This internationally acclaimed course returns in its eleventh year, offering a unique opportunity for people working in the cultural cinema exhibition sector who want to enhance their skills, develop their knowledge and increase their understanding of film programming. This year we are pleased to be able to open the course to participants from across Europe.
Who is the course for?
- Programming, marketing, education and operational staff of cinemas, film festivals and cross arts venues
- Film society organisers
- Freelance programmers
- Support and funding organisations (eg. screen agency audience development officers)
- Distributors wanting to gain a better understanding of the exhibition sector
- Cinema or festival volunteers looking to develop their career.
The course is designed for professionals with around one to four years’ experience working in the film industry who want to consolidate their working knowledge.
What does the course cover?
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How films reach the screen: introduction to distribution and exhibition
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Programming independent cinemas, film festivals, TV and non-theatrical venues
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Screening archive films, shorts and artists’ moving image
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Broadening audiences: children and young people, disability and cultural diversity
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Marketing and PR, including websites and social networking
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Digital cinema
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Rights and formats
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Funding, sponsorship and sustainable development
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The way forward for European cultural film
How is the course taught?
This is an intensive, two week course comprising talks, screenings, group exercises and tutorials. Participants also undertake a project during the course to be presented on the last day to demonstrate their learning. The course is taught by a wide range of experts working at the forefront of the film industry from the UK and across Europe. The course will be taught in English and participants will be expected to speak and understand English at a fluent or high level.
Will the course help my career?
Graduates from this course have gone on to undertake key roles in the industry at organisations including the Barbican, the BFI London Film Festival, City Screen, Curzon Cinemas, Northern Lights Film Festival, Scottish Screen, Soda Pictures and the UK Film Council. Read their testimonials.
This course is funded by the Skillset Film Skills Fund, which is supported by the National Lottery through the UK Film Council and the film industry through the Skills Investment Fund.
In partnership with the BFI.
With the support of the MEDIA programme of the European Union.