AFI SCREEN EDUCATION AT AFI FEST 2003
Every year, students from public high schools in Los Angeles County are invited to participate in AFI FEST through curriculum, special screenings and other educational opportunities. In 2002, AFI FEST hosted more than 1,000 Los Angeles County students at special screenings during the Festival and provided a written curriculum entitled "Subtitled Films: How and Why to Watch Them." For many students, this was their first introduction to international films featuring English subtitles.
WRITING A FILM REVIEW-A COMPETITION FOR LA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
The ability to exhibit critical awareness-especially of the media arts-is a powerful communication tool for today's youth. Film criticism presents an opportunity for students to express and share their delight and pleasure (or frustration and disappointment) through an artfully written film review.
In 2003, AFI FEST continues its Screen Education program by establishing a film review competition. Students will be assigned a film at AFI FEST 2003 and invited to attend a free Saturday morning screening. Assisted by AFI Screen Education written curriculum (go to www.AFI.edu for more information), students will view the film and then have one week to write a review.
The film to be reviewed is KOPS (2003 Sweden/Denmark 90 min 35 mm). It is about a small town in Sweden in which crime has become a distant memory. That's good for everyone but the police-bureaucrats are threatening their station with closure. The only way they may be able to save their jobs is if a crime wave were to suddenly occur.
In addition to its regular Festival screening times, there will be a free screening on Saturday, November 8, 10:00 a.m. at ArcLight Hollywood.* See the film guide for more detailed information about the film.
TEACHERS: While the November 8, 10:00 a.m. screening of KOPS is free, tickets are still required. Please call 1.866 AFI FEST to reserve tickets to this screening for your students.
JUDGES FROM THE LOS ANGELES FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION
Three distinguished judges from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association will read all of the submitted reviews. The judges are Jean Oppenheimer (President of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association), Michael Rechtshaffen (Film Critic, The Hollywood Reporter) and Wade Major (Senior Film Critic, Boxoffice Magazine).
PRIZES
The judges will determine two winners. Each will receive a pair of tickets to the exclusive AFI Associates Premiere of New Line Cinema's THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING on December 3, 2003!
The Rules: All submissions must be received by mail or e-mail no later than Friday, November 14, 2003. The winning reviewers will be notified by telephone or e-mail no later than Friday, November 21, 2003. Only one film review submitted per student, please. All film reviews should be neatly typed and between 500 and 800 words. All submissions should be e-mailed to AFIFEST@AFI.com or mailed to:
Film Review Competition - AFI FEST 2003
c/o AFI
2021 N. Western Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90027
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