Filming the Future City- Future Urbanism Film Competition and Documentary Film Screening
Join the screening of short-listed films and the announcement of the competition winners at the second annual Festival of Urbanism short film competition. This event is followed by a curated screening of archival and contemporary urban planning documentary films from Australia, the US and UK, with critical reflection on their role in reframing the future of cities.
Non-fiction films have been used to document city problems, and to propose solutions for the future of cities. Throughout the 20th century these problems often comprised housing conditions in the inner city, with proposed solutions culminating in urban renewal and new town projects. Yet later, film makers advocated for the experiences of people impacted by city-shaping projects. This event, Filming the future city: Promotion and propaganda in urban planning documentaries, will follow the Festival of Urbanism short film competition with a screening of a curated selection of around 90 minutes of archival film material, from The City (1939) to The Glebe Estate (2022). Each segment will be introduced by a panel of film and planning scholars who will reflect critically on the evolving interrelationships between documentary film and urban planning agendas.
Panel
Dr Elizabeth Taylor is a Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning & Design at Monash University. Her research explores links between urban planning, housing markets and locational conflict.
A/Prof. David Nichols teaches in urban planning history, theory, and social and cultural planning at the University of Melbourne.
Billy Head specializes in the theory and practice of non-fiction media and lectures in the Bachelor of Media Communication, at Monash University. He has worked extensively as a freelance filmmaker and screened work at film festivals internationally. He is a current PhD candidate at Monash researching the relationship between documentary film and urban planning through the making of the 1939 documentary The City.
The annual Festival of Urbanism is a series of conversations where researchers, practitioners, community advocates and industry leaders come together to debate the threats and opportunities facing our cities and regions.
Melbourne: 12 - 17 September 2022
Sydney: 19 - 23 September 2022
Cities and regions are at a precipice – from the climate crisis to rising social inequality and the ongoing global pandemic – the future has never seemed more uncertain. Unsustainable patterns of land and resource-use persist despite extraordinary technological advances over the past century. The pervasive rise of digital platforms has disrupted every facet of society from how we work, travel, shop and socialise to our experiences of home. Urban planning, as a future-oriented discipline, has often embraced new technological solutions at the expense of meaningful community engagement or systemic change. Yet the promise of the so called ‘smart city’, while often unrealised, brings with it a space to explore alternatives, and opportunities for more socially just and environmentally resilient places.
In this context, the 9th Festival of Urbanism asks how our future cities and regions will change, and what interventions are needed to address the mistakes of the past. From reinstating the voices of First Nations’ communities, to transitioning to zero carbon models of development and ensuring affordable homes for the many rather than rising housing wealth for the few, this year’s Festival of Urbanism engages with a wide range of topics through a combination of live and online events, podcasts and films. With diverse speakers and thought leaders from academia, industry, policy and advocacy communities, discussions at the 2022 Festival of Future Urbanism promise to inform, challenge and inspire.
Join us to debate and define opportunities to bring about better urban and regional futures.
Event Details
- Date:
- 14 September 2022 at 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm
- Venue:
- Caulfield campus or online
- Register here:
- https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/city-future-urbanism-film-competition-and-documentary-film-screening-tickets-390817484617
- Categories:
- Architecture
Description
Join the screening of short-listed films and the announcement of the competition winners at the second annual Festival of Urbanism short film competition. This event is followed by a curated screening of archival and contemporary urban planning documentary films from Australia, the US and UK, with critical reflection on their role in reframing the future of cities.
Non-fiction films have been used to document city problems, and to propose solutions for the future of cities. Throughout the 20th century these problems often comprised housing conditions in the inner city, with proposed solutions culminating in urban renewal and new town projects. Yet later, film makers advocated for the experiences of people impacted by city-shaping projects. This event, Filming the future city: Promotion and propaganda in urban planning documentaries, will follow the Festival of Urbanism short film competition with a screening of a curated selection of around 90 minutes of archival film material, from The City (1939) to The Glebe Estate (2022). Each segment will be introduced by a panel of film and planning scholars who will reflect critically on the evolving interrelationships between documentary film and urban planning agendas.
Panel
Dr Elizabeth Taylor is a Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning & Design at Monash University. Her research explores links between urban planning, housing markets and locational conflict.
A/Prof. David Nichols teaches in urban planning history, theory, and social and cultural planning at the University of Melbourne.
Billy Head specializes in the theory and practice of non-fiction media and lectures in the Bachelor of Media Communication, at Monash University. He has worked extensively as a freelance filmmaker and screened work at film festivals internationally. He is a current PhD candidate at Monash researching the relationship between documentary film and urban planning through the making of the 1939 documentary The City.
The annual Festival of Urbanism is a series of conversations where researchers, practitioners, community advocates and industry leaders come together to debate the threats and opportunities facing our cities and regions.
Melbourne: 12 - 17 September 2022
Sydney: 19 - 23 September 2022
Cities and regions are at a precipice – from the climate crisis to rising social inequality and the ongoing global pandemic – the future has never seemed more uncertain. Unsustainable patterns of land and resource-use persist despite extraordinary technological advances over the past century. The pervasive rise of digital platforms has disrupted every facet of society from how we work, travel, shop and socialise to our experiences of home. Urban planning, as a future-oriented discipline, has often embraced new technological solutions at the expense of meaningful community engagement or systemic change. Yet the promise of the so called ‘smart city’, while often unrealised, brings with it a space to explore alternatives, and opportunities for more socially just and environmentally resilient places.
In this context, the 9th Festival of Urbanism asks how our future cities and regions will change, and what interventions are needed to address the mistakes of the past. From reinstating the voices of First Nations’ communities, to transitioning to zero carbon models of development and ensuring affordable homes for the many rather than rising housing wealth for the few, this year’s Festival of Urbanism engages with a wide range of topics through a combination of live and online events, podcasts and films. With diverse speakers and thought leaders from academia, industry, policy and advocacy communities, discussions at the 2022 Festival of Future Urbanism promise to inform, challenge and inspire.
Join us to debate and define opportunities to bring about better urban and regional futures.