Media Days

Monday 22 & Tuesday 23 June, 9:30 – 15:30, Filmhouse / each day is £6 per pupil, teachers free

Deisgned for Media students these day long events offer new feature and short films, discussions with filmmakers, advertising creatives, the BBFC and Into Film. 

Media Day 1 looks at the changing role of newspapers with new documentary The Newsroom – Off the Record which goes behind the scenes of Danish newspaper Ekstra Bladet, following their struggle with dwindling circulation and their attempts to keep up with technology and social media. Day 1 will also offer an Into Film filmmaking workshop 54321; students learn how to make a short film in under an hour using different camera shots. 

Media Day 2 will include visually stunning new English language feature Desert Dancer. Set during the volatile 2009 Iranian election, the film follows dancer Afshin Ghaffarian as he and his friends battle against oppressive government policies. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Richard Raymond. Day 2 also includes seminars with: BBFC discussing film classification in the UK; and The Leith Agency, the company behind advertisement campaigns for products such as Irn-Bru, will be discussing their work.