MENTORING PROGRAMME WITH JAN PINKAVA

From December 11 to 12, the Czech-British-American director Jan Pinkava will be conducting a mentoring programme at FAMU. You will have the opportunity to get to know the personality and work of this significant world creator of Czech origin, who has received numerous awards for his work. Pinkava is primarily known for his 3D animated films, having worked for Pixar. Together with Brad Bird, he co-directed the film Ratatouille (2007), and for the film Geri's Game (1998), he won an Oscar for Best Animated Short Film. He currently leads the Animationsinstitut at Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg.

December 11

Enrollment for the module 300MJPP Mentoring Programme Jan Pinkava, Film Screening and Lecture, 1 credit, enrollment open until December 9.

Link: https://sp.amu.cz/en/predmet300MJPP.html

Schedule:

10:10 - Opening of the hall

10:30 – 12:30 - Film screenings with an introduction by the lecturer, block of student films from the Animationsinstitut at Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg, and block SHORTS by Jan Pinkava – selected Pixar studio commercials, Geri's Game, Heartstring

14:00 – 17:00 - Special lecture by the lecturer titled Agency and Storytelling in Animation: What happens when the audience makes choices for FAMU students and faculty. A discussion will follow the lecture. Moderated by Michaela Pavlátová. The programme will be conducted in English without interpretation.

The second part of the programme will take place on December 12 and is intended for students of the master's programme at the Department of Animated Film. Content: individual consultations.

The AMU project, Mentoring Programme – Jan Pinkava, reg. no. 0411000009, is implemented with financial co-financing from the European Union through the National Recovery Plan and the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic.