Lisbon 25th April 2022 (Universidade Lusófona)

We live in troubled times and changes occur at an ever faster pace. And film education is no exception. Film school need time to reflect and discuss different topics that affect their activity and are influencing their future. With this in mind, GEECT is putting together a new initiative designed to allow film schools leaders the needed time for discussion, reflection and networking. This is a one-day event open to the leadership of GEECT member schools with a hybrid format that includes keynotes and a lot of room for participatory discussion. This is also an occasion for all member to influence the agenda of the association and push for their topics of interest. That is why for this first edition of the symposium we are giving all members the opportunity to define the topics to be discussed in the afternoon via a
CALL FOR TOPICS that will later be included in the afternoon “world café” part of the event.

Indicative dates:

Deadline for topics submission: 15th February

Deadline for enrolments: 31th March

Event: 25th April

No fee for participation. Travel and accommodation costs not covered.

Program (WET):

9:30 – Welcome note and objectives of the symposium (Manuel Damásio, GEECT Chair)

10:00  – Su Nicholls-Gärtner (IFS – International Film School) – Past and future: research on European film schools

10:30 – Maria Silvia Gatta (European Commission, DG CNECT, Communications Networks, Content & Technology, I.3 Unit – Audiovisual Industry & media programmes) – Opportunities for film schools and the Creative Europe agenda

15 Minutes break

11:15 Case studies (International cooperation between GEECT schools): Editor E+ project and the FILMEU project).

12:30 Lunch Breack

13:30 Round tables – World Café format

Provisional topics for the round tables are: “what should we do with our students work?”; “academization of film schools”; “networking and collaborations in a remote world”.

CALL FOR TOPICS: The GEECT board urges member schools to indicate topics that they think are relevant for the membership and our joint future. The board will decide on final topics to be included based on their relevance.

Indication of participation – in order to allow us to prepare the event in advance in a proper manner please indicate your interest in participating as soon as possible to:mjdamasio@ulusofona.pt