This course reaffirms the relevance of film criticism in a context where analyses of all kinds proliferate across social media and new communication platforms. It is therefore essential to understand the role that criticism plays within contemporary culture, as well as to develop film analysis skills that take into account the form, content, ideology, and style of cinematic works. Participants will also learn to write critical texts with an argumentative focus and a refined aesthetic sensibility.
A theoretical and practical workshop specially designed for those who wish to place film criticism in dialogue with film history, artistic discourses, and broader cultural debates.
PhD in Audiovisual Communication from the Complutense University of Madrid, with the doctoral thesis “The Image of Madrid in Spanish Cinema.” He holds a BA in Journalism from Universidad Antonio de Nebrija and a Master’s in Performing Arts Practice and Visual Culture from UCLM – Museo Reina Sofía. He is a member of the Spanish Association of Film Historians and principal researcher of the Film, Women, and Education Chair (EGEDA – Nebrija).
He has professional experience across several media outlets, including Televisión Española (News Services), Servimedia News Agency, La Gaceta (Culture), and trend magazines such as Madriz, i-D Vice, Wendy & Rita, Kulturaurbana, Unfollow Magazine, and Brockmans Blog, among others.
He combines his teaching work with participation in conferences, seminars, and workshops, as well as cultural and journalistic projects. Since 2016, he has been coordinator of the Film Route at the Filmadrid International Film Festival.
PhD in Communication Sciences from the Complutense University of Madrid. Since 1995, she has collaborated on film productions, initially in the directing department and later in production. Between 1996 and 1998, she worked for the Television of the Spanish Congress (Televisión del Congreso de los Diputados) and for Televisión Española, in the weekend news division.
From 1998 to 2002, she held an Honorary Research Fellowship in the Department of Audiovisual Communication and Advertising II at the Faculty of Information Sciences (UCM), where she began teaching at the university level. Since then, she has collaborated with various universities and training centers in the fields of film and television, including IMAF, ECAM, and, since 2001, Universidad Antonio de Nebrija.
