Creative Documentary Today

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311MCDT Z 3 4/D English winter

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Learning outcomes of the course unit

Participation on major film festival of documentary film in the area, networking, writing reflexive text.

Mode of study

Film festival active participation and written reflection.

Prerequisites and co-requisites

Student's interest in non-fiction and experimental films and its context.

Course contents

This module takes place within most important Central European event of its kind - International Documentary Film Festival in Jihlava (app. 110km out of Prague, website: dokument-festival.com).

Each registered participant of this module organized with co-operation with the festival (with limited number of participants) will receive Industry accreditation.

Students will follow partly given program (based on Industry section program and other selection); partly follow screenings on his/her own selection. Each participant will be offered accommodation in Jihlava for a part between October 26 - 29, 2017 (to be paid by participant).

List of desired program selection will be given prior to festival (once the festival releases it).

Recommended or required reading

Bill Nichols: Introduction to Documentary

Assessment methods and criteria

Except of the festival´s films of your own selection you are supposed to attend at least 3 events from the list of Industry events and submit a reflexive report between 2 and 3 pages, based on one of selected events.

The report should contain reflexive description of the event, critical interpretation of its content and wider interpretation of such an event within filmmaking environment.

The text must be sent to radim@radimprochazka.com till November 29, 2017.

Please put „CREATIVE DOCUMENTARY TODAY - your surname“ into the subject of e-mail. Short written feedback will be given for each text till the end of semester.

Note

http://www.dokument-festival.cz/program/industry-press-event-types

Further information

Course may be repeated

No schedule has been prepared for this course

The subject is a part of the following study plans