Content and further criteria (3 categories)

1st Category – “What is: Film?”

The Interview Video

– Interviewing at least 8 (maximum 12) young people aged between 5-20, living in different sociocultural contexts, and:

– Interviewing at least 4 (maximum 6) interviewees aged between 25-55, based in different

educational settings and according to their responses, exploring what kind of forms (genre, style, length, location) motion pictures mean to them in film. In addition, the video should shine a light on and explain in what kind of way do those interviewed “use” film. (Sample questions: What was the last material you watched that you would name as a film? Do you remember how long it was? Where did you see it? When you think of a film, what kind of film comes to your mind? How would you describe it? Try and state, why do you watch films? What are your expectations from a film?) The aim is to make the video as complex, diverse, and yet as authentic as possible, to portray what film means today based on the thoughts of those interviewed.

2nd Category – “What is film education and why does it matter?”

This interview video should be made with participants of at least 8 (but no more than 12), aged between 25-65, and involved in film education (e.g. teacher, curriculum designer, motion picture specialist, educational researcher, or a creative industry representative, etc.). Further questions, according to their responses, include: What does film education mean and why is it important? The aim is to collect – in clear and simple terms – the reasons that can support educational institute leaders and educational policy makers, or even parents, understand and grasp the competency building potential film education has and what we actually mean when we talk about film education. (Sample questions: Name some activities you would list under the term film education. For who should it be important to take part in film education? Why? Briefly describe what could be improved with the support of film education? What does film education more so focus on: through the medium of film, bringing attention to exciting situations, facts, series of events, relationships – or rather does film education focus on: the film itself, the interpretation of films, and how, by what means a film can tell a story, grab the audience’s attention, or how to make your own film, in other words, is a film about self-expression, and the development of creativity? With what kind of argument would you try to convince a director for the need for film education to be given both space and time? How would you convince a politican or parent?)

Niether the questions asked in the interview, nor the interviewer should appear  in the videos, instead, applicants should compose material from interrelated information sourced from the conflicting answers. The subtitles should indicate the respondents’ first name, age, status (e.g. student or teacher) and the location of the interview. (e.g. „Sara, 15, secondary school student, Győr-Hungary”). Please only use interview cuts in the submitted materials that the contributors have explicitly consented to doing so and include this in the submission information, including consent that the application material or parts of it can be used in the free Massive Open Online Course Movie Tutorial.

3rd Category – „Film Education in Practice”

For the third theme, in a 5-8 minute long video, the material should present one, two or maximum three situations based on educational, live, film learning situations. The video should include exciting details portrayed in an interesting, informative way, preferably without the need for explanatory narration beyond a few brief subtitles. The filmed students must be at least 7 but not older than 18 years of age, meaning that the focus of this video is not to represent the higher education of film or film education courses. Compared to the first two categories, these videos are freer, and whether they are a documentary or feature film, authenticity and realism are the most important factors.