2025/6 - AMAM6025B Contemporary Screen Distribution and Exhibition (20 credit variant)

Spring Semester, Level 6 module, Credits: 30 UCU, Media Studies

Organiser: Dr Karina Aveyard

Assessment Type: Coursework and Project

This module is designed to provide students with an understanding of the structure and workings of the independent and local screen sector in the UK and its global context. The module will look at different approaches to distribution and public exhibition of screen content and audience development, including commercial exhibition, community cinema and film festivals. Covering a range of relevant theories and concepts, the module will provide students with a critical understanding of the key issues at stake in how screen content is circulated and accessed by audiences. Key themes will include the influence of industry regulation (by government and industry), impacts of public funding, professional work practices, content diversity and social inclusion. Students on this module are required (as a group) to programme, organise and host a ticketed public film screening on campus using a mobile film projection kit. Some of this work will need to be completed outside of scheduled classes.