Mon, 25 Mar 2019, 09:00 – Tue, 26 Mar 2019, 17:00 GMT, University of Bradford UK
The power of film to capture imagination and communicate with people is like no other. In an era of fake news, misinformation and emphasis on how we access and interpret media information, this two day symposium
will highlight methods from across the world to empower and inspire learning via the moving image.
Bradford UNESCO City of Film has a reputation as a world leader in film education and delivers its own film literacy programme in partnership with the British Film Institute (BFI).
Join keynote speaker, the BFI’s Head of Education, Mark Reid, Yongsun Lee - Korean Film Council (KOFIC), guests from across the UNESCO Creative Cities Network and the UK to learn more about the power of film in education.
Sessions include interactive workshops, panel discussions, and a host of opportunities to discover more about Bradford’s Film Literacy programme, Film Education in a Community setting and Media Information Literacy.
This two day spotlight on film education is part of a series of events, activities and celebrations to mark the 10th anniversary of Bradford UNESCO City of Film in 2019.
Speakers to include:
Mark Reid - BFI
Yongsun Lee - Korean Film Council (KOFIC)
Karen Merkel - board member of UK Commission to UNESCO
James Durran - English Adviser and film specialist
Philip Webb - Consultancy and Bradford Curriculum Innovation Centre
Simona Manni - Filmmaker
Tom Barrance - Learnaboutfilm Ltd
Niedja De Andrade De Silva - Santos UNESCO City of Film
David Wilson - Director of Bradford UNESCO City of Film
Outline Programme
Monday 25th March
Mark Reid - BFI
Keynote - Situating Film literacy in a contemporary landscape
Niedja De Andrade De Silva - Santos UNESCO City of Film
Session 2
Simona Manni - Filmmaker
Session 3 Film education in a community setting
Panel discussion on medial information literacy: Challenges of filtering out fake news with Mark Reid, Karen Merkel (UNESCO), Simona Manni and David Wilson.
Bradford Film Literacy workshop with Philip Webb Consultancy and Bradford Curriculum Innovation Centre
City locations tour and Dinner
Tuesday 26 March
Yongsun Lee - Director of Film Culture & Education Office Keynote - Korea’s programme of film education
Tom Barrance - Learnaboutfilm Ltd
Session 7 - Worksop: Simple activities for introducing film language
James Durran - English Adviser and film specialist Keynote - The integration of film into literature teaching
Panel discussion on film education from local regional and International perspective: with Yongsun Lee, Tom Barrance and James Durran
National Science and Media Museum Tour
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