Welcome to Bradford UNESCO City of Film’s – International Film Education Symposium
International Film Education Symposium Schedule
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Speakers Links and Presentations
Mark Reid – http://bit.ly/2TUt68P
Simona Manni – Presentation link
Paul Scott – http://primaryfilmliteracy.com/
Phillip Webb – Presentation available to down load from https://philipwebbliteracy.com/film-literacy/
Yongsun Lee – Yongsun_Lee_Presentation.pdf (29 downloads)
Tom Barrance (details for follow shortly)
James Durran (details to follow shortly)
Monday 25th March 2019
| 8.45-9.30 | Registration at the Norcroft Centre, University of Bradford | |
| 9.30-9.45 | David Wilson, Director of Bradford UNESCO City of Film, welcome and outline | |
| 9.45-10.15 |
Alton Grizzle, Programme Specialist in Communication and Information, UNESCO, Paris (For more information on Alton Grizzle, click HERE) |
Officially open the symposium and set the scene explaining why Bradford as a UNESCO City of Film is a good place to discuss this topic |
| 10.15-11.15 |
Mark Reid – Head of UK Learning Programmes, British Film Institute (BFI) (For more information on Mark Reid, click HERE) |
Keynote speaker – Situating film literacy in a contemporary landscape |
| 11.15-11.45 | Coffee | |
| 11.45-12.30 |
Simona Manni – Ethnography Filmmaker (For more information on Simona Manni, click HERE) |
Film education in a community setting |
| 12.30-13.30 | Lunch | |
| 13.30-14.30 |
Panel discussion on media information literacy and the challenges of filtering information to ensure authentic storytelling and narratives. Panel led by Karen Merkel (Board member of UK Commission to UNESCO) with Mark Reid, Simona Manni, Alton Grizzle and David Wilson (For more information on Karen Merkel, click HERE) (For more information on David Wilson, click HERE) |
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| 14.30-14.45 | Comfort Break | |
| 14.45-16.15 | Philip Webb Consultancy and Paul Scott from the Bradford Curriculum Innovation Centre | Workshop: Bradford Film Literacy. An introduction to how the programme operates in the city and the materials used to engage with students. |
| 16.30 | Finish | |
| 16.30-17.30 | City centre film locations tour led by David Wilson en route to drinks reception | |
| 17.30- onwards | Drinks reception and Film supper in the Civic Reception Rooms, City Hall |
Tuesday 26 March
| 8.45-9.30 | Registration | |
| 9.30-9.45 | Welcome from Professor Shirley Congdon, Dept Vice Chancellor of the University of Bradford | |
| 9.45-10.30 |
Yongsun Lee, Director of Film Culture & Education at the Korean Film Council (For more information on Yongsun Lee, click HERE) |
How Korea’s programme of film education has helped young people in Korea since 2018 and the plans to launch film education as part of the curriculum at primary schools in Busan. |
| 10.30-11.00 | Refreshment break | |
| 11.00-12.00 |
Tom Barrance – Learnaboutfilm Ltd (For more information on Tom Barrance, click HERE) |
Workshop: Activities for introducing film language. This workshop will introduce a range of tried-and-tested ways of helping students of all ages to understand the basic principles of film language such as shots, sequences, continuity, editing, sound and camera angle. |
| 12.00-13.00 | Panel discussion on film education from the local, regional and international perspective with Yongsun Lee, Tom Barrance and James Durran | |
| 13.00-14.00 | Lunch | |
| 14.00-14.45 |
James Durran – English Adviser and film specialist (For more information on James Durran, click HERE) |
The integration of film into literature teaching |
| 14.45-15.30 | Sum up and closing thoughts for the future led by David Wilson | |
| 15.30-17.00 | Tour of National Science and Media Museum | |
| 17.00 | Event end |
Download the schedule is word: Film-Education-Symposium-Schedule.docx (29 downloads) or PDF Film-Education-Symposium-Schedule.pdf (37 downloads)
Delegate List
A list of delegates attending International-Film-Education-Symposium-Delegate-List-1.pdf (49 downloads)
Venues
The main venues for this symposium are;
Norcroft Building, University of Bradford
To download University of Bradford map, click HERE – Norcroft Building is number 5 on the map, if driving to our event please assess car park from Great Horton Road (Sav Nav postcode is BD7 1AZ)
Hotel – Jurys Inn, Bradford
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For directions from the hotel to University of Bradford, please click HERE
City Hall, Bradford
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