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[Commlist] call for applications 2022 Documentary Summer School
Tue Jun 14 12:22:45 GMT 2022
Applications are open until June 30 2022 to the **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. Film school students, Doctoral and Master students in
fields such as film studies, media and communication and visual
anthropology are welcome to apply.
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 participants 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 Benecchi is 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 Dagnino is a lecturer at the Institute of Media and Journalism
of the Università della Svizzera italiana, where she is also Equal
Opportunities Officer, and adjunct professor at the Catholic University
of the Sacred Heart in Milan. Since 2019 she is responsible for the Film
Economics module of the Master Réseau Cinéma CH.
Dr Stefano Guerini Rocco is an Adjunct Professor at the Catholic
University of the Sacred Heart 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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