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Studies on media literacy
Study on film literacy in Europe (2011)
Public contract No EAC/14/2011 awarded by open procedure
As part of the development of a media literacy policy and in the context of the preparation of the MEDIA strand of the proposed Creative Europe framework programme (2014-2020) , the European Commission is currently looking at the situation of film literacy throughout Europe, and is therefore in need of assistance in the form of report mapping the current practices in film literacy in Europe. The contractor should provide the European Commission with a European-scale experts' study which identifies and analyses the existing situation concerning film literacy in Europe. This will include initiatives in formal and informal education settings, covering all age groups. The contractor should also seek to compare the results and provide the Commission with recommendations on how to strengthen its work on film literacy in the wider context of the European policy on media literacy and to propose ways to better integrate film literacy in the audience building section of the MEDIA programme. The contractor shall execute the tasks assigned to him in accordance with the tender specifications (see below).
Following the invitation to tender for a study launched in July 2011, the contract was awarded to a consortium lead by the British Film Institute in partnership with the Institute of Education – University of London and Film Education Company .
The final report is expected to be received in December 2012.
Tender specifications (for information only)
Study on "Testing and refining criteria to assess media literacy levels in Europe" (2010)
Name of economic operator to whom the contract has been awarded: Danish Technological Institute
Study on Assessment Criteria for Media Literacy Levels - A comprehensive view of the concept of media literacy and an understanding of how media literacy level in Europe should be assessed (2009)
This study has been has been carried out for the Commission by a the EAVI Consortium ( including European Association for Viewers’ Interests (EAVI), CLEMI, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Université Catholique de Louvain and the University of Tampere) in 2009.
The objective of this study was to analyse the most appropriate criteria for the assessment of media literacy levels and provide the Commission with a set of such criteria.
Framework (Annex B)
List of Indicators, Components and Criteria (Annex L)
Tool Template and Instructions (Annex M)
Current trends and approaches to media literacy in Europe (2007)
The study "Current trends and approaches to media literacy in Europe" has
been carried out for the Commission by the Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona in
the second half of 2007. The objective was to map current practices in
implementing media literacy in Europe. The study covers the 27 Member States of
the European Union and the EEA Member States.
Media Literacy profile - EUROPE
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