Cinema Studies, Innis College, University of Toronto

INI 484H: INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALS
Course Description - Fall 2006

Professor Kay Armatage, Innis College Rm 224
Tel. 416-978-8572; Fax 416-946-0168; kay.armatage@utoronto.ca

Screenings Tues. 2:00-4:00 pm, Innis College Rm 222
Lectures Thurs. 2:00-4:00 pm, Innis College Rm 223
Office Hours Wednesdays 4:00-6:00 pm, Room 224, Innis College


This is an upper-level course suitable for advanced Cinema Studies students and graduate students.

INI 484H counts towards Specialist and Major programmes in Cinema Studies.


Course Description

The course will investigate histories of the major international film festivals, as well as institutional politics and structures, contributions to cinematic discourse and production of cinephiliac spectators. It will be a primary research course at an advanced level. No creditable academic writing is yet available in the field, so students will have the opportunity of making a major contribution to scholarship through participation in this course.

Students will be assigned areas for research, and the progress of the course will be determined by the seminar presentations that result from that research. A tentative list of films to be screened is available.

Films will be screened every week. Attendance at screenings, keeping up with readings, and participating in class discussions are essential.


Purpose of the Course

Advanced inquiry into the history and institutional operations of major international film festivals, as well as their contributions to the cinematic system of production and dissemination.

Assignments and Evaluation

Bibliography Assignment 20%; Seminar Presentation 20%; Term Paper 40%; Participation 20%.

There will be no final examination.


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