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FIL-20035 - Module Specification
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Faculty of Business, Law, Humanities & Social Sciences

For academic year: 2026/27 Last Updated: 16 September 2026

FIL-20035 - Global Cinemas: Beyond Hollywood
Coordinator: Hollie Price
Lecture Time:
Level: Level 5
Credits: 30
Study Hours: 300
School Office:

Programme/Approved Electives for 2026/27

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2026/27

Global Cinemas expands the focus of your work and knowledge up to this point, looking towards an increasingly diverse horizon of filmmaking traditions and theories. The module identifies key movements and figures in international filmmaking, looking also at the role of film festivals, exhibition and streaming services in promoting contemporary cinemas. Encouraging you to draw critically on your own viewing of film, the module provides an invaluable platform for the longer research project you might undertake in your final year.

Aims
- Provide students with a strong grounding in key texts, concepts and discussions around the production, form and content of global cinema
- Identify the influence of film aesthetics beyond and between Hollywood and other international cinemas
- Expand students' existing understanding of the production, location and style of films internationally
- Focus on issues of national and trans-national identity as represented through film
- Provide knowledge of a range of non-English language cinemas

Intended Learning Outcomes

Identify through critical analysis the different kinds of context for film production and film forms at a global level
: 1,2
Differentiate and offer examples of different aspects of film style across a variety of historical contexts
: 2
Provide a range of concrete examples of the relationship between filmmaking, culture and society
: 1,2
Recognise and critically reflect on the impact of industrial and economic contexts on film form, production and technology
: 1,2
Undertake independent research into film movements and cultures, applying key ideas from film theory: 2

Study hours

12 x 1 hour lecture - 12 hours
8 x 1 hour film discussion - 8 hours
12 x 2 hour seminar - 24 hours
2 x 2 hour assessment workshop - 4 hours
Independent study:
Class preparation hours - 62 hours
Vlog preparation - 80 hours
Essay preparation - 110 hours

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Report weighted 40%
Visual essay
Students will produce a 1500-word visual essay focusing on one of the films studied on the module. A list of themes will be provided by the module tutor. Students will be required to critically analyse their chosen film including identifying its production and exhibition contexts, and discussing how these inform its aesthetics and content. The visual essay should take the form of a written analysis although students should make use of visual materials to structure their argument including film stills and other materials (e.g. publicity images).

2: Essay weighted 60%
Essay
Students will produce a 2500-word essay based on one of the films studied on the module and another of their own choice. The essay will respond to one of a set of questions provided by the tutor, which will correspond to the key themes explored through the module as a whole. Students will be encouraged to draw on a range of materials in support of their discussion, including film stills, publicity images, statistical information, and media reception of their chosen films.

The University undertakes a continuous review of its teaching and research provision to ensure programmes are of a high quality and changes may be made to modules where it is necessary and reasonable to do so. Please be aware that minor changes to modules, such as a change to an individual assessment, can occur up until enrolment, although we endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes. Details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/legalgovernancecompliance/governance/actcharterstatutesordinancesandregulations/studenttermsconditions/

Last Updated: 16 September 2026