Film & Acting Camps
At Lugano, Switzerland

Swiss Alps. Glacial lakes. Mediterranean climate. An international population. This is Lugano, Switzerland. On the map, Lugano is the central point of departure for all of Europe and it is central to the experience of being at our home in Switzerland, Franklin College.

Situated on Lake Lugano, one of the spectacular lakes linking Switzerland and Italy, Lugano is a place where cultures meet, overlap and intermingle. The city is the cultural, recreational, financial and commercial hub of Switzerland's southernmost, Italian-speaking canton of Ticino. A location offering stunning natural beauty and an ideal climate. A location appropriately referred to as the Swiss Riviera.

Lugano is fun, sophisticated and safe. There are two concert halls in the city, great museums such as the Cantonal Museum of Art and Architecture and Museum of Modern Art, and every variety of shop and restaurant. There are limitless outdoor activities both on and alongside Lake Lugano, including 40 of Europe's best mountain bike routes. The International Jazz Festival, Blues to Bop and other renowned events attract visitors from all over Europe. As a result, French, German and English are likely to be heard on the streets, in addition to the city's native Italian.

In Lugano, students have been known to hike, catch an art exhibit and attend the symphony in the same day while practicing a few languages in the process. For our students, Lugano truly is the center of it all.

Only an hour's travel from Lugano is Milan, the commercial center of northern Italy, where students have a wealth of opportunities to expand upon the learning they garner in class. In addition to being both a financial and fashion capital, Milan is home to some of the world's finest artistic treasures, including da Vinci's "Last Supper" and Michelangelo's "Pietà Rondanini" as well as works by Tintoretto, Raphael and other masters. Of particular interest is the Duomo, the city's magnificent gothic cathedral, as well as the nearby Galleria, a 19th century engineering marvel, and the world's greatest opera house, La Scala.

Beyond Milan, a few additional hours of travel expands our students' radius of discovery to cities such as Venice, Florence, Strasbourg, Nice, and Innsbruck. In one day, students can easily travel as far as Munich, Vienna, Paris and Rome, not to mention what is possible to experience and learn in the course of a weekend. With Lugano's rail lines and regional airport, all of Europe is within easy reach.

DATES & TUITION FOR THIS LOCATION
CAMP PROGRAMS START DATE END DATE TUITION* * Tuition includes all cost for instruction, equipment, and an allotment for film and processing. Tuition does not include transportation, room and board, and personal expenses. Please note that curriculum, dates, and prices are subject to change. TEENS - DIGITAL FILMMAKING 4 Week Digital Filmmaking Jul 9, 2012 Aug 4, 2012 $5,150 1 Week Movie Camp ** Jul 9, 2012 Jul 15, 2012 $1,575 TEENS - ACTING 4 Week Acting for Film Jul 9, 2012 Aug 4, 2012 $4,200 1 Week Acting Camp ** Jul 9, 2012 Jul 15, 2012 $1,050 **Students may take 1 Week Movie Camp, 1 Week Acting Camp in two consecutive weeks.