Tetsuya Maruyama – workshop DIY matchbox pinhole camera for 16mm

When: Thursday 5 & Friday 6 Februari
Location WORM – Filmwerkplaats
Time: 11.00-15.00 both days
Costs: 75,- max 10 participants

Tetsuya is founder of the artist-run film lab ‘Megalab’ in Rio de Janeiro and one of the filmmakers in focus at IFFR 2026. He will guide a 2-day workshop at Filmwerkplaats 5&6 February in which each participant will make their own DIY matchbox pinhole camera to capture images on 16mm film using modified 35mm photographic film canisters and vintage Japanese matchboxes. Participants will then hand-process their film and create negative and positive copies through simple contact printing to allow the freedom to work directly with the surface of the film with light, in the same way a painter leaves their gesture on a canvas.

The first day is for construction of the camera, loading the film and shoot.
Second day is for developing the film, print and project!

During the IFFR Tetsuya will show one of his films made totally with this pinhole camera: https://iffr.com/en/iffr/2026/films/qa

Tetsuya MARUYAMA (1983, Japan) is a multidisciplinary artist based in Rio de Janeiro. Though working mostly in analogue film, his works range from performance to installation, text to found sound compilations. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Architecture from the University at Buffalo (2007) and a master’s in Visual Languages from School of Fine Art at Rio de Janeiro Federal University (2024). His works have been presented at Hamburg International Short Film Festival, Chicago Underground Film Festival and Rio de Janeiro Museum of Modern Art, among others. Maruyama is one of the filmmakers in focus at IFFR 2026.

Monday, 2nd of February, IFFR Film-maker in Focus Talk: Tetsuya Maruyama, moderated by Lichun Tseng
20:00 – 21:00, de Doelen Rotterdam
Filmwerkplaats member and film artist Lichun Tseng will lead the IFFR Filmmaker in Focus talk with Tetsuya Maruyama. The talk will focus on Maruyama’s work and practice, and will also touch upon the film labs network and the Global South.