*** Summer Program in Chinese Film History and Criticism *** (FOLLOWED BY NOTE TO CINEMA INSTRUCTORS) The Summer Program in Chinese Film History and Criticism will be hosted for the fifth time at the Beijing Film Academy on June 27 - July 24, 2011. Students worldwide are welcome to the program, administered through the University of Washington. The program is especially well suited for upper-level undergraduates who intend to continue their studies in Chinese cinema, and for graduate students and professors who plan to teach courses involving films. 12 quarter credits are transferable to other institutions. No knowledge of Chinese is required. The courses will be taught by professors from outside Asia (including Ackbar Abbas, Chris Berry, and Yomi Braester) and a variety of faculty from the Beijing Film Academy. The program also includes meetings with filmmakers. The program cost (including tuition and lodging, but not airfare) is $3,300 + registration fee. The application deadline is February 15. For more details, visit our web site at http://faculty.washington.edu/yomi/bfa. Online application should be submitted to http://studyabroad.washington.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgram <http://studyabroad.washington.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgram &Program_ID=10557&Type=O&sType=O> &Program_ID=10557&Type=O&sType=O. Questions may be addressed to the program director, Yomi Braester: [log in to unmask] FOR CINEMA INSTRUCTORS: Please let your students and colleagues know about this opportunity! The program has always benefitted from having students from many institutions, from undergrads to graduate students and professors. I will be grateful if you would print the program flyer and post it in appropriate places. The flyer can be downloaded at http://faculty.washington.edu/yomi/bfa2011.pdf. Many thanks, Yomi Yomi Braester Professor of Comparative Literature and Cinema Studies University of Washington, Seattle ---- For past messages, visit the Screen-L Archives: http://bama.ua.edu/archives/screen-l.html