August 24 – September 2, 2020
Applications open: December 1, 2019 – April 10, 2020 via VIU website.
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 Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, organized to coincide with the 77th 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 2021.
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
Thomas Reinhardt, Professor of Media & Visual Anthropology and Semiotics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität
Angela Vettese, Professor in Theory and Criticism of Contemporary Art, Director of the Master in Visual Arts, Iuav University Venice
Technical Assistant
Luca Pili, Ca' Foscari University
(To be updated with the complete list of instructors)
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, 77th Venice International Film Festival accreditation.
Student participants will be responsible for covering their own travel expenses to and from Venice and local transportation.
Accommodation
Venice International University offers its support to book accommodation on San Servolo Campus, in multiple rooms (triple/quadruple) with other participants for the duration of the Summer School:
further information about costs will be provided in the application form itself.
During the Venice Film Festival, San Servolo island is connected by public boat n. 20 to the Film Festival venue.
Application
December 1, 2019 – April 10, 2020 via VIU website.
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 25.
