This graduate course is an integral part of the Master’s degree associated with the Trans-Atlantic Atlantis Grant. In this tri-partite graduate degree program, students from VCU, the University of Messina (Italy) and the University of Cordoba (Spain) receive degrees in language and world film studies.

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Every year a number of Master degree students from France intern with the festival. From three to six months, depending on their French school’s requirements, student are an integral part of the Festival office. This is a valuable, polyvalent, bilingual experience that offers interns a unique opportunity in translation, cultural event management, media and public relations.

Experience in the creation and preparation of a major cultural event on French cinema leading to significant enhancement of knowledge of French contemporary cinema and culture, substantial improvement of French language skills, and exposure to cultural management. Activities will be carried out in French and include writing, editing, translation and interpretation, film programming, advertisement and marketing development, outreach promotion, media relations at the local, national, and international levels, and event management.

Prerequisite(s) : Two classes in the 320 series: French 320, 324, 325, 326, 327.

All UR French classes, 101-upper level, require that students attend the French Film Festival. Professors are encouraged and aided with incorporating the year’s selected films into their classrooms.

Experience in the creation and preparation of a major annual cultural event – the French Film Festival presented by the University of Richmond and VCU – leading to significant enhancement of knowledge of contemporary cinema and culture, exposure to production and distribution models, and to cultural management.

Prerequisite(s) : FMST 201 / ENGL 220: Introduction to Film Studies