To understand different sites of film exhibition, for example:

Festivals, streaming platforms, made for internet videos, television films / miniseries;

To analyse digital and physical sites of distribution in relation to the genres and types of films exhibited;

To analyse film as a global medium;

To understand the cultural contexts within which these films circulate and the ways in which they create cultural meanings;

To address and interrogate concepts of taste in the ways in which films circulate and are granted space in media beyond the screen;

To enhance students' skills of critical analysis and independent thinking.

To analyse different ways of writing about film and the different audiences for this form of reception.

(LO1) Understand different sites of film exhibition for example festivals, streaming platforms, made for internet videos.

(LO2) Understand film as a global medium.

(LO3) Evaluate the cultural contexts within which these films circulate and the ways in which they create cultural meanings.

(LO4) To address and interrogate concepts of taste in the ways in which films circulate and are granted space in media beyond the screen.

(S1) Critical analysis and independent thinking though active learning.

(S2) Global citizenship and cultural awareness.

(S3) Confidence and communication: oral, written visual to both specialist and non-specialist audiences.

The majority of teaching will be delivered face-to-face on campus. Online delivery will be used to complement the on-campus delivery and where technology affords a better learning experience.

This module will be taught using a combination of workshops (usually accompanied by screenings) and seminars. The screenings will be introduced and then followed by an interactive discussion led by the lecturer of the key theoretical debates. The seminars will advance the debates initiated by the workshops and provide opportunities to prepare for assessment and receive feedback from peers and the tutor. Students will be expected to prepare for the seminars by completing readings and other tasks available on Canvas.

Topics covered during the module may include:

European Film Festivals;

Politics and Production (e.g. Chinese Independent Documentary, Catalan crowdfunded Documentary), Cannes, Spanish Documentary Festivals;

Cultures of Representation (eg youth films, short films Wasp (Andrea Arnold, 2003), Fish Tank (Andrea Arnold, 2009)

Film Festivals and Alternative Platforms (Official Rejection (Paul Osborne, 2009) A separation (Asghar Farhadi, 2011)A Netflix film at Cannes Okja (Bong Joon Ho, 2017) ).