Rendering 9 - Kustendorf Film Festival

The 6th International Kustendorf Film and Music Festival, organized by Rasta International and under the patronage of the Ministry of Culture and Media of the Republic of Serbia, took place from January 16 - 22, 2013 in Drvengrad, Mokra Gora, Serbia.

As in previous years, Kustendorf Film and Music Festival hosted renowned filmmakers and actors, film school students and young filmmakers from all over the world, as well as other prominent guests from the film industry.

6th Kustendorf Film Festival kicks off

What do you think makes Kustendorf Film Festival different from other major events of the kind?

In your blogs render an article dedicated to the event.

Mind the entry's title is Rendering 9 (Cinema is our third topic!)

Hometask for Saturday, April 6

April 6 is Home Reading.

We are to work with 2 stories!

The FIRST story to read is  W.S. Maugham  The Treasure

Reader-3, pp. 263-276

You are to improve your interpretation by dwelling on the points discussed in more detail!

The SECOND story to read is  A. Huxley  FARD

Reader-3, pp. 44-49

You are to look through the questions and make a draft interpretation of the story 

(notes rather than full text).

Hometask for Friday, April 5

April 5 is Speech Practice.


1) The following topics are to be written and one is to be learnt by heart (to your choice).

5. Painting: Innumerable Masterpieces of the Tretyakov Gallery. When and how was it founded? Who was Pavel Tretyakov? Are there Tretyakovs nowadays? What does the Gallery’s collection consist of? Dwell on the peculiarities of the masterpieces you like most.

8.  Theatre: Theatre Challenges.  Theatre and other arts, theatre and high tech scenery.

2 out of the 4 THEATRE topics are to be learned by heart!
2) Rendering: week 8 (in your blogs). 

You are free to choose an article!

If you have done Peer Review 2.
If you want to do PEER REVIEW 2 instead of Rendering 8, e-mail to me!

Deadline: Friday, April 5 (you will have more time to do peer review!)

3) Laboratory work 3

Part 1 and 3 are to be done in detail, Part 2 and the written task can be ommitted. We do Task 4 instead!

4) Watch a video (to your choice) and leave a commentary (in this blog).

In Search of Shakespeare - Part 2 - The Lost Years (2004)

What  did you learn about  Shakespeare's lost years? Which fact surprised you most and why?

Hometask for Saturday, March 30

March 30 is Home Reading.

The story to read is  W.S. Maugham  The Treasure

Reader-3, pp. 263-276

Questions to do in writing.

 NEW ITEMS: 3, 10, 11, 15 are  to be answered in detail!!!

While interpreting, pay attention to the following questions 4, 6, 17 (to be included in your written interpretation)

Interpretation is to be done in writing and you are to be ready to present it in class.

Hometask for Friday, March 29 (double class)

March 29 is Speech Practice.

Tasks to do:1. Reading and Speaking

Be ready to check in class the following tasks.

March 25 - 30 Classical and Modern Theatre

Tasks A – C (Texts 1 – 7) from English-3 Part 2, pp. 23-35

2. The following topics are to be written and one is to be learnt by heart (to your choice).

7.  Theatre: Theatre in Society. Speak on the role of theatre in society and its impact  upon people.

9.  Theatre: The British Theatre and Its Roots. Speak on the theatre in Shakespeare’s time. Cite examples from the story “First Night” by Moira Burgess.

11. Theatre: Actors and Acting: the touchstones of greatness. Cite examples from the story “Wistful, Delicately Gay” by Irwin Shaw.

3) Rendering: week 7 (in your blogs). 

You are free to choose an article!

Deadline: Friday, March 29

4) Laboratory work 2

Part 1 an 2 are to be done in detail, Part 3 and the written task can be ommitted. We do Task 5 instead!

5) Watch a video (to your choice) and leave a commentary (in this blog).

In Search of Shakespeare - Part 1 - A Time Of Revolution (2004)

What new things did you learn about  Shakespeare and his time from this film? Why was the time the film is set in "a time of revolution"?

Renderings 5 and 6

Read the article Simon Schama's Shakespeare, BBC Two

Do you share the critic's views? Why/ why not?

Render one of the articles in your blog as Rendering 5.

Bruce Norris: 'I think we are doomed’

A Chorus Line: behind the scenes

Helen Mirren: My living portrait of the Queen

Why we are still enthralled by puppetry

or any other theatre feature from

The Telegraph.

If you have posted Rendering 5, use The Telegraph features as Rendering 6!!!

Hometask for Saturday, March 23

March 23 is Home Reading.

The story to read is A. Bennett Wistful, Delicately Gay

Reader-3, pp. 94-117

Questions to do in writing.

 NEW ITEMS: 4, 5, 10 and 11 are  to be answered in detail!!!

While interpreting, pay attention to the following questions 2, 9  (to be included in your written interpretation)

Interpretation is to be done in writing and you are to be ready to present it in class.