This year, Europe on Screen 2022 in partnership with EU Consortium and Cineuropa will present a pre-festival workshop on film criticism. This is a 2-day workshop with Davide Abbatescianni (journalist & film critic) on film criticism, especially in the social media era.
Davide Abbatescianni is a journalist and film critic based in Rome. He currently works as a foreign correspondent for the EU-funded magazine Cineuropa, where he regularly writes about European cinema. His bylines also appeared on other international publications such as The Calvert Journal, Al Jazeera English, The New Arab, Variety, New Scientist, POV Magazine, Reader’s Digest, Filmexplorer, Film Ireland, Cinemafemme.com, the Europa Distribution’s blog and the Independent Cinema Office’s blog. He is a film curator for the project Support to EU Film Festivals, whose primary mission is to enhance the quality of festivals organised by the delegations of the European Union worldwide. He also works as a festival consultant and as an External Examiner in Film Studies for the International Baccalaureate. He is a member of film critics associations, such as FIPRESCI, FEDEORA and NECS.
This workshop will be divided into 2 sessions in 2 days. The first day is open for the general public and film enthusiasts of all levels. The duration of the workshop will be approx. 2-3 hours. The second day is only open for selected participants who are interested in pursuing the practical approach of writing film criticism. Participants have to submit samples of their writing on film, be it film review, film commentary or film criticism. Samples of writing are preferably in English, but you can also submit your sample of writing in Indonesian. Please note that the workshop is conducted in English.
This session only has limited slots available to ensure a more effective and hands-on approach to the course.
