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FILM FRA NORD FILMS FROM THE NORTH VISUAL CULTURAL STUDIES / VISUAL ANTHROPOLOGY PROGRAMME – UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ
Since 1996 there has been a programme concerning visual studies of culture and visual anthropology at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Tromsø. The programme offers a
”Film fra Nord” er en samlebetegnelse for det regionale kort- og dokumentarfilmprogrammet som i all hovedsak vises på studenthuset Driv under filmfestivalen. Vår region har vi definert som det nordlige Norge, Sverige, Finland og Russland. Kjært barn har mange navn; ett av dem er Barents-regionen. ”Tromsøpalmen” – prisen for beste film i programmet, skal deles ut for tredje gang. Fjorårets vinner ble ONE CHRISTMAS MORNING av Patrik Eklund.
Masters course in visual anthropology and other possibilities for further studies in visual cultural representations. The production of research-
I år gis det også et stipend knyttet til prisen på 5000 euro. Stipendet, som går til filmens regissør, er gitt av de fire filmsentrene på Nordkalotten:
related videos forms an integral part of the work carried out by the programme. Taught by staff of the programme – and a number of visiting lecturers – students make a 30 minute video as part of their final studies. In recent years, these student films have been well received locally, nationally and internationally, many being shown at international ethnographic and documentary film festivals. Reflecting the multicultural composition of the students attending the programme, films have covered both local cultures in northern Norway, societies in Europe, as well as cultures in Africa and other parts of the world.
Visual Cultural Studies, which in 2002 was given the National Prize for quality in teaching by the ministry of Higher Education and Research, is proud to present 6 student films as part of the Tromsø International Film Festival.
Peter I. Crowford
”Films from the North” is a sidebar presenting short and documentary films from the northern parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia. The prize for the best film – the ”Tromsø Palm” – includes a scholarship of 5000 Euros, given by the four resource centres for film in the Barents Region: POEM – Northern Film and Media Centre, Oulo Filmpool Nord, Luleå Film i Västerbotten, Umeå Nordnorsk Filmsenter, Honningsvåg Årets nominerte filmer til Tromøpalmen er samlet i Kortfilmprogram 1 og 2 som vises på Fokus kino. I tillegg er dokumentarfilmene SCREAMING MEN og FAMILY FILES nominert. The nominations for the Tromsø Palm are screened in short film programs no. 1 and 2. In addition, the documentaries SCREAMING MEN and FAMILY FILES are nominated. Årets jury / This year’s jury: Kjetil Vik, filmkritiker (juryleder) Aggie Peterson, musiker Eirin Gjelsås, Tromsø filmklubb
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