Course Outline

The Summer School offers an exciting programme of lectures, workshops, working groups, tutorials, both in house and festival film screenings & discussions combining human rights expertise, media studies and video advocacy strategies.

As part of the programme participants are required to watch and analyse a selection of human rights related screenings at the 81^st Venice International Film Festival. Whenever possible, filmmakers and producers present at the Film Festival are invited to discuss their work with the Summer School participants. Participants will be provided with a Cinema category accreditation pass to the Film Festival giving access to a selection of festival screenings.

This is an intense 10-day programme, with teaching sessions scheduled every day, with one free day. Please note that film festival screenings & discussions could be programmed beyond usual teaching time according to the film festivals’ programme, and filmmakers’ availability.

In the past editions our participants have met several filmmakers, including:

• Giacomo Abbruzzese, director of "Disco Boy", Berlin Film Festival Silver Bear Award and Kinéo Prize for Humanity Award
• Daniela Goggi, director of "El Rapto (The Rescue)", Orizzonti Extra Competition, 80^th Venice Film International Festival
• Ibrahim Nash’at, director of "Hollywoodgate", Out of Competition, 80^th Venice International Film Festival (online meeting)
• Claudio Casale, director of "L’Anno dell’Uovo (The Year of the Egg)", Biennale College Cinema, 80^th Venice International Film Festival
• Evgeny Afineevsky, director of "Freedom on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom", Out of Competition, 79^th Venice International Film Festival
• Soudade Kaadan, director of "Nezouh", Orizzonti Extra, 79^th Venice International Film Festival
• Jafar Najafi, director of "Alone", Giornate degli Autori, 79^th Venice International Film Festival
• Teona Strugar Mitevska, director of "The Happiest Man in the World", Orizzonti, 79^th Venice International Film Festival
• Peter Kerekes, director of "Cenzorka", Orizzonti, 78^th Venice International Film Festival
• Loup Bureau, director of "Tranchées", Out of Competition, 78^th Venice International Film Festival
• Ameer Fakher Eldin, director of "Al Garib", Giornate degli Autori, 78^th Venice International Film Festival
• Oleg Sentsov, director of "Rhino", Orizzonti, 78^th Venice International Film Festival
• Merawi Gerima, director of "Residue", Giornate degli Autori, 77^th Venice International Film Festival
• Jayro Bustamante, director of "La Llorona", Giornate degli Autori Director’s Award, 76^th Venice International Film Festival
• Ahmad Ghossein, director of "All this victory" (Jeedar El Sot), Audience Award and Grand Prize Venice International Film Critic’s Week – SIAE, 76^th Venice International Film Festival
• Alex Gibney, director of "Citizen K", Out of Competition, 76^th Venice International Film Festival
• Askold Kurov, director of "The Trial: The State of Russia vs Oleg Sentsov"
• Mike Leigh, director of "Peterloo", Out of Competition, 75^th Venice International Film Festival
• Francesca Mannocchi, co-director of "ISIS, Tomorrow. The Lost Souls of Mosul", Out of Competition, 75^th Venice International Film Festival
• Sameh Zoabi, director of "Tel Aviv on Fire", Best Actor Award and Nominee for Best Film, Orizzonti section, 75^th Venice International Film Festival