FAVp021 Production, distribution and exhibition practice

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Bc. Jan Bodnár (lecturer)
Martin Horyna (KVIFF) (lecturer)
Mgr. Šárka Jelínek Gmiterková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Daniel Krátký (lecturer)
Pavel Müller (Sirena Film) (lecturer)
Amelie Von Kienlin (Amusement Park) (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Šárka Jelínek Gmiterková, Ph.D.
Department of Film Studies and Audiovisual Culture – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Šárka Jelínek Gmiterková, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Film Studies and Audiovisual Culture – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Fri 14:00–17:40 C34, except Mon 18. 11. to Sun 24. 11.
Prerequisites
The course allows for combinations with FAVh057 (Film Festivals Research) and FAVp022 (Introduction to film and audiovisual education).
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
Although the practical course at first glance bears a broad and all-encompassing title, its aim is to introduce students to the basic parameters, challenges and problems of the domestic film environment. Each area will be covered by a block lecture by one of the invited guests, who will guide students through their activities in one of the areas of the film industry; introduce selected projects and identify key know-how that they would not do without in their daily practice. Students will thus get a unique opportunity not only to meet a long-time dramaturg of the KVIFF or a producer of one of the important Czech service production companies, but also to find out what requirements and demands they would have to meet if they wanted to succeed in one of the selected areas themselves.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course, students will gain a basic understanding of:
- domestic film production, both from the perspective of a documentary producer and from the perspective of a production company providing services to multinational productions
- festival strategies, both from the perspective of filmmakers themselves and from the perspective of festival programmers
- the operation of the district cinema, including programming, financing and promotion
- the knowledge, skills and experience that can help them to get a foothold in one of the industries represented
Syllabus
  • The lessons will take place every Friday afternoon in blocks of about 4 hours.
  • Dan Krátký - 27.9. a 8.11.
  • Data-driven cinema programming.
  • In the first lecture part, we will focus on programming, evaluation and working with data. The formula a cinema uses to decide which film goes into which slot and screening room, how many times it will show it, and how long it will return. How to understand the diverse group of audiences for whom the cinema wants to have a diversified offering? How and when do we need to consider the socio-cultural context of the city/neighbourhood to make the programme work?
  • Jan Bodnár - 4. 10.
  • The lecture by Jan Bodnár, a graduate of the Bachelor's degree at FAV, will focus on documentary film production: from the first stages of development, through shooting, post-production and distribution strategies. How and when does a producer enter each phase of a project? How does this profession differ from executive producer or creative producer? Using a specific case study of the creation and distribution of The World According to Jiří with a subsequent screening, we will show what conditions currently prevail in the Czech Republic for documentary filmmakers and producers and how the rules of the game have changed within the festival and distribution circuit in recent years.
  • Pavel Müller - 11.10. The lecture will introduce the stages of production of an international co-production project. Using the example of ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT, we will show the production preparation, conceptualization of the solution, preparation of the individual components and the shooting process from the perspective of the producer and line producer (layout, reporting, etc.). The explanation will be accompanied by a series of illustrative documents.
  • Amelie Von Kienlin (producer) - 25.10., TBS
  • Martin Horyna - 15. 11. a 6.12.
  • Film festivals
  • A pair of practically oriented lectures on film festivals and their influence on film circulation. The first session will introduce the ecosystem of the so-called "festival circuit": what do different groups of film professionals expect from festivals, film markets and other specialized events? What does a sales agent do for a living? And why did Sean Baker's Anora premiere in Cannes instead of Carlsbad? The second lecture will look at film festivals from the "inside": what skills should a festival programmer have? And what are the ways to go from 3,000 submissions to a final selection of a few dozen films?
Literature
    required literature
  • Petr Szczepanik a kol., Studie vývoje českého hraného kinematografického díla. Praha: Státní fond kinematografie 2015.
  • SZCZEPANIK, Petr. Screen industries in East-central Europe. London: BFI, 2021, xiii, 289. ISBN 9781839022739. info
  • BILÍK, Petr. Financování filmu jako aspekt kulturní politiky. Vydání první. Praha: NLN, 2020, 202 stran. ISBN 9788074227622. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, QA, optional screenings.
Assessment methods
Each student will write a short summary of each of the blocks. For each block, a summary of 2 NS (3600 characters including spaces) is required. One block will be chosen by the student for a final essay of at least 8 NS. For this, they will choose one of two topics, which each teacher will present at the end of their lecture block.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
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