Whale Rider-Niky Caro

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Subject guarantor:

Pavel JECH

Name of lecturer(s):

Pavel JECH

Learning outcomes of the course unit:

Knowledge about the director and her approach to film.

Mode of study:

Attended course

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

-

Course contents:

Masterclass ? promítání filmu Whale rider / Masterclass ? sceening of a movie Whale rider

Q&A bude moderovat David Havas / Q&A will moderate David Havas

A contemporary story of love, rejection and triumph as a young Maori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize.

Recommended or required reading:

-

Assessment methods and criteria:

100% attendance

Course web page:

Note:

Niki Caro

Niky Caro is a screenwriter, a director and a producer from New Zealand. She attended the Elam School of Fine Arts and the Swinburne University of Technology. Initially, she was interested in steel sculptures. She came to write screenplays through reading books and was always fascinated by film. She aquiered her first experience in television. Her depute Sure to Rise was nominated for a Golden Palm at the Cannes Film Festival. Her folowing feature length films, not only won the Film Academy Awards in New Zealand, they were also showcased in Cannes and Venice. She was nominated for a Golden Globe and an Oscar when she began working in Hollywood. Her latest film is titled McFarland USA with Kevin Costner in the leading role.

Schedule for winter semester 2015/2016:

Date	Day	Time	Tutor	Location	Notes	No. of paralel
22.11.2015		17:00–20:00	Pavel JECH	Projekce FAMU Lažanský palác	Niky Caro	přednášková par. 1

Schedule for summer semester 2015/2016:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

The subject is a part of the following study plans: