99755 - Design and Curation of Audiovisual Events (1) (LM)

Learning outcomes

The course aims at outlining the competences of a curator of cinematographic and audiovisual contents in the contemporary scenario. At the end of the course students: - know the basics of the organization and direction of festivals or sections of festivals; - know the necessary activities for the curation of events related to film and media culture; - have notions related to the design and organization of retrospectives, reviews, schedules; - have knowledge about the curation of exhibitions and shows related to the audiovisual heritage.

Course contents

The course will be based on two levels:


1. Knowledge and competence of the notion of "film culture" and "audiovisual heritage" with a focus on the concept of film museum and exhibition of film and audiovisual culture


2. Film festivals: theory, practice, processes

Readings/Bibliography

Francesca Piredda, I festival del cinema in Italia, Carocci, Roma 2022.

Argano/Bollo/Dalla Sega, Organizzare eventi culturali, FrancoAngeli, Milano 2018.

Other materials will be uploaded on Virtuale.

Teaching methods

Teaching in presence

Assessment methods

The student is asked to draw up a project between 4/5.000 words (plus any graphics and images) dedicated to the enhancement of the audiovisual heritage. The texts in bibliography, therefore, will serve as an acquisition of skills - there will be no oral or written exams but only the writing of the project itself.


Possible projects:


- Curator of an exhibition related to cinema or audiovisual culture


- Realization of a film retrospective


- Creation of a festival or event related to cinema or audiovisuals

- any other type of exhibition, curatorial or set-up itinerary linked to the audiovisual and archival heritage, even crossing different paths.

Teaching tools

Slides, screenings, guest lectures, conference reports, digital tools and educational platforms.

Office hours

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