Menno Otten. "New ways of embodied teaching "
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Menno Otten [GT, Erasmus+]
How to redefine the classroom for theoratical film education? How can embodied teaching inspire students to embrace film theory from their own fascination and how can they tap into new ways of creativity?
Bio:
Menno Otten graduated from the Netherlands Film Academy in 2009 with a degree in Documentary Directing. He is the director of documentaries such as In een Vergeten Moment, Via Dolorosa, Face to Face, and more recently, the found-footage film The Sacrifice. He is also the creator and director of the international acclaimed children's series Hoofdzaken (Talking Heads) . Additionally, he has produced video installations for museums (Samsung’s Moving Mesdag, M.A.S Antwerp, Eye) and works as an editor (Maalstroom, A.sy.Lum, Inside Our Lives) and street photographer (City Faces). Since 2010, he has been a guest lecturer at the Netherlands Film Academy. As of May 2019, he also holds the title of Lecturer in Film in Context at the Academy.