Chabot College FILM Department
GOALS
To provide excellent educational leadership for study and active engagement in the film arts.
To offer quality college-level programs in film that blend history, theory, and aesthetics with
practical experience, and which lead to Associate degrees, Certificates, and marketable job skills.
To maximize opportunities for students to observe and participate in professional film productions
and activities by developing and promoting internships, special studies, field work, and visiting filmmaker programs.
To create and expand opportunities for students and the community to understand, appreciate, and enjoy the rich history, artistry, technology, and social impact of film by hosting and/or promoting screenings, guest speakers, film festivals, industry panels, job fairs, and other public events.
To serve as a key film education and training connection between the private sector and educators, counselors, and students from a wide spectrum of disciplines including film, theater, music, photography, language arts, digital media and video, and from an array of educational entities including ROP, secondary and post-secondary public and private institutions through the use of print, video, cable/satellite, and web communications.
To develop partnerships with film and other arts organizations and with the professional film industry which enhance and inform our Film programs, and which are valued as highly esteemed resources for our community of learners.
