The Freie Universitaet Berlin (Germany) has the pleasure to offer to you the below mentioned film studies course which will be held at our 2nd International Summer University(FUBiS). FUBiS will take place from July 31st through August 27th 1999. The language of instruction will be English. "Berlin: A German Cinema Metropolis" The course will examine the history and the current situation of German film, focusing on Berlin as a major center for the film and media industry. Beginning with the first publicly screened movies, the Skladanowsky Brothers' film program in the "Wintergarten" variety show in 1895, we will trace the history and evolution of German cinema production, distribution and reception until today. Selected films and clips will illustrate developments in film aesthetics as well as in contemporary cultural and political contexts (Wilhelminian Germany, the Weimar Republic, National Socialism, the immediate post-war period, the division of Germany into East and West, the 60's and 70's, and the present). As the location of major German studios, including UFA and DEFA, Berlin and Babelsberg will also provide excellent examples of fundamental developments in the movie business. The course will close with a look at current German popular films, at the recent activity going on in the film schools, and at Berlin as a site of TV and innovative multi-media productions. The German film industry's position and its prospects for the future will also be considered in a European and international context. Excursions are planned to the Potsdam Film Museum, the Berlin Film Academy, and a TV studio or multi-media company. For further and up-to-date information on the program, please visit our web site on the internet: http://www.fu-berlin.de/summeruniversity or contact our Summer University coordination office through e-mail: [log in to unmask], fax: +49 30 838 73 444 or phone: +49 30 838 73 445. Sincerely yours, Jens Westerfeld >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Jens Westerfeld FUBiS-Koordinator FUBiS Coordination Freie Universität Berlin Free University Berlin Abt. Außenangelegenheiten Department for International Affairs Kaiserswerther Str. 16-18 Kaiserswerther Str. 16-18 14195 Berlin 14195 Berlin Deutschland Germany Tel.: +49 30 838 73 445 Phone: +49 30 838 73 445 Fax: +49 30 838 73 444 Fax: +49 30 838 73 444 Email: [log in to unmask] Email: [log in to unmask] Please visit the FUBiS web site on the internet: http://www.fu-berlin.de/summeruniversity/ Bitte besuchen Sie unsere Homepage im Internet: http://www.fu-berlin.de/summeruniversity/ <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< ---- Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the University of Alabama.