IV Creative understanding and application

Task 1. Make a presentation of your favourite film actor or actress / director. Be creative.

Task 2. You want to be an actor / actress / director. You have already tried everything to realize your dream but failed. The only way out is to write a letter to your favourite actor / actress / director in search for his / her help. You think that it will work and soon you will be cast.

FILM FESTIVALS

BEST FILMS OF UNIVERSAL CINEMATOGRAPHY

UNIT 4

Students should know:

• topical vocabulary of this unit;

• difference between gradable and absolute adjectives;

• information about international film festivals held all over the world.

Students should be able to:

• give synonyms to the words from the topical vocabulary;

• match parts of words to make up words (word combinations);

• decide connotation of adjectives (positive or negative);

• complete gaps in sentences using words from the topical vocabulary;

• describe films of different genres using adjectives from the topical vocabulary;

• distinguish gradable and absolute adjectives;

• comment on colour posters using the topical vocabulary;

• make up a discussion on the base of a read text;

• express their own attitude, opinion towards the content of a written (audio) text;

• listen to a recording for understanding its details;

• make up and present a report on a given topic;

• make up and present a speech on a suggested situation in an oral form (individually, in a group).

1. Recognition, memorization, reproduction

Task 1. Read these words paying attention to their pronunciation, find Russian equivalents and memorize in order to use them in your speech.

Impressions

absorbing, adj

action-packed, adj

all-action, adj

amusing, adj

astonishing, adj

atmospheric, adj

bloody, adj

boring, adj

breath-taking, adj

captivating, adj

clichéd, adj

contrived, adj

corny, adj

dazing, adj

depressing, adj

disappointing, adj

disgusting, adj

dragged-out, adj

dull, adj

emotional, adj

enchanting, adj

entertaining, adj

enthralling, adj

exciting, adj

far-fetched, adj

fast-moving, adj

fascinating, adj

frivolous, adj

ghastly, adj

gripping, adj

gross, adj

grossing, adj

hard-hitting, adj

harrowing, adj

heart-warming, adj

humorous, adj

moving, adj

petrifying, adj

plodding, adj

powerful, adj

predictable, adj

pretentious, adj

sad, adj

scary, adj

sensitive, adj

shocking, adj

slow-moving, adj

spine-chilling, adj

stunning, adj

stylish, adj

subtle, adj

tear-jerking, adj

technically brilliant

tedious, adj

thought-provoking, adj

thrilling, adj

unforgettable, adj

vividly dramatic

witty, adj

impeccable, adj

Task 2. This is a list of famous international film festivals which are held all over the world. Read the information and be ready to use it while discussing different film festivals.

Name	Established	City	Country	Notes
Africa
Cairo International Film Festival	1976	Cairo	Egypt	The first film festival in the Middle East.
International Film Festival of Marrakech	2000	Marrakech	Morocco
Bangkok International Film Festival	2003	Bangkok	Thailand	Organised by the Tourism Authority of Thailand, a government agency.
Asia
Cinemanila International Film Festival	1999	Malina	Philippines	Founded by Filipino maverick filmmaker Tikoy Aguiiuz, it is held annually.
Fajr International Film Festival	1982	Tehran	Taiwan	Under supervision of Iran Ministry of Culture, it takes place every February on the anniversary of the Iranian Revolution.
Haifa International Film Festival	1983	Haifa	Israel	Israel`s first festival, it is held each year during the holiday of Sukkot on the ridge of Mount Carmel overlooking the Mediterranean Sea.
Hong Kong International Film Festival	1977	Hong Kong
International Film Festival of India	1952	Goa	India
International Film Festival of Kerala	1996	Thiruvanan thapuram	India	Held annually in November or December. Competition program is restricted to films produced in Asia, Africa and Latin America.
Jakarta International Film Festival	1998	Jakarta	Indonesia
Jeonju International Film Festival	2000	Jeonju	South Korea	Focuses on digital, independent and art films.
Mumbai International Film Festival	1990	Mumbai	India	Organised by the Indian government`s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting`s Film Division, and focuses on documentary, short and animation films.
Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival	1997	Bucheon	South Korea	Held annually in July, the festival, also known as PiFan, focuses on Asian and international horror, thriller, mystery and fantasy films.
Pusan International Film Festival	1996	Busan	South Korea	Largest film festival in Asia.
Shanghai International Film Festival	1993	Shanghai	China	Mainland China`s largest film festival.
Singapore International Film Festival	1987	Singapore	Singapore	Held annual around April or May.
Tokyo Filmex	2000	Tokyo	Japan	Organised annually by Office Kitano, Takeshi kitano`s film company.
Tokyo International Film Festival	1985	Tokyo	Japan
World Film Festival of Bangkok	2003	Bangkok	Thailand	Organised by Nation Multimedia Group.
Europe
Amsterdam Film eXperience	2006	Amsterdam	The Nethelands	New Media, cross-over, animation, interaction, experimental, installations.
Berlin International Film Festival	1951	Berlin	Germany	Also called the “Berlinale”, the festival is held annually in February.
Belgrade International Film Festival	1971	Belgrade	Serbia	Also called “FEST”, the festival is held annually in February or March.
Cannes Film Festival	1939	Cannes	France	One of the world`s oldest, most influential and prestigious, it is held annually in May.
Copenhagen International Film Festival	2003	Copenhagen	Denmark	Held annually in September.
Cyprus International Film Festival	2006	Nicosia	Cyprus
Edinburgh International Film Festival	1947	Edinburgh	Scotland	The longest continuously running film festival, it is part of the Edinburgh International Festival, which takes place annually in August.
Fresh Film Festival	2004	Karlovy Vary	Czech Republic	Student film, feature, documentary, animation, experimental.
Gijon International Film Festival	1963	Gijon	Spain
International Film Festival Rotterdam	1972	Rotterdam	Netherlands	Held annually in January or February.
International Film Festival Thessaloniki	1992	Thessaloniki	Greece	Held annually in November.
Istanbul international Film Festival	1982	Istanbul	Turkey	Held annually around the end of April.
Jameson Dublin International Film Festival	2002	Dublin	Ireland
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival	1946	Karlovy Vary	Czech Republic
Locarno International Film Festival	1946	Locarno	Switzerland	Held annually in August.
London Film Festival	1956	London	England	Held annually by The British Film Institute and sponsored by the Times newspaper.
Moscow International Film Festival	1935	Moscow	Russia	First held in 1935, from 1959 to 1995 it was held every second year in July and since 1995 has been held annually.
Norwegian International Film Festival	1973	Haugesund	Norway	Held annually in August.
San Sebastian Film Festival	1953	San Sebastian	Spain	Supervised by the FIAPF, the annual A category festival is one of the most important for Spanish-language cinema.
Sarajevo Film Festival	1995	Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Held annually in August.
Stockholm International Film Festival	1990	Stockholm	Sweden	Held annually in November.
Transilvania International Film Festival	2001	Cluj-Napoca	Romania	Held annually in June.
Venice Film Festival	1932	Venice	Italy	The world`s oldest film festival, it is held annually in late August or early September on the island of the Lido.
Viennale Film Festival	1960	Vienna	Austria	Held annually in October.
North and Central America
Bahamas International Film Festival	2004	Paradise Island	The Bahamas
Calgary International Film Festival	2000	Calgary	Alberta	Held annually for 10 days in late September or early October.
Chicago International Film Festival	1965	Chicago	Illinois	Held annually in October.
Cleveland International Film Festival	1977	Cleveland	Ohio
Columbus International Film and Video Festival	1953	Columbus	Ohio	North America’s oldest film festival, held annually in November, as a competition festival, it is also known as The Chris Festival.
Denver Film Festival	1978	Denver	Colorado	Held annually in November.
Edmonton International Film Festival	1986	Edmonton	Alberta
Expression en Corto International Film Festival	1997	San Miguel Allende and Guanajuato	Guanajuato	Mexico’s largest competitive film festival.
Fantasia Festival	1996	Montreal	Quebec	Devoted to fantasy, horror, martial arts and science fiction genres.
Festival du Nuoveau Cinema	1971	Montreal	Quebec
Florida Film Festival	1992	Maitland	Florida	The festival includes narrative and documentary features and shorts, animation, midnight movies, and a full array of educational forums, glamorous parties, and other special events.
Guadalajara International Film Festival	1988	Guadalajara	Jalisco
Hamptons International Film Festival	1993	East Hampton	New Yourk
Hawaii International Film Festival	1981	Hawaii		Held annually in the fall for two weeks.
Indianapolis International Film Festival	2004	Indianapolis	Indiana
Mexico City International Contemporary Film Festival	2004	Mexico City	Mexico	Also known as FICCO (Festival International de Cine Contemporaneo), it is hosted by Cinemex.
Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival	1983	Minneapolis-St. Paul	Minnesota	Held annually in the spring.
Montreal World Film Festival	1977	Montreal	Quebec
New York Film Festival	1962	New York City	New York	One of North America’s oldest film festivals.
San Francisco International Film Festival	1957	San Francisco	California
Santa Barbara International Film Festival	1985	Santa Barbara	California
Seattle International Film Festival	1985	Seattle	Washington	One of the largest film festivals in the United States.
Sonoma Valley Film Festival	1996	Sonoma	California	Set in the heart of California wine country, one of the most prestigious of the smaller “destination” film festivals in the United States.
Sundance Film Festival	1978	Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden, Sundance	Utah	Held annually in January, Sundance is the largest independent film festival in the United States.
Tampa International Film Festival	2003	Tampa	Florida
Telluride Film Festival	1974	Telluride	Colorado	Only 40 films are admitted each year.
Toronto International Film Festival	1976	Toronto	Ontario	The world’s largest film festival open to the general public, it is held annually in September.
Tribeca Film Festival	2002	New York City	New York	Founded by Jane Rosenthal and Robert De Niro.
Traverse City Film Festival	2005	Traverse City	Michigan	Annual festival co-founded by filmmaker Michael Moore.
Vancouver International Film Festival	1982	Vancouver	British Columbia	Held annually for two weeks in late September and early October.
Victoria Film Festival	1995	Victoria	British Columbia	Held annually for two weeks in the first week of February.
Oceania
Adelaide Film Festival	2002	Adelaide	South Australia	A biennial, non-competitive film festival held on alternating years to the Adelaide Festival of Arts over two weeks in late February.
Australian International Film Festival	2006	Melbourne	Victoria	Held annually in October. An unrelated festival with the same name was renamed the Canberra International.
Brisbane International Film Festival	1992	Brisbane	Queensland	Focuses on films from the Pacific Rim.
Canberra International Film Festival	1996	Canberra	Australian Capital	First known as the Australian International Film Festival, it is held annually in October.
Melbourne International Film Festival	1951	Melbourne	Victoria	Held annually in July or August.
New Zeland International Film Festival	1970	Major cities nationwide	New Zeland	Held in Auckland, Wellington, Dunedin and Christchurch, the traveling festival offers a smaller program in 10 other cities.
Sydney Film Festival	1954	Sydney	New South	Held annually for two weeks in June.
South America
Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema	1999	Buenos Aires	Argentina	Held annually in April.
Mar del Plata Film Festival	1954	Mar del Plata	Argentina	Held annually in March.
San Paulo International Film Festival	1976	San Paulo	Brazil
Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema	1999	Buenos Aires	Argentina	Held annually in April.