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How can films be used as an instrument for enhancing human rights awareness?
At the EIUC Summer School students and professionals involved in the fields of human rights and cinema seek answers to this question - with lectures, discussions, screenings of films shown at the Venice International Film Festival, meeting film directors, confronting ideas related to the issue.  Aims and Objectives
The main objective of the school is to analyse the use of film as an instrument for enhancing human rights awareness on critical social, political and environmental issues.
In particular, the school aims to provide participants with a framework of understanding of what are human rights, how they can be transposed into film and what is the impact of human rights related films on the promotion and protection of human rights in the world today.
The school's aims include:
- Raising Awareness on sensitive human rights issues analysed through the camera lenses;
- Networking: bringing participants and professional practitioners together from all over the world;
- Informing: professionals from both the human rights sector and the cinema industry facilitate modules and workshops;
- Facilitating privileged access: participants meet privately with film directors, producers and cinematographers at the Venice Film Festival;
- Pitching: participants learn how to develop their ideas into projects and how to pitch them. History:
The first EIUC Summer School on Cinema and Human Rights took place in Venice in 2005. It was launched from the European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratisation (EIUC), a centre of excellence for education, training and research activities in European policy areas related to human rights and democracy. By establishing the Summer School EIUC has ushered in a further activity for promoting human rights and democratic values through arts and culture , exploring the use of cinema as an instrument for enhancing human rights awareness.
The school has been run in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008, involving human rights practitioners, film makers and producers, human rights and film students.
The school has three interwoven components:
1- A programme of interactive teaching, private screenings, workshops and modules on cinema and human rights
2- Attendance of screenings of human rights related films at the Venice Film Festival; meetings and discussions with filmmakers and other people of the cinema world present at the festival.
3- An individual essay or project by which the participants elaborate a theme of their choice related to the programme.
Selection Process:
Selection of candidates is on the basis of the evaluation of an application demonstrating relevant practice, knowledge and/or commitment to the objectives of the School. Proficiency in English is a requirement. Participants from all over the world are encouraged to apply.
The programme is subsidized for all students and some of the scholars accepted each year receive a partial or complete tuition waiver. Summer School Factsheets 2008 This year, Uberto Pasolini director of the film “Machan”, Avi Mograbi director of “Z32”, Jean Pierre Duret and Andrea Santana directors of “Puisque nous sommes nés”, Haile Gerima director of “Teza” and Tariq Teguia director of “Gabbla” met privately with the participants in the Cinecittà Conference Area at the Hotel Excelsior in Venice-Lido, thus adding to last year’s opportunity to discuss with film directors Ken Loach, Penny Woolcock and Philipe Aractingi about their films screened at the Film Festival. Venezia, 8 settembre 2007 Per il terzo anno consecutivo, lo EIUC (European Intern – University Centre for Human Rights and Democratisation) ha organizzato, nelle strutture del monastero benedettino di San Nicolò al Lido di Venezia, una Summer School on Cinema & Human Rights, che riunisce per tre settimane studenti da ogni parte del Mondo che arrivano a Venezia, in concomitanza con la Mostra del Cinema, per discutere sull’importanza dell’arte cinematografica come veicolo di consapevolezza per dibattere sulle questioni dei diritti umani. Grazie alla Summer School, giovani studiosi di scienze politiche, ma anche aspiranti cineasti e attivisti sul campo dei diritti umani, si trovano a contatto con alcuni dei registi ospiti della Mostra del Cinema – quest’anno è toccato per esempio ad autori come Ken Loach e Barbara Cupisti – coordinati nelle loro attività dal documentarista Nick Danziger. Organizzata dalla EIUC con il patrocinio della Mostra del Cinema e dell’UNESCO, la Summer School on Cinema & Human Rights ( il cui sito web è http://www.cinemahumarights.org/) assegna anche un premio al film presentato alla Mostra del Cinema che presenta tematiche vicine ai problemi dei diritti umani nel mondo.
The EIUC Summer School in Cinema and Human Rights was also mentioned on the Pool Daily Magazine distributed during the 64th Venice Film Festival. Read the article (Giovani registi si raccontano) ...
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