August 27 - September 5, 2018
The Summer School Films in Venice and Filming Venice is an initiative of Venice International University, in partnership with its member universities Ca' Foscari, Iuav, Tel Aviv, Waseda and with IULM, organized to coincide with the 75th International Venice Film Festival.
The aim is to combine film theory and practice, applying them to representations of Venice, through a multidisciplinary and multicultural approach, reflected both in the composition of the faculty and the student body. The first week, students will be introduced to the history, culture and anthropology of Venice and its relation to visual media. They will be offered basic notions of film analysis and film-making theory. The second week, will be devoted to film-making practice. Students will be encouraged to develop a team project on Venice: a film, which will be screened and collectively discussed and analyzed at the end of the Summer School. Deserving projects will be shown at the Ca' Foscari Short Film Festival in March 2019.
Applications open: April 16 - May 15, 2018 via VIU website.
Scientific Coordinators and Faculty
Norimasa Morita, Professor of Film Studies, Waseda University
Maria Roberta Novielli, Professor of History of Cinema, Ca' Foscari University
Luca Pes, Professor of Italian Contemporary History in Films, Venice International University
Nitzan Ben Shaul, Professor of Film and Television, Head of the Digital Media Program, Tel Aviv University
Angela Vettese, Professor in Theory and Criticism of Contemporary Art, Director of the Master in Visual Arts, Iuav University Venice
Fabio Vittorini, Professor in Comparative Literature, Director of the Master in Television, Cinema and New Media, IULM, Milan
Senior Trainers
Csaba Bollok, screenwriter director and producer, Hungary
Giovanni Robbiano, screenwriter and director, screenwriting mentor at FAMU, where he was Head of Department.
Technical Assistant
Luca Pili, Ca' Foscari University
Level of students and suitable field of study
Graduate and undergraduate students from various disciplines: film studies, film-making, art history, visual art, history, cultural anthropology, sociology; and anyone who would like to learn the basics of film-making in various forms - fiction, docudrama, documentary, visual arts, etc.
Learning outcomes
Developing knowledge of the theoretical and analytical aspects of cinema and on the challenges of visual representation of recognizable places; achieving an understanding of problems entailed with the Venetian setting; acquiring or improving skills in film-making and working in a team.
Fees
Students from VIU member universities and VIU Alumni:
€ 650 VAT included
Other applicants:
€ 1,300 VAT included
The fees will cover tuition, course materials, lunches in the San Servolo cafeteria (5 working days on campus), social events, 75th Venice International Film Festival accreditation.
Student participants will be responsible for covering their own travel expenses to and from Venice and local transportation.
Application
April 16 – May 15 via VIU website
Admitted candidates will be notified by the end of May.
Applicants must submit the application form, a short motivation letter and a curriculum vitae with photo.
Number of students:
From a minimum 16 to a maximum of 21.
