Gunnar Hall Jensen Mentoring Programme: Individual Consultations on Documentary Projects
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| Code | Completion | Credits | Range | Language Instruction | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 300MGHJK | credit | 2 | 60 seminar hours (45 min) of instruction per semester, 5 to 15 hours of self-study | English | summer |
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The module focuses on individual professional consultation of audiovisual projects of documentary students under the guidance of Gunnar Hall Jensen. The consultation focuses on various aspects of the author's documentary work and reflection on the various stages of project development, in particular finding a subject and developing an authorial concept, script writing, funding strategy, shooting, editing and post-production.
The student will prepare the submitted audiovisual work for professional presentation and individual consultation in English according to the guidelines of the FAMU International Department. During the consultation they will receive professional feedback focused on artistic, dramaturgical and formal aspects of the project and suggestions for its further creative development.
On 23 February 2026, an online meeting of the students with Gunnar Hall Jensen will take place, in which the students will present their projects in the form of a short presentation of approximately 7 minutes. This introductory meeting will be followed by individual face-to-face consultations in English in the FAMU Studio Reference Screening Room on 17-19 March 2026, according to a set schedule. The duration of each consultation is approximately 60-90 minutes.
Learning outcomes
By completing the module, students will gain the ability to professionally present their own audiovisual project in an international context, including its preparation and communication in English. Based on individual consultation with Gunnar Hall Jensen, they will deepen their competences in dramaturgical reflection, authorial argumentation and critical reflection on their own work.
Students will further develop the ability to respond to professional feedback and apply dramaturgical and formal suggestions to the further development of the submitted audiovisual project.
Prerequisites and other requirements
For the smooth running of the consultation, the interaction of students with the International Department is essential. FAMU regarding the preparation of the submitted AV work and the selection of the consultation time slot on the required dates.
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Gunnar Hall Jensen's work is one of the most distinctive experimental voices in Scandinavian documentary. In his loose series of films, Hall Jensen embarks on an uncompromising exploration of the dark, intimate and often disturbing corners of the human psyche. Through a brutally honest, self-revealing style, he creates a long-term film diary that captures personal crises, losses, the shape of masculinity and the transformation of his own identity. One World will present his evocative trilogy Gunnar Goes Comfortable (2003), Gunnar Goes God (2010) and Portrait of a Confused Father (2025). The retrospective will highlight the continuity of his work and the timelessness of the themes he pioneered in documentary film.
Gunnar Hall Jensen is a Norwegian documentary film director and screenwriter. A graduate of the University of Bergen, he began his career in television, short films and advertising work. His debut Gunnar Goes Comfortable (2003) was selected for the competition sections of several festivals, including Amsterdam's IDFA. Since then he has continued his free documentary series charting different stages of life and related themes and issues - personal crises, relationships, sexuality, images of masculinity, fatherhood, grief. Films such as Gunnar Goes God (2010), A Cup of Tea (2014), and most recently Portrait of a Confused Father (2025) have been screened at international festivals such as CPH:DOX, Bel Docs, Millennium Docs Against Gravity, Ji.hlava, Zagreb DOX, and DMZ International Documentary Film Festival in South Korea, and have won several awards (e.g. Camera Award at Nordic/Docs Documentary Film Festival, Special Mention New Vision Award at CPH:DOX, etc.).
Evaluation methods and criteria
A condition for receiving credit is preparation and 100% participation in the online presentation on February 23, 2026, individual consultation, active cooperation with the mentor. Proof of attendance by signing the attendance sheet on March 17-19, 2026.
Note
Contact person: Andrea PETROVIČOVÁ, andrea.petrovicova@famu.cz, +420 234 244 339
The module is intended only for selected students according to the results of the call Mentoring programme with Norwegian documentary filmmaker Gunnar Hall Jensen (One World 2026), https://www.famu.cz/cs/aktuality/mentoringovy-program-s-norskym-dokumentaristou-gun-5230/
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