[Commlist] call for applications Documentary Summer School

Film school students, Doctoral and Master students in fields such as 
film studies, media and communication and visual anthropology are 
invited to apply to the **2022 Documentary Summer School** (8-12 
August), jointly organized by the Institute of Media and Journalism of 
the Università della Svizzera italiana and the Locarno Film Festival.

**Filming the real: dramatization and performance in documentary cinema**

When talking about cinema, academic enquiry and creative practice have 
long been regarded as fully distinct and disconnected forms of knowledge 
production and critical reflection. In recent years, however, a growing 
number of hybrid projects has emerged that showed the potential for 
mutual benefit deriving from bridging the academic and filmmaking 
experiences. Following in this promising terrain, the 2022 Documentary 
Summer School (8-12 August 2022) wants to foster dialogue and encourage 
synergies between the academic and filmmaking communities.

Academics and documentarists often share the use of similar approaches 
and methods in their research work and artistic production, spurred by, 
among other factors, the widespread adoption of digital technologies in 
both filmmaking, and research and education. Researchers ever more often 
produce scientific outputs that differ from the traditional text-based 
formats, such as, for example, artistic performances, video-essays, and 
exhibitions. At the same time, numerous filmmakers and video artists 
contribute to advance, in creative yet rigorous ways, some of the most 
fundamental questions confronting film studies scholars. For these 
reasons, the 2022 Documentary Summer School focuses on theoretical and 
practical questions pertaining both to the study and creation of 
non-fiction cinema.

The DSS brings together partecipants with an academic and/or a 
filmmaking background and invites them to exchange best practices and 
collaboratively reflect on one of the most fundamental themes in 
documentary cinema: “Filming the real: dramatization and performance in 
documentary cinema”. The issues that will be addressed during the DSS 
include:

·Genres and boundaries in (non)fiction cinema

·Dramatization of reality

·Performance in documentary cinema

·People, characters and persona in documentary cinema

Established 23 years ago as a joint initiative between the Institute of 
Media and Journalism of the Università della Svizzera italiana and the 
Locarno Film Festival, in collaboration with La Semaine de la Critique, 
the DSS offers to its participants a unique platform to meet and learn 
from high-profile international film scholars and non-fiction filmmakers 
and representatives of film institutions, all while enjoying the vibrant 
atmosphere of one of the top film festivals in the world. The DSS 
programme entails five half-days of lectures, coupled with screenings of 
films selected in the Semaine de la Critique section and participation 
to masterclasses and events of the Locarno Academy.

Lecturers include:

**

*Cristina Formenti*: Assistant Professor in Film Studies at University 
of Udine and author of /The Classical Animated Documentary and Its 
Contemporary Evolution/ (Bloomsbury 2022).

*Andrea Segre*: Award-winner filmmaker (Shun Li and the Poet, 2012; Ibi, 
2017; Venetian Molecules, 2020; Welcome Venice, 2021), and co-founder of 
ZaLab, a video production and distribution organization, which promotes 
participatory filmmaking as a means for social inclusion.

*Till Brockmann: *Head of La Semaine de la Critique, an independent 
section of the Locarno Film Festival, organized by the Swiss Association 
of Film Journalists, which presents seven international documentaries, 
with five world premieres and two international premieres.

*How to participate*

The DSS takes place from Monday 8th to Friday 12th of August 2022 in 
Locarno.

It is open to 30 participants among:

  * university and film school students
  * early PhD students
  * emerging filmmakers

The participation fee is of 550 CHF, inclusive of:

  * Lectures
  * Exclusive Q&A sessions with filmmakers from La semaine de la critique
  * Participation to Masterclasses and Locarno academy events
  * Bed and breakfast accommodation for 7 nights in shared room (two and
    three-beds rooms), at the Locarno Youth Hostel from Sunday 7th to
    Sunday 14th August 2022
  * Locarno Film Festival accreditation
  * Closing dinner with Locarno academy participants
  * Certificate of attendance

Meals other than breakfasts and travel to and from Locarno are at the 
expense of participants.

As part of the Festival we will enforce any Covid-19 restriction or rule 
that will be required for Festival attendees. Detailed information will 
be provided in due time.

Attendance to the DSS is rewarded with 3 ECTS (the number of credits may 
vary according to the participant’s educational institution), subject to 
the submission of a concise theoretical and/or practical work, to be 
agreed with the organising committee.

*Applications*

Deadline for submission is 30 June 2022 for participants who do not need 
a visa, and 17 June 2022 for participants who need a visa to enter 
Switzerland.

Candidates shall submit the following documents to (dss /at/ usi.ch) 
<mailto:(dss /at/ usi.ch)>_: _

  * Personal CV
  * Brief motivation letter
  * Passport-size digital photo (max 1MB)

Selected participants will be notified via email within three weeks 
after the deadlines for submission.

*Applications and enquiries:*

*(dss /at/ usi.ch) <mailto:(dss /at/ usi.ch)> *

Tel. +41 (0)58 666 4814

Università della Svizzera italiana

Institute of Media and Journalism

Via Buffi 13, 6900 Lugano

www.locarnofestival.ch/LFF/about/factory/documentary-summer-school.html 
<http://www.locarnofestival.ch/LFF/about/factory/documentary-summer-school.html> 


*Documentary Summer School – Organizing committee:*

Dr Eleonora Benecchiis a lecturer and researcher at the Institute of 
Media and Journalism of the Università della Svizzera italiana and she 
is responsible for courses on audiovisual theory and production and 
digital cultures. Her research and publications focus on fandom and 
audiovisual culture.

Dr Gloria Dagninois lecturer at the Institute of Media and Journalism of 
the Università della Svizzera italiana, where she is also Equal 
Opportunities Officer. Since 2019 she is responsible for the Film 
Economics module of the Master Réseau Cinéma CH.

Dr Stefano Guerini Roccois an Adjunct Professor at the Università 
Cattolica in Milan and a Lecturer at the SAE Institute of Milan. He is a 
programmer for Orlando Festival and a documentary developer selected at 
Biennale College (2018) and IDS Academy Series (2021).

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