ACF206 - Contemporary Topics in Screen Cultures
Unit details
Year: | 2019 unit information |
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Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
Credit point(s): | 1 |
EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
Trimester 2 Unit Chair: | Victoria Duckett |
Cohort rule: | Only available to students enrolled in an Arts or Arts combined course |
Prerequisite: | Nil |
Corequisite: | Nil |
Incompatible with: | ALC216, AMC236 |
Scheduled learning activities - campus: | 1 x 1 hour Class per week, 1 X 2 hours screening per week, 1 x 1 hour Seminar per week |
Scheduled learning activities - cloud (online): | Independent and collaborative learning activities including: 1 x 1 hour Class per week, 1 X 2 hours screening per week, 1 x 1 hour Seminar per week equivalent. |
Content
Film festivals are of increasing importance to filmmakers, industry professionals, audiences, and scholars alike. Emerging over 70 years ago to drive the global distribution of film, festivals now play a pivotal role in our understanding of local and international screen culture. Festivals also inform our appreciation of the creative industries economy. This course offers a critical introduction to film festivals today. Exploring major international festivals (such as the Berlinale, Cannes, Venice, and the Sundance Film Festival) the unit also addresses more marginal and/or online forums (Cinema Ritrovato (Bologna), Le Giornate del Cinema Muto (Pordenone), and Webfests such as the Vancouver and Melbourne Webfest). Topics we will explore include: festival programming and organization, issues of film production and film distribution, the relationship between festivals and the city, festivals and celebrity culture, Webfests, and the future of festivals
Assessment
Assessment 1 (Group or Individual) - Film/Webfestival presentation (1200 words or equivalent -10 minutes for an individual, 15 minutes for a group) - 30%
Assessment 2 (Individual) - Plan a short film festival program (1600 words or equivalent) - 40%
Assessment 3 (Individual) - Program review (1200 words or equivalent) - 30%
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