Film Culture Bodies

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2008:

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This subject will introduce students to the various film culture bodies in the community whose function it is to promote screen culture. These will include such bodies as the Australian Centre for the Moving Image, the Australian Film Institute, ScreenSound, Film Victoria, the Censorship Board, the Melbourne International Film Festival, the Queer Film and Video Festival, Jewish Film Festival, Village Roadshow, Beuna Vista, the Nova Cinema etc. Students will study the history and development of these bodies as well as their social and cultural functions. They will explore such areas as exhibition, programming, funding, policy formation, administration and market research. In relation to exhibition, students will study different kinds of film (documentary, fiction, avant-garde) in order to appreciate the principles of selection and programming necessary to organise a festival of film screenings. Emphasis will be on the aims and goals of these bodies, the extent to which they fulfil community needs and the degree to which they promote film culture. External constraints such as censorship, government policy and community response will also be considered.

A subject reader will be available.

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

• gain an understanding of the environment within which film culture bodies operate;
• understand the relationship between culture, exhibition and community needs;
• learn research and writing skills.