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CICAE Training
"ART CINEMA = ACTION + MANAGEMENT" VENICE, San Servolo — From 25/08 to 03/09/08
The 5th Summer University for young managers of arthouse cinemas will take place during the Mostra del Cinema (Venice International Film Festival), on the campus-island of San Servolo. This seminar is a part of the MEDIA Programme of the European Union.
State-of-the-Art and Objectives
Art cinemas developed in Europe in the 50's, 60's and 70's. ; they now account for 4 to 5.000 among the 25.000 cinema screens of the continent. Their position is very different according to regions: organized networks in Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Switzerland... mostly isolated cinemas elsewhere ... still, there exists in all countries a need for preparing the next generation of art cinemas directors, on markets getting tougher everyday.
The ambition of the "Art Cinema = Action + Management" training is to transfer to this new generation the specific know-how (methods, tools, ideas, contacts) for programming, animating and managing an art cinema.
Content
The training consists of a 10-day residential seminar, including theoretical lectures on the market background (economics, law, policies, technology), case studies / master classes, workshops and screenings. The lectures are translated in 4 languages, the case studies are held in language groups (English, French, German, Italian) and the workshops in English. All trainees will be accreditated to the Mostra du Cinema and the short film festival Circuito Off.
Programme 2008
LECTURES :
- Economics of Cinema
- Chain of Rights
- Fund rainsing
- Public Policies
- Europa Cinemas
- Digital projection
CASE STUDIES :
- Profession : Exhibitor
- Profession : Distributor
- Working with Kids & Schools
- Promote the classics
- Promote the shorts
- Network for action
WORKSHOPS :
- Seeking new tracks to improve Euro Arthouse
- Communication & Marketing
- Operational Management
- Build & Fund a Project
Selection criteria
- open to people with at least one year of activity in an arthouse cinema, or in a mainstream cinema wishing to develop art cinema. Institutionnal workers concerned by the sector may also be eligible.
- applicants must be citizen or resident in the countries associated to the MEDIA Programme : European Union, Croatia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland (some places available for people from other regions, at a higher cost), be fluent in one of the tuition languages : English, French, German or Italian. Good conversational English is necessary to take part to the workshops.
- Application on-line only (no paper file will be considered) by 01/06/08.
- the Selection Comittee will chose 50 candidates (of which some will receive a scholarship), who will all be informed personally in June; some preparation homework will be asked in July, and their language level might be tested by the CICAE. The application will be considered definitive once a training convention will be signed by the candidate's employer, and after the participation fees will be paid.
Conditions
- participation fees are modulated according to the cinema's and candidate's profile, and vary from 3.000 € down to 100 €.
| Scholarship level | Tariff (€) | Criteria for ariff or Scholarship |
| Non-European resident | 3.000 | Limited to few places every year. The higher tariff explains by the non-eligibility to MEDIA funding for non UE citizens. |
| European standard rate (no scholarship) | 1.750 | Cinemas who benefit local training funds (eg. AFDAS in France, ICO in UK, etc.) Cinemas > 50.000 admissions p.y., in good economical health |
| Moderated scholarship | 1.250 | Cinemas > 50.000 admissions p.y. |
| Medium scholarship | 750 | Cinemas with important economical difficulties |
| Strong scholarship | 350 | Cinemas from the 12 ‘'New Member States'' of the UE. |
| Rebate for shared room | -250 | On request (2 or 3 beds per room, same gender) |
| Travel Grants | Max 200 | On request, only for cinemas from new Member States of the EU with strong economical difficulties |
- fees include half boarding accommodation in single bedrooms (personal shower, closet, phone & TV) on the campus of the Island of San Servolo. Sunday meals and dinner not included.
- candidats asking for a shared room (2 or 3 beds) will get a 250 € rebate.
- transportation not included. NB : many low cost airlines reach Venice or Trévise at 30 km (Air Europe, Easyjet, My Air, Ryan Air...). Some scholars may ask a transportation grant (max. 200 €).
Participants remember...
"I feel much more motivated to do my job, and more confident to propose changes to my boss. I have opened my eyes to job possibilities I had never considered before. I don´t stop thinking since I'm back here..."
Alicia Hernanz, Madrid
"An extremely useful and relevant course. Excellent networking opportunity, good speakers, great group of people."
Beverley Nicolson, Edinburgh
"It is much better than other trainings."
Nebojsa Popovic, Belgrade
distributors.
Sally Griffith, Metro Cinema
Derby - United Kingdom
and to try o resolve them.
Very good job done!
Petrit Hoxha, Kino Art,
Brno - Czech Republic
Milda Pacekajute, Skalvija Vilnius - Lithuania
Joelle Galiauskas, "Garsas" Panevezys - Lithuania
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