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2017 Film Corner International Conference

The Film Corner International Conference will take place on 9-10 November 2017 at the MIC-Interactive Film Museum and the Cinema Oberdan in Milan (Italy). It will take place in the context of the 10th Piccolo Grande Cinema Festival, the film festival for young audiences promoted by Fondazione Cineteca Italiana.
 
THE FILM CORNER. AN INTRODUCTION


The Film Corner. Online and offline activities for Film Literacy project aims to design, release and test an online platform for Film Literacy, exploiting the opportunities available through web 2.0 and thus developing innovative crossmedia approaches to teaching appropriate to the digital era in order to raise the levels of film literacy of young audiences across the European Union.
The platform consists of an interactive environment with interactive didactical resources with which the users can engage and thus develop their film literacy skills. The pedagogical resources will focus on generic Film Literacy skills explored through a number of EU national and non-national films.
The project involves 5 European institutions in 4 EU countries: Fondazione Cineteca Italiana (Milan, Italy) as coordinator; The Film Space (London, UK); The Nerve Centre (Derry, Northern Ireland); Jugoslovenska Kinoteka, the National Cinèmatheque of Serbia (Serbia, Belgrade); University of Milano Bicocca-Dipartimento di Scienze Umane per la Formazione Riccardo Massa (Milan, Italy).
 
ABOUT THE CONFERENCE


The Film Corner International Conference is open to the public and aimed at professionals and trainers of film education, media education, information and communication technology as well as gaming professionals.
The main issues to be discussed during the conference will be:

  • Launch of The Film Corner platform
  • Methodologies for film education and audience development in the digital era
  • The role of cinémathèques in promoting film education strategies
  • Integration between online and offline Film Literacy actions
  • Crossmedia educational and promotional platforms in the digital film market

There are 180 places available for the conference and it is free of charge.
Registration deadline : 30 July. You can register HERE or find more information about the Conference HERE.
 
CONTACT
Fondazione Cineteca Italiana
Viale Fulvio Testi, 121
20126 Milan
Tel. 39 02 87 24 21 14
Press office:
Cristiana Ferrari
ufficiostampa@cinetecamilano.it