The course is connected to the following study programs

  • Bachelor's Programme in Literature, Film and Theatre

Teaching language

Norwegian

Recommended prerequisites

LFT106 and/or LFT203

Course contents

The course provides insight into work related to artistic projects, network building and knowledge about the market, as well as legal and financial aspects connected to film production. The students will get work experience with programming for, and planning of, film festivals, and with formulating and presenting film projects.

Central aspects will be:

  • The relation between art/culture and market

  • Idea- and vision development

  • Economics: taxes, VAT, budgeting, accounts

  • Law: Rights and contracts

  • Network building and interaction between different forms of art and cultural expression

  • Marketing, distribution and sales within the film sector

  • Knowledge about the industry and the institutions

  • Funding sources: The public market (application, project), the private market, EU

  • Project planning/ - management

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of the course the students shall:

  • Have knowledge about how the market mechanisms create possibilities and challenges to the work process from idea to distribution

  • Have an overview of what is required when organizing artistic projects like festivals and the like

Examination requirements

The attendance requirement as described in the semester plan must be met and approved.

Teaching methods

The teaching is organised as seminars and workshops. A large part of the work will have the form practice at enterprises and institutions in the film sector.

There is a mandatory attendance requirement of 80 % in practical teaching and exercise work. The details will be described in the semester plan.

The workload is estimated to about 270 hours.

Evaluation

The study programme manager, in consultation with the student representative, decides the method of evaluation and whether the courses will have a midterm- or end of term evaluation, see also the Quality System, section 4.1.

Assessment methods and criteria

- A portfolio (60 %). Details regarding content and form will be given when the semester starts.

- An oral presentation (40 %).

Graded assessment

Reduction of Credits

This course’s contents overlap with the following courses. A reduction of credits will occur if one of these courses is taken in addition:

Course Reduction of Credits
LFT207 – Preproduction and film industry 15
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