The 43 rd Karlovy Vary Film Festival

Study Abroad Program

           

                                                                                                                       

FIU at the 43 rd Annual Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

June 26-July 12, 2008

 

Itinerary 2008

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Program Description


 

Join us for a trip to one of the most important film festivals in all Europe, the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the Czech Republic.The Festival is regarded as the most important international competition screening in Eastern Europe. 

The Festival was founded in 1946 in the town of Karlovy Vary, only a little over 55 miles west of Prague on the Czech-German border, which became celebrated for its curative springs under its German name of Carlsbad during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. While the festival had been organized by The State until 1992, it gained independence with the newly established Karlovy Vary Film Festival Foundation headed by popular Czech actor Jirí Bartoška. 

The Festival’s program always tries to bring top quality films made throughout the world during the previous year. The films are classified into thematic sections which continue to generate great interest among the festival public.The focus of the festival is the international competition of feature-length films that only include films which have not appeared in official competition at other international film festivals. The Festival attracts audiences who would particularly like to see films awarded at other festivals and advance screenings of high-quality films purchased for distribution.

The foreign visitors, especially from Western Europe and the USA, welcome the chance to see collections of new works from the countries of the former “Eastern bloc”, included in the special section “East of the West.”The section “Another View” comprises experimental films, films from lesser known film industries and those featuring unusual filmmaking and production approaches. The section screening the latest Czech films is guaranteed to generate lively interest.Visitors to the Festival also have the chance to see retrospective screenings and focuses on a specific filmmaker or region which significantly influenced world cinema.“The Forum of Independents” contains discoveries from the independent production of the USA and other countries – features, documentaries and certain short feature films.

Courses                                                                                                                   

Participants may earn 3 or 6 FIU credits by registering for a course titled “Czech Film,” taught by co-director of the FIU Film Studies Program and Director of the Czech Study Abroad Program Professor Barbara Weitz.


Program Information

The trip will include:

  • Accommodations and breakfast
  • V.I.P. accreditation at the film festival and all entrance tickets
  • Lectures by Professor Weitz and other Czech film experts
  • 5 days in Prague before the festival

 

Participants will have an opportunity to take optional field trips when not attending screenings at the festival, which may include visits to:

  • The Terezín Concentration Camp (Theresienstadt)
  • The crystal town of Novy Bor
  • The castle and wine cellars of M?lnik
  • “The Czech Paradise” (Cesky Raj)

$450 add on to Karlovy Vary Program

July 10 Sunday (16)

10:00 -11:20 Class: Jewish Studies in Czech Lands with Mr. Müller

11:30 - 12:30 Lunch

13:30- 15:00 Field Trip: Visit Jewish Museums http://www.jewishmuseum.cz/english/avkc.htm

http://www.jewishmuseum.cz/english/aexpo.htm

 

July 11 Monday (17)

10:00-11:20 Class: History 2 Dr. Richard Drtina

11:30-12:30 Lunch

 

12:45 - 14:15 Field trip with Dr. Drtina: Departure for Karlštejn Castle

15:30 Guided tour of Karlštejn Castle and Crown Jewels

July 12 Tuesday (18)

10:00-11:20 Class: History 5 Dr. Drtina

11:30-12:30 Lunch

12:45 - 14:15 Class: History 6 Dr. Drtina:

Czech Parliamentary System

http://www.senat.cz/index-eng.php http://www.psp.cz/cgi-bin/eng/

15:00 Visit Czech Parliament

 

July 13 Wednesday (19)

10:00 -11:20 Class: Gender – Dr. Smejkalova

11:30 - 12:30 Lunch with lecturer

12:45- 14:15 Class: Gender

 

July 14 Thursday (20) Field Trip: Theresienstadt

Guided tour of the concentration camp

Lunch in Terezin

Afternoon: Visit to Lidice http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Rue/4017/lidice1.htm

http://www.geocities.com/~smcaulay/TRAVEL/Arbeit.html http://wmf.org/2000list.html?sid=3107&year=2002

http://www.virtualtourist.com/m/.114760/155/?s=e&print=1

July 15 Friday (21)

10: 00 -11:20 Class: Architecture 1. Robert Voticky

11:30 - 12:30 Lunch

12:45 - 14:15 Class: Architecture 2. Robert Voticky

14:30 – 16:00 Class: Architecture 3. Robert Voticky

 

Reservations will be held with an application and a $250 non-refundable deposit that will be applied to the program cost.Enrollment is limited.For more information and a complete application, please contact:

Barbara Weitz, Department of English

Florida International University

University Park – DM 459A

Miami, FL 33199

E-mail:weitzb@fiu.edu

Telephone:(305) 348-3294