World Cinema in Italy 
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Take a month-long intensive course on film in Bologna this summer!
Experience the Cinema Ritrovato Festival while making a short film of your own.

Lectures & Classes

Learn about Cinema from Brown and University of Bologna Faculty

Public Screenings

The Cinema Ritrovato Festival Screens 400+ Films over 9 Days 

Make a Short Film

Learn to Make Films of Your Own from an Award-Winning Italian Short Film Director

Through an intensive summer course, Brown students have the opportunity to experience the 2020 Cinema Ritrovato Film Festival in Bologna, Italy while studying World cinema at the University of Bologna and the Cineteca di Bologna, one of the most important centers for film restoration in Europe and the home of the Charlie Chaplin and Pier Paolo Pasolini archives.

World Cinema in Italy is taught in English by Brown and University of Bologna film scholars. Students will attend public screenings (in original language or subtitled) and learn how to write, shoot, and edit a short film under the direction of one of Italy’s young award-winning directors.  

The Course At A Glance

Topic: Film/Cinema
City: Bologna, Italy
Credit: 1 Brown course (ITAL1029/MCM 1202Y)
Application Deadline: March 15, 2020
Approximate Dates: June 10 - July 8, 2020
Faculty Director: Massimo Riva
Collaborating Faculty: Regina Luongo (Brown), Giacomo Manzoli (University of Bologna), Philip Rosen (Brown), Adriano Sforzi (Bologna Cineteca) 
Pre-requisites: None. Courses taught in English; no previous knowledge of Italian required. 
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Why Come to Bologna?

Just ask our students!
All of these videos were made as final group projects for the World Cinema in Italy course.