How to Festival

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Code Completion Credits Range Language Instruction Semester
305MHF Z 1 3S English, Czech winter

Subject guarantor

Name of lecturer(s)

Alexandra HRONCOVÁ, Karla STOJÁKOVÁ

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students should get the basic introduction what they need to prepare to be able to participate festivals. Thinking about the festival strategy and about the film promotion.

Mode of study

modul

Prerequisites and co-requisites

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Course contents

Everything you need to know about the festival strategy for your film. Which festival shall I choose? How I will find a suitable festival? Cannes or Berlin? Kyiv or Karlovy Vary? What do I need to prepare regarding promotion? How long is the festival lifecycle of my short film? During this seminar we will guide you through the basic festival rules, introduce you tips & tricks, and provide you helpful recommendations and info.

Recommended or required reading

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Assessment methods and criteria

To complete the module, the course participant prepares a complete package of materials (ie press kit, poster, stills, trailer, etc.) for his film from the FAMU production + a proposal for a festival strategy in text form, which is sent to the teacher. The strategy should be based on the information that the visitor obtains during the module and should take into account the genre and form of the film. The participant will receive feedback from the teacher on the materials and strategy, and they will be practically used for the festival distribution of the given film.

Note

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Further information

This course is an elective for all students of this school

Schedule for winter semester 2020/2021:

Date Day Time Tutor Location Notes No. of paralel
19.11.2020 10:00–13:00
CZ lecture parallel1
03.12.2020 10:00–13:00
EN lecture parallel2

Schedule for summer semester 2020/2021:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

The subject is a part of the following study plans