The Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, within the Progetto Cinecittà, PNRR: Missione 1 – Digitalizzazione, innovazione, competitività, cultura e turismo | M1C3 – Turismo e cultura 4.0 |M1C3 – Industria culturale e creativa 4.0 | Investimento 3.2: Sviluppo industria cinematografica (Progetto Cinecittà) funded by the European Union – NextGenerationEU, opens a call to identify, select and train young students who will contribute to support the evolution of the cultural and creative industry operators, strengthening the professional skills and competences in the audiovisual sector related especially to promote the technological transition.
- The Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, Scuola Nazionale di Cinema, issues a call for admission for n. 10 Places for the CSC Summer School – Directing.
- The Course will have an overall duration of n. 4 non-consecutive weeks, divided in lectures, practical laboratory activities, and work from remote, will take place in the CSC venue located in Roma, via Tuscolana 1524.
- The Course will consist in 1 week of distance learning from 23th to 27th June, 2 weeks of frontal teaching and laboratory activities from 14th to 25th July, 1 week of distance work assisted by teachers from 06th to 10th October.
- Attendance to the course compulsory.
- Attendance to the course is free of charges.
- At the end of the course, students who have successfully attended the planned program will receive a certificate of attendance with clear indication of the skills acquired.
- All information about the CSC Summer School – Cinematography are published on the official website of Fondazione Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia www.fondazionecsc.it.
Course objectives
The objective of the course is to acquire the skills and working methods in direction of actors and filming
of a dialogue scene.
Didactic program
The course will be divided into 3 phases.
A first phase of 5 online meetings, during which the themes of the actor’s direction and the filmic
realization of a dialogue scene will be addressed with the teachers.
During the second phase, students will be present. During the first week they will be engaged in teaching
activities in the morning to prepare the filming of their exercise under the guidance of teachers, and in
the afternoon in casting and meetings with students of the CSC Summer School – Cinematography. The
second week will be entirely dedicated to filming. The class will be divided into two mini-teams, which
will have 5 hours to shoot the scene, with the support of students of the Cinematography course, and
young professionals in other technical departments.
One morning will be dedicated to a visit to Cinecittà, followed by the meeting with a great master of
Italian cinema.
Outcoming occupational profile
Competence in film direction and direction of actors.
Didactic program
The course will be divided into 3 phases.
A first phase of 5 online meetings, during which the themes of the actor’s direction and the filmic
realization of a dialogue scene will be addressed with the teachers.
During the second phase, students will be present. During the first week they will be engaged in teaching
activities in the morning to prepare the filming of their exercise under the guidance of teachers, and in
the afternoon in casting and meetings with students of the CSC Summer School – Cinematography. The
second week will be entirely dedicated to filming. The class will be divided into two mini-teams, which
will have 5 hours to shoot the scene, with the support of students of the Cinematography course, and
young professionals in other technical departments.
One morning will be dedicated to a visit to Cinecittà, followed by the meeting with a great master of
Italian cinema.
Requirements for admission
1) The applicant must be in possession, on the date of signature of the application, of a secondary school
diploma of second degree or other equivalent qualification (if foreign translated under the applicable
law) which, regardless of nationality, access to university studies.
2) Over 18 years of age.
3) Proficiency in English language
Application and documentation for admission to the selection process
The application must be sent to the following e-mail address csclab@fondazionecsc.it with mail subject
CSC Summer School – Cinematography by the deadline of May 23rd 2025 time 23:59.
Each application must be accompanied by (otherwise the applicant will be excluded):
1) ID Card or Passport
2) Fiscal code
3) Date and place of birth
4) Address of residence
5) A brief curriculum vitae.
All candidates who have attached the required materials and, based on what is stated in the application, are in compliance with the requirements of the Call will be admitted.
All communications from the CSC will be sent to the e-mail address indicated by each individual
candidate. The CSC assumes no responsibility for any inconvenience due to incorrect or missing
communications.
Evaluation of submitted materials
Following the examination of the qualifications required by the call, the selection of candidates to be
admitted to the CSC Summer School – Cinematography will be carried out by a dedicated Commission through the evaluation of the documentation and material submitted in support of the application. The list of candidates admitted to CSC Summer School – Cinematography will be published on the official
website Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia at the following link: www.fondazionecsc.it.
The course may not be activated if at least 8 candidates have not been considered eligible.
Commission and evaluation criteria
The Commission is appointed by the Director of the Scuola Nazionale di Cinema.
The members are chosen on the basis of proven artistic and/or educational skills, respecting the principle of gender balance and in order to promote equal opportunities. The Director of the Scuola Nazionale decides on the selection procedures for admission to the course. The judgement of the Commissions in the selection phases is final. No reasons are given for non-admission.
Reference to general aims and principles
This call for proposals follows the following principles:
- DNSH “do no significant harm”, therefore it is expected that the types of activities planned should not have negative impacts on the environment;
- Climate and Digital Tagging, the planned activities should therefore place particular emphasis on the aspect of the natural world and the digital world;
- Gender equality, the activities must be accessible to everyone;
- development of young people, so that training becomes an instrument for developing personal skills
and abilities with a view to promoting integration, especially among young people, in working world
- reduction of territorial disparities, so that activities must constitute an inclusive and aggregating
factor of the regional reality;
- absence of double financing according to art. 9 of Regulation (EU) 2021/241, that there is no
duplication of funding of the same costs by the facility and other Union programmes, nor regular
resources from the state budget;
- as well as the general principles provided for in the applicable national and Community legislation
applicable to PNRR
The Fondazione Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, either directly or through other companies and/ or partners, in order to enhance and disseminate all institutional activities of the Progetto Cinecittà, di cui alla Missione del PNRR: Missione 1 – Digitalizzazione, innovazione, competitività, cultura e turismo | M1C3 – Turismo e cultura 4.0 |M1C3 – Industria culturale e creativa 4.0 | Investimento 3.2: Sviluppo industria cinematografica (Progetto Cinecittà) funded by the European Union – NextGenerationEU, owns and has full availability and exploitation rights of all products made with the participation of students.
For information and explanations on the Call visit the website www.fondazionecsc.it or request info at
the e-mail address: csclab@fondazionecsc.it
