INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK 2012
CHANGE THE WAY YOU SEE THE WORLD
Sign up today to bring Global Lens films to your high school, college, university or public library—October 29th application deadline!
In celebration of International Education Week 2012 (November 12-16, 2012), the Global Film Initiative (GFI) is offering you an exclusive opportunity to bring award-winning films from the Global Lens film series to your campus or public library this fall!
Global Lens is a critically acclaimed showcase of narrative feature film from Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Latin America and the Middle East, and is available for screening at schools and public libraries during International Education Week (IEW), an annual event sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of State.
All high schools, colleges, universities and public libraries are eligible to participate in this offer, and signing up is easy (and free for all high schools!):
· Download an application:high school or college, university and public libraries
· Choose films from the Global Lens 2012 film series (now playing in theaters!) and/or our Preferred High School and Secondary Education lists (most High School and Secondary Education titles are accompanied by film discussion guides—click here to view a sample!)
· Email, fax or mail your completed application to the Global Film Initiative
That’s it! We’ll review your application and send the DVDs you requested. Screen the films as many times as you like during International Education Week, and if you’re a high school, keep the DVD(s) as a donation to your library’s permanent collection!
This is an exclusive offer sponsored by the Global Film Initiative’s Education Program and the deadline to apply is October 29th, 2012. Download an application now: high school or college, university and public libraries.
INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION Week 2012 (NOVEMBER 12-16, 2012)
Application For High Schools
Contact Information (School or institution)
Name of SchoolMailing Address
City / State / Zip
Phone / Website
School or Institution’s General Email Address (i.e., )
profile Information (School or institution)
School type / Public / Private / Other (please specify):School District or System (i.e., San Francisco Unified School District, Waldorf, French American, etc.)
Academic Affiliation (i.e., International Baccalaureate, College Track, KiPP, etc.)
Total number of students
screening and curriculum information
Please describe any programs at your school or institution with a focus on global studies and/or film: (minimum 75+ words)Please describe how you will present film screenings to your students and if screenings will be sponsored by any of the programs described above. (minimum 75+ words)
Will you be assigning any coursework in conjunction with screenings (i.e., response papers, creative interpretation, etc.)? If “yes,” please describe. (minimum 75+ words)
How did you first hear about this educational screening program? Please check all that apply:
GFI email GFI website Internet search (global studies) Internet search (film) Colleague
Friend Other (please describe):
Are you interested in having your students’ response to screenings or your school/institution’s profile featured in the Global Film Initiative’s blog and related educational announcements? Yes No
Please list the names, schools and emails of three teachers you’d like to refer to our program:
1st Teacher:
2nd Teacher:
3rd Teacher:
PRIMARY Film Selections (please choose UP TO 2 films; NTSC DVD format only)
BELVEDERE (2010)* / THE BET COLLECTOR (2006) / CRAFT (2010)DAM STREET (2005) / DOOMAN RIVER (2009)* / ENOUGH! (2006)
FAT, BALD, SHORT MAN (2011)* / THE FINGER (2011)* / THE FISH FALL IN LOVE (2006)
GETTING HOME (2007) / GREY MATTER (2011) / THE INVISIBLE EYE (2010)*
KILOMETRE ZERO (2005) / THE KITE (2003) / LET THE WIND BLOW (2004)*
MASQUERADES (2008) / MOURNING (2011) / MUTUM (2007)
MY TEHRAN FOR SALE (2009)* / OCEAN OF AN OLD MAN (2008) / OF LOVE AND EGGS (2004)
OPERA JAWA (2006) / THE PRIZE (2011) / SHIRLEY ADAMS (2009)
SONG FROM THE SOUTHERN SEAS (2008)* / STREET DAYS (2010)* / THE TENANTS (2009)*
THOSE THREE (2007) / TOLL BOOTH (2010)* / A USEFUL LIFE (2010)
WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD (2006)* / THE WHITE MEADOWS (2010)
ALTERNATE FILM SELECTIONs
(alternates provided only if primary selections unavailable)
Alternate 1:Alternate 2:
TOTAL # of films: 1 or 2
Please provide below the date, time and location of each of your film screenings: (REQUIRED)
1st Screening:
2nd Screening:
film advisory
The above-listed films are designated by the Global Film Initiative as appropriate for secondary and high school educational curriculum and coursework. Each title is accompanied by a film discussion guide and is unrated by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA).Educators are strongly advised to preview films with *asterisks before presenting to students, as these titles may contain some mature content.
If interested in a film that is not listed here, please preview our online catalogue (http://catalogue.globalfilm.org) and contact the Global Film Initiative at .
APPLICANT INFORMATION (AUTHORIZED SCHOOL OR INSTITUTIONAL REPRESENTATIVE)
NameEmail / Phone
Position/Title
AGREEMENT TO TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Please note that by signing and submitting this application, you and your school or institution acknowledge and agree to the following:
· Participation: Your school or institution is voluntarily participating in a philanthropic project of the Global Film Initiative’s Education Program for no fee.
· Application: Upon receipt and acceptance of your completed application, by Friday, October 29, 2012 the Global Film Initiative will provide your school or institution with up to 2 films on DVD from its Global Lens Collection for screening and library use.
· ***Screening requirement: Each film, as provided, will be screened at least once for 90 or more students by your school or institution during International Education Week (November 12-16, 2012), and only on your campus or a campus-affiliated location. Provide the date, time and location of each of your film screenings on page 2 of this form.
· ***Event Confirmation: Upon completion of the screening(s), you agree to provide to the Global Film Initiative with a video of your students responding to the films they screened and/or a written report on the screenings and student reactions (1-2 pages) and/or 3-5 images of your students attending the screenings. You also agree to complete and submit to the Global Film Initiative (via mail, email or fax by December 12, 2012) the Participation Survey included with your DVD package.
· Library use: Upon completion of the screenings and fulfillment of the event confirmation, all DVDs of films will only be owned and archived by your school or institution’s library for classroom and student use.
· Permission: In submitting your completed application, you are permitting the Global Film Initiative to use your school or institution’s name, identity and URL in promotional materials relating to this project.
· Liability: The Global Film Initiative is not liable for any and all actions, responses or incidents relating to any and all aspects of your voluntary participation in this project.
· Right of refusal: The Global Film Initiative reserves the right to refuse your school or institution’s application for any reason, including submission past the deadline and insufficient preparation of the application.
· Authorization: You, the undersigned Applicant, are an authorized representative of your school or institution, and have the authority to sign and submit this application.
Accepted and agreed to for (School or Institution) ______by:
Applicant Name (print)
SIGN HERE à
(Applicant’s Handwritten Signature) / Date
submit your application
Print your completed application, and then sign and submit it to the Global Film Initiative on or before October 29th, 2012 via email, fax or mail:The Global Film Initiative
145 Ninth Street, Suite 105
San Francisco, California 94103
(415) 934-9500 – phone
(415) 934-9501 – fax
http://www.globalfilm.org
Page 1 of 4
INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION week 2012 (NOVEMBER 12-16, 2012)
LIST OF AVAILABLE FILMS
LIST OF AVAILABLE FILMS: Preferred High School and Secondary Education
The following films are designated by the Global Film Initiative as appropriate for secondary and high school educational curriculum and coursework. Each title is accompanied by a film discussion guide and is unrated by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA). Educators are strongly advised to preview films with *asterisks before presenting to students, as these titles may contain some mature content.
If interested in a film that is not listed here, please preview our online catalogue and contact the Global Film Initiative at .
*BELVEDERE, dir. Ahmed Imamović, Bosnia & Herzegovina, 2010 Click here to view a sample discussion guide!
Fifteen years after the ethnic cleansing of Bosnian Muslims during the Balkan conflict, a determined widow searching for the remains of her husband and son quietly attempts to rebuild her life by caring for her troubled extended family. Contains strong language, mild alcohol use and images related to genocide.
THE BET COLLECTOR (KUBRADOR), dir. Jeffrey Jeturian, Philippines, 2006
A resilient housewife’s job of collecting cash bets on the local numbers-game takes a psychological toll on her in the days before All Saint’s Day.
CRAFT (RISCADO), dir. Gustavo Pizzi, Brazil, 2010
NOW PLAYING IN THEATERS!
A struggling actress and celebrity impersonator lands an audition and what may be her “big break” after an inspired director recasts his film around her socially marginalized life as an underrated artist in Rio.
DAM STREET (HONG YAN), dir. Li Yu, China, 2005
During a time of rigid moral code in China, a sixteen-year-old girl living in a small town discovers she is pregnant, and is forced to put her child up for adoption. Ten years later, a marriage proposal probes the depth of her unresolved past.
*DOOMAN RIVER, dir. Zhang Lu, China, 2009 Click here to view a sample discussion guide!
Two boys on opposite sides of the Chinese-Korean border strike a playful friendship that comes under scrutiny and strain after a series of thefts in a nearby town lead Chinese residents to cast suspicion on North Korean refugees. Contains brief nudity, sexual situations and brief alcohol use.
ENOUGH! (BARAKAT!), dir. Djamila Sahraoui, Algeria/France, 2006
Set amidst the civil war of Algeria in the 1990s, Enough! is the story of two women, Emel and Khadija, who embark on a dangerous search for Emel’s missing husband, braving the beautiful but lawless countryside.
*FAT, BALD, SHORT MAN (GORDO, CALVO Y BAJITO), dir. Carlos Osuna, Colombia, 2011
NOW PLAYING IN THEATERS!
The prospects for a lonely middle-aged notary unexpectedly change after he joins a self-improvement group and his charismatic new boss—and strangely affable doppelgänger—takes an interest in his life. Contains strong language and sexual situations.
*THE FINGER (EL DEDO), dir. Sergio Teubal, Argentina, 2011
NOW PLAYING IN THEATERS!
In the face of electoral fraud and intimidation, the severed finger of a respected local leader points the way forward for independent-minded citizens and their town’s quest for democracy after dictatorship. Contains sexual situations.
THE FISH FALL IN LOVE (MAHIHA ASHEGH MISHAVAND), dir. Ali Raffi, Iran, 2006
A group of resourceful women use food to convince a stubborn businessman to allow them to continue operating a restaurant in a building he owns.
GETTING HOME (LUO YE GUI GEN), dir. Zhang Yang, China, 2007 Click here to view a sample discussion guide!
In a show of loyalty, an aging construction worker carries the body of his fallen friend hundreds of miles to a burial site in China’s Three Gorges region.
(List continued on next page)
GREY MATTER (MATIÈRE GRISE), dir. Kivu Ruhorahoza, Rwanda, 2011
NOW PLAYING IN THEATERS!
After government officials decline to support his project, a determined filmmaker enlists the support of a loan shark to finance his trenchant drama about the aftermath and impact of genocide on a brother and sister.
*THE INVISIBLE EYE (LA MIRADA INVISIBLE), dir. Diego Lerman, Argentina, 2010
Against the backdrop of Argentina’s mid-80s military regime, an overzealous young teacher develops an unusual obsession with one of her students after she is asked to keep a watchful “eye” over the happenings at an elite Buenos Aires private school. Contains sexual situations and mild violence.
KILOMETRE ZERO, dir. Hiner Saleem, Iraqi Kurdistan/France, 2005
A darkly humorous story about a Kurdish soldier and an Iraqi taxi driver who join forces to return the body of a soldier to his family.
THE KITE (LE CERF-VOLANT), dir. Randa Chahal Sabbag, Lebanon, 2003
On the eve of her marriage, a Lebanese girl realizes she is in love with the Israeli soldier guarding the border checkpoint that separates her from her fiancé.
*LET THE WIND BLOW (HAVA ANEY DEY) dir. Partho Sen-Gupta, India, 2004
At the height of nuclear-tensions between India and Pakistan, a restless group of friends weigh the bitter reality of their lives against fate and the philosophy of a nation. Contains mild violence and sexual content.
*THE LIGHT THIEF (SVET-AKE), dir. Aktan Arym Kubat, Kyrgyzstan, 2010
A humble electrician intent on enlivening his windswept valley with electricity unwittingly strikes a deal with a rich politician whose corrupt ambitions threaten to upend the electrician’s dream to build windmills in his village. Contains brief nudity and mild violence.
MASQUERADES (MASCARADES), dir. Lyes Salem, Algeria, 2008 Click here to view a sample discussion guide!
In a dusty Algerian village, a well-intentioned fib suddenly turns a gardener into a mogul, forcing him to choose between the happiness of his narcoleptic sister and his newfound celebrity.
MOURNING (SOOG), dir. Morteza Farshbaf, Iran, 2011
NOW PLAYING IN THEATERS!
In the wake of his parents’ disappearance, a young boy is placed in the care of his deaf aunt and uncle who, during a road trip to Tehran, engage in a silent but apparently not-so-secret debate about the child’s future.
MUTUM, dir. Sandra Kogut, Brazil, 2007
Burdened by his parents’ unhappy marriage and father’s abuse, a young boy in rural Brazil grapples with his disintegrating family and uncertainties of the adult world.
*MY TEHRAN FOR SALE, dir. Granaz Moussavi, Iran, 2009
An ailing actress fighting for political asylum, and waiting to clear Australian immigration, recounts her attempts to live, work and love in Tehran's thriving yet turbulent arts subculture. Contains strong language, sexual situations and mild drug use.