Film: AFAD and 21st century

We present to you the first episode of the film series, which we prepared on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of our school in cooperation with the director Soňa Maletz. Through these short films, we want to show you not only the inner workings of the AFAD, but also the topics that interest us in terms of student assignments, in artistic and scientific research, as well as the values that we try to uphold at the school.

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AFAD and 21st century

In the first film entitled “AFAD and the 21st century”, you will learn more about the internal functioning and structure of studies at our school, which is based mainly on teaching and learning through discussion and dialogue, through interviews with the management, teachers and students. These take place not only in the studios, but also during the teaching of theoretical subjects, so that we connect theory and practice as much as possible. Debate is also important on the level of school management and pedagogical staff when deciding where art education, of which we are a part, should evolve.

At the same time, you will learn how we think about the current situation and the future:

"I think that nowadays the Academy of Fine Arts and Design is unique in that it is the voice of the cultural community. Because it is very important for us to cross the borders of academic environment and communicate certain types of discomfort, injustice, bullying and failure to solve practical problems in the field of culture, whether by the Ministry of Culture or other components. In other words, it is important for us to influence the public discourse, because we care what kind of practice our graduates enter."

Bohunka Koklesová

 

AFAD and 21st Century

 


Featuring:

  • Cast:
    • Bohunka Koklesová, Jana Hojstričová, Marián Zervan, Monika Mitášová, Kristína G. Rypáková, Filip Fecko a Zuzana Šupolová.
  • Director: Soňa Maletz
  • Camera: Michal Koštenský
  • Editor: Petra Štefancová
  • Boom operator: Igor Jedinák
  • Prodution coordinator: Radka Bajnóciová
  • Music: Vlado Nosáľ
  • Graphic Design: Lucia Gandelová, Mariana Mažgútová