A glimpse into contemporary short film productions from European film schools, young and established independent filmmakers, and European festivals.
Alchemists and Mad Scientists: from Faust to Dr. Strangelove
We will trace the development in mass media of the evolution of alchemists into mad scientists, using the films “Faust,” “Metropolis,” “The Bride of Frankenstein,” and “Dr. Strangelove” as our texts.
Moments of Innovation Exhibit at IDFA
Last November, CMS’s Open Documentary Lab unveiled “Moments of Innovation – When Documentary and Technology Converge”, an exhibit and website at the International Documentary Film Festival, Amsterdam (IDFA) that demonstrated just how dramatically key technological developments affected how documentary makers think about, and practice, their craft.
Video: Andrew Silver, “New Forms, New Markets for Independent Film”
Independent filmmaker Andrew Silver on emerging forms of hybrid media, promising new pathways for distribution, and his career as a director and producer.
New Forms, New Markets for Independent Film
Independent film-maker Andrew Silver will discuss emerging forms of hybrid media, some promising new pathways for distributing films and his career as a director and producer.
Video: “New Media in West Africa”
How has Nigerian cinema in particular influenced local television and film markets in other countries across West Africa, and across the continent?
Podcast, “New Media in West Africa”
Despite many infrastructural and economic hurdles, entertainment media industries are burgeoning in West Africa.
