FAVh039 International Film Festival Karlovy Vary

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2021
Extent and Intensity
4/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Jaromír Blažejovský, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Jaromír Blažejovský, Ph.D.
Department of Film Studies and Audiovisual Culture – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Film Studies and Audiovisual Culture – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 10:00–13:40 C34, Mon 18:00–20:40 C34
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 69 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 1/69, only registered: 0/69, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/69
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The seminar is focused the history of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival from its beginnings to present. We will research the course and results of its editions, watching selected competitions films and analysing press reflection.
Main objectives can be summarized as follows:
to understand the importance and development of IFF KV in historical context
to expand knowledge of the history of Czech and world cinema from the perspective of the Karlovy Vary IFF
to gain new research experience.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able to:
understand how the international film festival works
understand the importance of film festivals for the history of world cinema
analyse informations from open sources
Syllabus
  • 1. Film festivals, their functions, categories and history
  • 2. Karlovy Vary IFF until 1988
  • 3. Karlovy Vary IFF since 1990
  • 4. Moscow IFF
  • 5. Competitions, juries and awards at the Karlovy Vary IFF
  • 6. Socialist cinemas at the Karlovy Vary IFF
  • 7. Selected competition films
  • 8. Presentation of research outputs
Literature
    recommended literature
  • ZAORALOVÁ, Eva. Příběh festivalu. Praha: Film Servis Festival Karlovy Vary, a. s. 2015.
  • HAVEL, Luděk. Filmový festival pracujících a jeho funkce v kulturní politice komunistického režimu. Brno, 2016. Disertační práce. Filozofická fakulta Masarykovy univerzity. Vedoucí práce Pavel Skopal.
  • SKOPAL, Pavel. Naplánovaná kinematografie. Český filmový průmysl 1945 až 1960 (Planned Cinema. The Czech Film Industry 1945 - 1960). Praha: Academia, 2012, 560 pp. Šťastné zítřky. ISBN 978-80-200-2096-3. info
    not specified
  • Cultural transfer and political conflicts : film festivals in the Cold War. Edited by Andreas Kötzing - Caroline Moine - Bill Martin. Göttingen: V&R Unipress, 2017, 169 stran. ISBN 9783847105886. info
  • Film festivals : history, theory, method, practice. Edited by Marijke de Valck - Brendan Kredell - Skadi Loist. First published. London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2016, xvii, 238. ISBN 9780415712460. info
  • Coming soon to a festival near you : programming film festivals. Edited by Jeffrey Ruoff. First published. St Andrews: St Andrews Film Studies, 2012, xiii, 259. ISBN 9781908437020. info
  • Film festivals and imagined communities. Edited by Dina Jordanova - Ruby Cheung. 1st pub. St. Andrews: St. Andrews Film Studies, 2010, xiv, 286. ISBN 9780956373014. info
  • The festival circuit. Edited by Dina Jordanova - Ragan Rhyne. 1st pub. St. Andrews: St. Andrews Film Studies, 2009, vi, 225. ISBN 9781906678043. info
  • VALCK, Marijke de. Film festivals : from European geopolitics to global cinephilia. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2007, 276 s. ISBN 9789053561928. info
  • Cinephilia : movies, love and memory. Edited by Marijke de Valck - Malte Hagener. Amsterdam: Amsterdam university press, 2005, 236 stran. ISBN 9053567690. info
  • VALCK, Marijke de. The Reappearance of Europe. A Historical Overview of the Film Festival Phenomenon. Iluminace. Praha: Národní filmový archiv, 2003, 49/15, No 1, p. 31-51, 20 pp. ISSN 0862-397X. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, film screenings, discussions, readings and analyses critical reflections, oral history, presentations, homework.
Assessment methods
The final grade is based on points. Some points can be obtained by ongoing discussion activity within individual lessons, others by completing a task, which can be an individual or team solution of a research assignment and finalization of its results in a live presentation or in text form.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
Activities in the seminar will be partly connected with the course Cinema of Central Europe: Poland and Hungary. Some topics and screening will be common.
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