This unit examines the growth and development of World Cinema as an important critical category in contemporary film studies. Beginning with the distinction between national cinemas and regional cinema, the course will provide methods and frameworks for considering films produced by different filmmaking cultures around the world. Case studies in any given year may include Asian Cinema or European cinemas, among others. The course will also introduce examples from television cultures around the world, and consider aspects of the distribution, exhibition and funding of World Cinema and Television. -- Course Website
Instructor: Mr David Hanan
Prerequisites: Two units at first-year and two units at second-year level in Film and Television or approved discipline
