Outside the Screen
Cinema and Migrations
Outside the Screen - Fora de Campo is the designation for the Summer Seminar that runs parallel to FILMES DO HOMEM. It is a meeting for reflection and multidisciplinary debate - Social Sciences, the Arts and Communication Sciences - around the theme Cinema and Migrations and derives from the cooperation between the Melgaço Town Hall with the AO NORTE Association, in collaboration with Universities and Investigation/Research Groups in Portugal, Galiza and Brazil.
The objectives of the course are the approximation of artistic and technological approaches, and from human and social sciences to the cinema; the collaboration of Networks and Research/Investigation Groups participating at the Festival; the involvement of local populace and community in artistic and cultural activities performed at the Seminar and in the Festival; to contribute for the affirmation of local culture and development.
The course will have a theoretical component – conferences and seminars, a theoretical-practical workshop, a practical component – field work and film watching integrated in FILMES DO HOMEM – Melgaço Documentary Film Festival and a project and final product to be presented by the participants (an effort will be made to credit formation within the participating institutions).
Scientific Area: Social Sciences, Arts and Communication Sciences
Outside the Screen
Summer Seminar
5 to 9 of August de 2015 (program subject to change)
Schedule of theoretical and theoretical-practical activities: 10h00-13h00, 14h00-17h00
Schedule of practical activities: 17h00-20h00 and 21h00-23h00 - combined with Festival FILMES DO HOMEM.
Venue: Melgaço - Casa da Cultura
Duration: 30 hours of classroom training and 30 hours of practical component: individual research, field work, production directing and final report. 2 ECTS.
- 30 hours of classroom training: 15h of theoretical component – conferences and seminars; 15 hours of theoretical-practical component workshop.
- 30 hours of practical component – field work and film watching integrated in Filmes do Homem Festival and Hop to Melgaço and a project and final product to be presented by the participants.
Course Objectives
- The approximation of artistic and technological approaches, and from human and social sciences to the cinema;
- To provide for the collaboration of Networks and Research/Investigation Groups participating at the Festival;
- the involvement of local populace and community (teachers, cultural animators, local government) in artistic and cultural activities performed at the Seminar and during the Festival;
- To contribute for the affirmation of local culture and development.
Addressed to
- Local residents with a keen interest in cinema and migrations
- Teachers and cultural animators
- Migrants
- Documentary film-makers
- Students and researchers
Documentary Imagery - Seminar, Margarita Ledo, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela.
Migrations in Europe, Africa and the Americas – Round Table, Maria Beatriz Rocha-Trindade, CEMRI – Universidade Aberta; Zilda Márcia Iokoi, Diversitas – Universidade de São Paulo, Albertino Gonçalves, CECS – Universidade do Minho; Mariano Báez Landa, CIESAS-Golfo en Xalapa, Veracruz, México.
Cinema and Migrations - Seminar, Manolo Gonzalez, José Vieira cineasta documentarista, José da Silva Ribeiro, CEMRI – Universidade Aberta.
Audiovisual research Methodologies and web-documentary - Workshop, Manuela Penafria, Universidade da Beira Interior; Sérgio Bairon, DIVERSITAS, Universidade de São Paulo; José da Silva Ribeiro, CEMRI – Universidade Aberta; María Yáñez Anllo, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela.
Evaluation (optional) – To obtain the course certificate all pupils will have to participate in the making of an audiovisual production and submit a final activities report.
Registrations
Entry fee - 50€
Registration of participants from the Melgaço municipality - free
Registration with room and board (accommodation in a hotel unit on the 5, 6, 7 and 8 and meals on the 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9) - 250€
Other - please contact the organizing committee