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Film Days in Bulgaria with films about economic topics

Documentaries and artistic films allow a different approach to learn about economic topics. By discussing the films with students from Eastern Europe, one also learns a lot about the countries of our partner universities.

Overview

Our film festival has tradition - cooperation with universities from Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Albania and Ukraine has been going on for almost four years. In this online event the discussion with experts and foreign students receives a lot of space.

Economics can be more than formulas, calculations and the homo economicus. Which documentaries help us to understand current economic events? How well do fictional movies reflect economic  realities? Which movies succeed in combining insights, factual knowledge and suspense? And which films open up options for the future development of our economy and society?

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Participants at the Film Days 2018 at New Bulgarian University in Sofia

Facts

Semester

Fall semester 2021

Language of instruction
  • German
  • English
Time model

Block week (3 days online - festival) and preparatory meetings for awarding independent work assignments.

The film days take place on 13.10.2021.-15.10.2021.

Important: The program of the film festival is intensive and attendance during the full three days is obligatory.

Obligatory preparatory video conferences on 16.09.2021 and on 01.10.2021, both 6-8 pm

 

ECTS/recognition

See: ISA-Programme / ECTS-Points

Institute
Business
Assessed assignment

Viewing and analysing several films and editing a group project.

Head of the module
Lecturer
Lecturer (external)
  • Paul H. Dembinski, University of Fribourg
  • Lecturers of the partner universities from Eastern Europe 
  • External specialists
Eligibility to attend

No restriction

Entry requirements

Interest for economic topics and their backgrounds, as well as for the question, in which direction our economy should develop.

Specific expertise

Critical approach to films as a medium for the transmission of knowledge about economic topics.

Teaching methods

As preparation and follow-up:

  • Documentaries about the Eastern European partner countries
  • Written group work on documentary films on the specific theme of this film festival
  • Final report about the impressions of the whole module

During the festival:

  • Films and accompanying presentations
  • Group exercises and discussions with students from Eastern European partner universities
Learning aids

Various documentaries and fictional films on selected economic topics and on the partner countries.

Programme type
ISA Module
Venue

Online

Attendance

No restriction

Remarks

The students make a contribution of Fr. 80 towards the organization of the festival and the costs of film rental.