto — Sardegna

The programme

Percettiva, an artistic residency active in the field of culture and professional training, and Rethink APS, a social promotion association active in the field of culture and professional training, in collaboration with the Fondazione Sardegna Film Commission, present the advanced training programme “Sound of Storytelling”, structured in two masterclasses covering the two crucial stages of the sound production chain: production sound on set (Masterclass 1) and the physical, material construction of sound in post-production through Foley (Masterclass 2), taking place on 26–27 September 2026 and 24–25 October 2026 respectively.

The masterclasses

01
Dates
26 – 27
September 2026
In English
Mark Ulano e Patrushkha Mierzwa

Telling the Story
with Sound

Production Sound Mixing for Directors, Producers and Filmmakers

An intensive two-day masterclass designed for directors, producers and filmmakers who want to understand how sound can become a decisive tool of storytelling, actor direction, set organisation and production quality. Through case studies, guided conversations and analysis of real set situations, the instructors will show how production sound is not merely technical recording, but a form of narrative interpretation.

Mark Ulano IMDb ↗
Four-time Oscar-nominated production sound mixer. Won the Academy Award and the Cinema Audio Society Award for Titanic. Nominated for Inglourious Basterds, Ad Astra and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Collaborated with Quentin Tarantino for 28 consecutive years. Most recent work: Killers of the Flower Moon (Scorsese, 2023).
Patrushkha Mierzwa IMDb ↗
One of the first female boom operators in Hollywood. Has worked on over 80 films and TV series with Robert Altman, James Gray, Quentin Tarantino and Martin Scorsese. Author of the bestseller Behind the Sound Cart: A Veteran's Guide to Sound on the Set.
"We do not come to the project with a preconceived ideology; we come to the project to discover, to learn, to interpret."

Registration fee

€600 — masterclass, meals, accommodation and transfer to and from Olbia

3 spots available · Sardinia, 26–27 September 2026

02
Dates
24 – 25
October 2026
In English
Bastian Gerner — The Foley Teacher

Foley as
Storytelling

Body, gesture and sonic matter for film, animation and video games

An intensive two-day masterclass dedicated to the narrative role of Foley in film, animation and video games. Foley is often perceived as an invisible stage of post-production, yet it is one of the most powerful tools for giving body, presence and intention to images. Every footstep, fabric, object, movement or contact can change the perception of a character, the tension of a scene, the physicality of an environment or the credibility of a narrative world.

Bastian Gerner IMDb ↗The Foley Teacher
Foley artist with 15 years of experience in post-production and game audio. Trained at the Bavaria Film Studios in Munich, he was Senior Foley Artist at Ubisoft on international titles such as Avatar – Frontiers of Pandora, Assassin's Creed Nexus VR, Anno 1800 and The Settlers – New Allies. He has worked for Warner Bros. Since 2023 he has been The Foley Teacher, dedicated to training new foley artists and sound designers in his own Dolby Atmos studio in Düsseldorf.
"Show that foley is being used more and more — and bring foley to more people."

Registration fee

€600 — masterclass, meals, accommodation and transfer to and from Olbia

3 spots available · Sardinia, 24–25 October 2026

Optional module

03
Dates
3 – 4
October 2026
In Italian
MAX 15 PAX

50% discount

For participants of Masterclass 01 or Masterclass 02 — whether paying or attending on a scholarship.

The Masterclass does not include meals and accommodation

Lorenzo d'Amico De Carvalho e Anne-Riitta Ciccone

Writing, directing
and producing by listening

Sound as a point of view in the construction of a film

Sound is not a technical phase that comes after the image — it is a narrative tool that begins with the writing and runs through everything that follows. Lorenzo d'Amico De Carvalho and Anne-Riitta Ciccone will guide participants in working on sound as a narrative dimension already present in the screenplay, in the construction of characters, in the choice of locations and in the rhythm of scenes.

Registration fee

€300

Sardinia, 3–4 October 2026 · In Italian

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