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World Cinema Day is a high school program of the University of Madison Language Institute and Wisconsin Film Festival that promotes understanding of world cultures and appreciation of the cinematic arts through quality international cinema. World Cinema Day 2008 took place on Friday, April 4, from 12:45pm-3:00 pm and featured the Spanish thriller Fermat's Room or La Habitación de Fermat (Spain: 2007, in Spanish with English subtitles) . Learn more about World Cinema Day 2008>

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In the News

Here on Earth

The Monday, April 7 Wisconsin Public Radio program "Here on Earth" featured World Cinema Day and Fermat's Room. Listen to the archived show.

Fermat's Room guide

We are pleased to present the World Cinema Day 2008 Discussion Guide for Fermat's Room. The Discussion Guide is designed as a tool for incorporating Fermat's Room into the high school classroom. With topics covering Spanish cinema, various interpretations of the film, and the mathematics of Fermat's Room, the Discussion Guide may also be of interest to the general viewer of Fermat's Room. Click here to download!

World Cinema Day 2008 is presented by:

Language Institute

The Language Institute is an initiative of the College of Letters and Science, with substantial support from the Division of International Studies/

 

 

The Wisconsin Film Festival is a public program of the UW-Madison Arts Institute

With support from:

 

The Brittingham Trust

LACIS

Latin American, Caribbean, Iberian Studies Program

And assistance from:

 

Department of Spanish and Portuguese

Department of Mathematics

 
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Other Programs

Wisconsin Film Festival (April 3-6)

Catch Fermat's Room at the Wisconsin Film Festival on Sunday, April 6 at 8:30 pm at the Orpheum Theatre. To see the Film Festival's exciting lineup of 220 films in four days, go to www.wifilmfest.org.

UW Global Ambassadors

UW Global Ambassadors brings current UW-Madison students to high schools to speak about the importance of global competence and learning languages. Learn more >

World Languages Day 2008
April 22, 2008

World Languages Day brings Wisconsin High School students and teachers to the UW-Madison campus for a day of presentations on languages and cultures by UW faculty and staff. Learn more >

 

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