Czech documentary film after a year 1989 2

Subject guarantor:

Petr KUBICA

Name of lecturer(s):

Petr KUBICA

Learning outcomes of the course unit:

The study aim is a clarification of current Czech documentaries, not only films presented on Czech television, film festivals or cinemas but on the boundaries of television production genres which use documentary elements (reality shows, docu-dramas, docu-soaps).

Mode of study:

On-going vision of Czech documentary production. Students have assigned selected films which present examples and commentary. Discussions over individual films with an emphasis on determining problematic elements.

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

Completion of History of Czech Cinema.

Recommended optional programme components:

No elective requirements for this course. A good orientation in Czech cultural and historical relationships and, as well, current socio-political issues is required.

Course contents:

In this course the student should take a stance regarding exemplary examples of contemporary Czech documentaries. The course originates in the on-going history of Czech documentaryies after 1989. It does not only concentrate on artistically significant works but rather maps the entire current creations including examples from a wide variety of TV series, Czech versions transitioned to TV formats and degrading programs using documentary elements. The course design gives preference to current Czech creations, and its aim is to continuously guide attention to new Czech productions. With particular films, the course focuses on the conditions in which they arose, reasons they have arisen and what they represent in the Czech context and taking into consideration extra-film circumstances as well. The course is space for enabling discussion and continuously identifying the relationship between documentary works and the reality of society.

Recommended or required reading:

The fundamental study material is selected films representing current Czech Documentary works.

Literature for 2011:

Čulík, Jan: Jací jsme: česká společnost v hraném filmu devadesátých a nultých let. 1. vyd. Brno, Host, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7294-254-1

Film a dějiny (editor Petr Kopal; Petr Blažek ... [et al.]). 1. vyd. Praha: NLN, Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2005. ISBN 80-7106-667-2

Štoll, Martin a kol.: Český film: režiséři-dokumentaristé. 1. vyd. Praha: Libri, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7277-417-3

Planned learning activities and teaching methods:

Classes

Assessment methods and criteria:

Conditions for successful completion of the course:

class attendance and participation

film presentations including selections of examples

completion of abstracts of individual films.

completion of the semester paper (analytical texts about a selected film).

Course web page:

Note:

None

Schedule for winter semester 2013/2014:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

Schedule for summer semester 2013/2014:

	06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
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Thu	místnost 217 Učebna KDT (Lažanský palác) KUBICA P. 13:10–14:45 ODD WEEK (přednášková par. 1)
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Date	Day	Time	Tutor	Location	Notes	No. of paralel
	Thu	13:10–14:45	KUBICA P.	Učebna KDT Lažanský palác		přednášková par. 1

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

• Documentary Film - Bachelor (qualification subject)