‘An intellectual environment of ambition’: exploring questions of independence with film(-making) education in conversation with Ben Gibson

Chris Nunn; Ben Gibson

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‘An intellectual environment of ambition’: exploring questions of independence with film(-making) education in conversation with Ben Gibson

Chris Nunn^*, Ben Gibson

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This article presents an interview with Ben Gibson, former distributor, programmer, film journalist and producer, who went on to run the London Film School from 2000 to 2014. In this interview, Gibson deconstructs what is meant by the term ‘independent film-making’ in an educational context. Drawing on his wealth of experience in a variety of contexts, Gibson takes apart current notions that dominate in contemporary educational and industrial discourses, surprisingly arriving at a conclusion which could lead emerging film-makers and their supporters towards a notion of independence after all.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	30-39
Number of pages	10
Journal	Film Education Journal
Volume	7
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.14324/FEJ.07.1.04
Publication status	Published - 13 Jun 2024

Keywords

film-making
education
London Film School
British Film Institute
ScreenSkills
higher education

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