70 years of FAMU: Discussions - Visions - Reality

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Expansion of awareness of the structure and development of higher film education.

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Moderated discussion

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Course contents:

We will discuss the pass, present and future of FAMU. Where is it going? What are its particulars and issue? What will it face in the coming years? Three consecutive discussions in which the central topic is FAMU.

Debates are accompanying events of FAMUFEST as well as part of the prepared program for FAMU's 70th anniversary. Discussions are moderated by Johana Švarcova and sponsored by Jan Syrůček. Discussion participants are part of each debate and this includes a number of respected figures linked to FAMU. Invitees who have accepted include

Ivo Mathé, Michal Bregant, Vojtěch Mašek, Robin Kvapil and others.

Thursday 19.11 - 15-17:00

Topic 1: Film school, vocational school or academy?

Topics covering education and history, respectively, development. How the film trade was taught and where schools focused on the practice and knowledge of the film trade became Central European types of higher-education institutes - student film schools must be cultivated. Emphasis is on FAMU contemporary function and operations - How should film be taught and as a trade?

Friday 20.11 - 15-17:00

Topic 2: FAMU - The nest of revolution

Everyone is fully aware of the unique position of FAMU among other film schools from the perspective of education and as an important institution which during its existence has been involved in cultural, political and social events. Students are, at the school, guided in discussing, defending their opinions and resisting injustice. Occassionally this has gone against the school itself. It is no exception that during the course of the year some micro-revolutions occur.

Saturday 21.11 - 15-17:00

Topic 3: Life after FAMU

What awaits the students of the Prague film academy upon graduation? What does actual practice look like and what it is about - or - do other alternatives exist. We will debate with FAMU graduates which are already applying their knowledge in various ways.

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Discussion participation

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Lecturer bio: Johana Švarcov was born in Liberec in 1983. She has worked as a director, actor, improvisation actor, writer, musician and singer. She began studying at FAMU in 2009 and has expressed herself as needed through a wide-variety of technology and media (from film and video to interactive music installations). Currently she is finishing her final year of master's study at the Directing dept.

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