film criticism and the diversity of views

In the contemporary world, gender issues and worldwide movements for the pursuit of equal opportunities, staffing and salaries are crucial subjects. It becomes necessary to think of the plurality of stories and their narratives. It is worth either for those who make films and for those who analyze them. The course gives an overview of the current scenario of world cinema, in terms of narrative and market, and approaches film criticism and its relation with contemporary society. If diversity is a key piece for the construction of a better cinema and world, women’s analysis and criticism become crucial to broadening the vision, understanding and discussion of cinema and its place in the contemporary setting.

Therefore, this workshop also proposes exercises on critical essays to be published in the official FIM website.

about the monitor

Flávia Guerra is a journalist, documentary filmmaker and Editor of Tela Tela (www.telatela.cartacapital.com.br), with experience in film and festivals coverage in Brazil and abroad. For more than a decade, she was a film and fashion reporter for the Estado de S. Paulo newspaper and a columnist for Radio Estadão and also in charge of several communication vehicles such as magazines Marie Claire, Trip, Wish, Hysteria, among others. She is a film critic for TV Bandeirantes and Band News, and has also been a columnist for Arte 1 channel. She has a Masters Degree in documentary studies at Goldsmiths - University of London. Flávia also teaches Documentary for Cinema and TV course at the Cultural Center B_arco. She is the curator of Feed Dog - International Fashion Documentary Festival and director of Karl Max Way, winner of It`s All True Festival. She is also a member of Elviras - Collective of Female Cinema Critics(@coletivoelviras).