[Commlist] 2021 Documentary Summer School

*Applications open: 2021 Documentary Summer School at Locarno Film Festival*

“Ethics, gender and documentary in the representation of the other”

09.08-14.08.2021, Locarno, Switzerland

Submission Deadline: 25 July 2021

Summer School Description: 
https://www.locarnofestival.ch/LFF/about/locarno-young/documentary-summer-school.html 
<mailto:https://www.locarnofestival.ch/LFF/about/locarno-young/documentary-summer-school.html>

*Conditions of participation:*
The Documentary Summer School (DSS), jointly organized by the Institute 
of Media and Journalism (IMeG) of the Università della Svizzera italiana 
(USI) and the Locarno Film Festival, is open to up to 36 graduate 
students (Master and PhD) in the fields of film, media and communication 
studies. Now in its 22nd edition, the DSS explores different topics 
relevant to the research and production of documentaries. Given the 
great pervasiveness with which images and representations currently 
spread, this year the DSS has decided to dedicate a privileged space to 
the intertwining of ethics, gender, documentary and, more generally, the 
modes of communication when we represent the other. This is particularly 
important when we consider that the respectful coexistence between 
people who differ in culture, sexual orientation, origin, and religion 
is becoming an issue of crucial importance in many countries.
Participation to the DSS and the production of final paper on the topics 
of the DSS will award students 3 ECTS.

*Format:*
This year's DSS lectures will be offered in a hybrid format, with the 
possibility to participate in person or online.
There are 6 spots for students that can come to Locarno for the 
Festival. The participation fee is 470 CHF and includes:
- Online lectures
- Two virtual Q&As with directors of films selected for the Locarno Film 
Festival
- An assigned classroom with free Wi-Fi to follow the online lectures 
and Q&As
- Bed and breakfast for seven nights, in a single room, at the Locarno 
Youth Hostel (9-14 August 2021)
- Accreditation valid for Festival screenings and related Festival 
activities (9-14 August 2021).

There are 30 spots for students who will not be able to come to Locarno 
in person due to  COVID-19 restriction. The participation fee is 170 CHF 
and includes:
- Online lectures
- Two virtual Q&As with directors of films selected for the Locarno Film 
Festival
- Specifically curated virtual screenings of movies from the Festival’s 
special sections as well as films related to the main DSS topic. 

*Submissions:*
Candidates shall submit via email to (documentarysummerschool /at/ gmail.com) 
<mailto:(documentarysummerschool /at/ gmail.com)> their CV and a motivation 
letter. Submitted dossiers will be evaluated by the scientific board, 
and selected participants will be notified via email within two weeks 
after their submission.
Further enquires can also be sent to this email address.

*Guests:*
The main topic of the DSS – ethics, gender and documentary in the 
representation of the other – will be addressed during the following 
meetings with a series of guests:
- “The ethics of representing the other - introduction and main issues”, 
– conducted by Cristina Lasagni, professor of Cinema and Documentary at 
the Università della Svizzera italiana
and DSS Scientific Director.
- “Participatory cinema and documentary”, – conducted by Andrea Segre, 
award-winning filmmaker who has directed over 20 documentary and fiction 
films.
- “Ethics and Gender”, – conducted by Rula Jebreal, award-winning 
journalist, novelist and screenwriter. Her first book, Miral, translated 
into fifteen languages, was made into a film
and won the UNICEF Protection of children award.
- “Ethics of film funding”, – conducted by Nevina Satta, CEO Sardinia 
Film Commission.
- Two Q&As with directors selected by the Semaine de la Critique
- Other guests will be announced in the following weeks.

As part of the DSS 2021, private virtual screenings of films from the 
Locarno Film Festival and from the filmography of the DSS guests will 
also be offered. The selected films will be thematically linked to the 
daily lectures and will be the focus of discussions and panel sessions. 
By analyzing films through the contribution of scholars and filmmakers, 
the DSS 2021 will delve into the ethics of documentary filmmaking, the 
eventual ethical guidelines used by filmmakers and how these guidelines 
are indispensable to face the challenges posed by the new media 
landscape. At least two of the screenings will be devoted to the viewing 
of films in the selection of the Semaine de la critique followed by a 
live Q&A with the director.



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