Help us at stop-motion animation projects, gallery and art residency in Prague, Czech republic

Availability

  2024 

 Min stay requested: at least a week

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  • Description

    Description

    Dear Workawayers,

    we are a collective of film makers and puppet artists, originally from Finland, Sweden and Czech, and together we are doing stop motion animation projects, installations and developing small gallery in Prague, Czech Republic. We have been producing puppet animations here since 1991, so in 2021 we were celebrating our 30th anniversary! We started to cooperate with Workaway during 2013, and we have been accommodating wonderful guests from all continents since then.

    Some of our recent works:

    In 2016, we shot a puppet animation " Radio Dolores" . It was a part of an international project- based on the real stories of Finnish volunteers in the Spanish Civil War fighting against fascism in the Thirties. During 2017-2019, we had various exhibitions where the puppets and props were presented in many countries.

    During the corona lockdowns in Prague we managed to go on, and realized a short animation called " The Last Matador". It is a dark satire about Vladimir Putin as an unlucky wanna-be-matador, and just now very actual. The distribution just started, and we will also make exhibitions about the project. Just now, we are organizing many fund-rising events with this film to support Ukraine.

    During spring 2022, we will open an experimental gallery space in the heart of Prague Old Town. We will also shoot a demo for future puppet animation series " In the Kings Town", which is based on the old Roma stories of Carelia.

    At the same time , we are developing our art residency program in Prague and in the small village of Dobronice u Bechyne in the southern Bohemia

    We welcome helpers of all kind- during spring we will clean the gallery and the residency spaces, install two exhibitions , make a lot of props for the new film and also create presentation portfolios, ( printed and on-line) , so we will be happy if you have special skills in lay-out, photographing or web-design.

    Sometimes we need also a helping hand to take care of our friendly dog Faust and of our garden in Dobronice.

    We offer accommodation in a separate room in the art residency in the heart of Prague Old Town and in the romantic attic in the cottage. We are cooking together three mostly vegetariand meals per day, our brekfast starts with porridge and sometimes we can go for fishing in the Luznice river while in the cottage.

    Welcome!

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Charity Work
    Art Projects
    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    Animal Care
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    Help around the house
    General Maintenance
    Help with Computers/ Internet
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    We offer an unique opportunity to learn, how the old-school Czech puppet films have developed- only our own collection has puppets from three decades!

  • Help

    Help

    We will also have many happenings and concerts during the summer months, so we would like to find somebody to take care of our FB-group and events as well as our web advertising.

  • Languages spoken

    Czech: Fluent
    German: Fluent
    English: Fluent
    Finnish: Fluent
    Sami: Intermediate
    Swedish: Intermediate

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    In Prague, you will get a room in our Baroque house in the Old Town.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    We have a dog so we hope that the volunteers are not allergic as the spaces are shared with him, too. Smoking is allowed outside only. Please remember the valid travel insurance.

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • Can host digital nomads

    Can host digital nomads

    We have stable internet connection in both houses and enough of working space too.

  • Space for parking camper vans

    Space for parking camper vans

    If you come with a camper, you can leave the van in a public parking lot nearby our cottage.

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    Two

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    Hours expected

    5 hours/ 5 days a week

Host ref number: 971511433315

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