Welcome to

Molkoms folkhögskola
Study and live at Molkoms folkhögskola in the middle of Sweden. We have two classes,
Film - Creating and producing and Acting - Film and theater open for international
applicants.

Film - Creating and Producing

Is it your dream to make movies? We will give you the
tools you need to achieve your dream and together we
will develop your skills as a storyteller. We offer top
modern equipment, a new recording studio, a unique
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access to actors as well as an emphasis on practical

training, rather than theoretical.

As an international education you will expand your

international network through study trips abroad and

thereby enhancing future work chances.

If you have a curious mind, like a challenge and would like to develop your passion for movies during two
amazing years, Molkoms folkhögskolas film program is the place for you. Together we will create movie
magic and make your dreams come true!

The program is a two-year, tertiary education open for international students and all teaching is conducted
in the English language.

During your time here you will participate in the making of several movies, most of them in close coo-
peration with the schools acting program. Our main focus is content and storytelling which is the reason
we spend a lot of time analyzing as well as giving and receiving feedback. You will also be given the
opportunity to try many of the professions involved in the film making process and get basic knowledge of
self-employment.

Contacts with the film industry

During training you will meet several guest lecturers who are professionally active in the industry and
experts within certain areas, for example screenwriters, playwrights, actors and directors.
We also travel to fairs, film festivals and production units. For instance, we visit FEST New Directors New
Films Festival in Portugal during year 1. In year 2 we make at study trip to the Mediterranean together
with the Acting program from our school and the purpose is partly to make movies in a foreign environme-
nt and partly to become a certified diver and learn the basics of underwater photography. Costs for flights,
accomodation and diving certificate are included in the Technique and Travel Fund.
You will also be offered to visit other film festivals and theater perfomances during your education, these
are not mandatory and costs are not included in the Technique and Travel Fund.

Educational goals
Our goal is to offer our students an international platform. We create a multicultural arena for movie casts
and crews. By developing your ability to tell a story through movies our aim is to make you stand out in
the international labor market.

Teaching content
During the first year you will learn to explore and get to know different features in the process of making a
movie. Two very important key elements are dramaturgy and how to write movie scripts.
 During the second year our main focus is directing and photography. This will give you the opportunity to
immerse yourself in the things you are most interested in, for instance directing, script writing, photograp-
hy/lighting, editing, or producing.

Networking and cooperation at the

school
During several projects we work together with
Region Värmlands movie consultants. Most of
the movies are created in close cooperation with
the schools acting program. Together with our
second-year actors we also make study trips to
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Greece and Italy where we learn to dive and

underwater photography as well as making
movies.

Curriculum
Year 1 (41 weeks)
You will learn how to work with a manuscript, from preparations to the actual writing process and on to a
filmable material. You will also learn how to plan and prepare a post-production. You will work with Sony
FS7 and learn the basics in ”staging & blocking”. The courses will alternate between theory and practice.
• Digital video technology, filming and post-processing (editing, post-production)
• Visual storytelling and framing
• Lighting, audio recording, pre-processing
• Directing, communication and stress management
• Dramaturgy, analysis and basic scriptwriting
• Film history
• Production methods and marketing
• Production planning, budget and planning the filming process
• The methodology of the project
• Steadicam with certification
• Study trips

Year 2 (39 weeks)

During year two you will work in larger groups and be prepared to meet the industry requirements.
Throughout this year you will work with Sony F55/FS7 (with PL-framing and 6 lenses), practical intro-
duction to underwater- and aerial photography as well as VR (virtual reality) from a movie perspective.
During the second year you will also participate in producing a web series. The courses will alternate
between theory and practice. You also learn how to operate Ronin 2.
• Digital video technology, filming and post-processing (editing, post-production)
• Visual storytelling and framing
• Lighting, audio recording, pre-processing
• Directing, communication and stress management
• Dramaturgy, analysis and basic scriptwriting
• Work experience
• Production methods and marketing
• Production planning, budget and planning the filming process
• The methodology of the project
• Study trips

Own equipment/borrow equipment

Molkoms folkhögskola provides all equipment for your movie productions and training.
 Application and Admission
We strive toward equality when it comes to gender, age and ethnicity/nationality. We are
also looking for applicants with previous experience in movie making – from the Media
program at an upper secondary school, or other forms of film work considered as equi-
valent.

Application and admissions process

To provide a valid application you need to send in:
Birth certificate
Personal letter
Copies of educational transcripts
Eventual previous employers´ certificates
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Certificates, references
Previous experience
Digital copies of work samples. For example, manuscripts, photographs, movies.

Together with your application you need to attach a movie idea and a manuscript. If you have a movie on
DVD, or as a digital copy, it should be attached in H264 format. Remember to make sure it is playable.
You can also send your work via email with a working Internet link. Bear in mind that your work samples
should show your ability to express yourself.

Application
The application for the next school year (2020-2021) is due at the latest on April 15 2020.
Print out the form and complete it by hand. Then send it together with required certifications, grades, work
samples, cover letter, and birth certificate by regular mail or digitally by e-mail.

Mailing address
Molkoms folkhögskola
Mejerivägen 3
655 60 Molkom
Sweden

E-mail address
molkom@regionvarmland.se

We will send you an email confirmation that we have received your application within a week. If you
don´t get the confirmation we kindly ask you to contact us.

If your application is incomplete you will be asked to send in the missing information, otherwise we can-
not process your application.

Film and Acting have admission days, when we invite a number of applicants to our School for inter-
views and try-outs. Please contact us if you cannot be here in person, so we can arrange a Skype interview
instead.

You will receive a notification if you are admitted or not at the end of June (at the latest). When admitted,
you will have to confirm your position by paying the tuition fee of 25.000 SEK for the first semester.
 Costs
For international students there are three fees to be paid. Tuition fee, Service fee and a
Technique and Travel Fund.

Tuition fee
25.000 SEK/semester

Our international students are offered admittance outside of the governmental subsidy. The governmental
subsidy is mainly to ensure Swedish students education free of charge. This is why international students
have a Tuition fee and Swedish students have not.

There are no scholarships available.

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Service fee
25 SEK/school week (Approximately 490 SEK/semester)
Included in the Service fee: Coffee/tea and sandwich at Monday morning recess, certain meals (for ex-
ample Christmas dinner) and student insurance.

Technique and Travel Fund

The fee will, amongst other things, be used for study trips and course material.

Acting year 1: 7.000 SEK/semester

Acting year 2: 8.000 SEK/semester
Film year 1: 8.750 SEK/semester
Film year 2: 8.750 SEK/semester

Other costs
Students pay for their own literature as well as other material needed for school work.
Costs for accomodation/boarding, if you choose to stay at the school, see under Accomodation/boarding.

Studio Molkom our Black Box Filming with Steadycam Filming in our Black Box
 Rights and Obligations
To be a student at Molkom Folk High School entails both rights and obligations. These are a few of them.
The Work Environment Act According to law, studying at a Folk High School is equivalent to working.
You are represented by a student safety agent. That person will be provided with necessary training for the
assignment.

Absence
All absence, regardless of reason, must be reported to the school office. Since folk high school is a
non-compulsory school form, each student is responsible for his/her own studies. With a high level of ab-
sence you risk not obtaining a complete certificate for your program. But there are also other consequences
that a high level of absence can lead to.

Consequenses of high level of absence If your absence is 25% or more than 30 hours in 3 weeks, a teacher
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will contact you and explain the consequenses of continued high absence. During the following 3 weeks
your absence will be monitored. If the level is still high at the end of the 3 weeks you will receive a first
warning in writing, informing you that continued high absence can lead to you being expelled from
school. The second warning in writing will be issued to the student if there is no improvement regarding
attendance after an additional 3 weeks. Here it will be clearly stated that attendance must improve within
the next 3 weeks, or the student will be expelled.

Discrimination
Discrimination against the following is prohibited by Swedish law:
Gender
Gender identity/Sexual expression
Ethnicity
Religion or other beliefs
Disabilities
Sexual orientation
Age

The school have an action plan concerning arangements to prevent discrimination.

Drug and Alcohol Policy

Molkom Folk High School is striving for a drug and alcohol-free environment. A good work environment
is, according to The Work Environment Act, free of drugs and alcohol. For that reason, our school practice
alcohol-free working weeks. Alcohol may not be stored or consumed within the school’s common capaci-
ties.

Possession of drugs or other chemical substances with similar effect is prohibited by law. On suspicion of
drug offence Molkom Folk High School is required to report this to the police authorities. On suspicion of
someone being under the influence we have the right to conduct unplanned drug and alcohol tests. Vio-
lations against the school’s drug and alcohol policy will result in provisions according to our action plan.
The school’s headmaster will be informed and decide on possible suspension of the student.

Disabilities
Since Molkom Folk High School is a school with very long traditions, some of its buildings are only to a
certain extent adjusted for people with disabilities. The school itself is partly adjusted for disabled people
(for instance if you are wheelchair bound). The dormitories however, are not at present adjusted for stu-
dents in wheelchairs.

Information Technology (IT) Policy

All staff and students are together responsible for maintaining a high standard for the use of our IT en-
 vironment.

To use our IT system you have to be a registered student, a teacher, or other staff member. No external
visitor may use the IT system without obtaining a permit. All registered users will be given a unique user
name and a password, these are personal and may not be shared between users. All users are personally
responsible for actions taken in their user account. All users also have to log out after using the system.
All actions are logged to achieve traceability.

IT standard
The IT unit is solely responsible for installing, configuring and purchasing IT related hard- or software.
IT security The school provides you with computors that can be used during school hours. Only the IT
unit and school management have access to the server room. No food or beverages are permitted near
computors or related equipment. No activity that may endanger computors or related equipment are
permitted. Do not leave work material or portable computor media at your work place after you have
finished with your school work. All material used from external computor media or is downloaded from
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the internet have to be scanned for viruses before use.

All computors in the network have antivirus software installed, this may not be altered in any way. All
external data communication goes through a firewall. All programs needed for network traffic are instal-
led in the school’s computors. All traffic is being logged and non-approved traffic will be stopped.

IT Ethics
Users of the school’s IT system are representatives for Molkom Folk High School. Molkom Folk High
School do not allow material in its IT system of illegal, racist, pornographic, discriminating, political or
derogatory nature. It is not permitted to use the IT system for business acitivites or spamming (the sen-
ding of unsolicited messages).

Incidents and backup

Report incidents immediately to the IT unit. This includes faulty or damaged equipment, virus alerts
or other defects in the IT system. All users are responsible for securing a backup of their personal do-
cuments and files. The school takes no responsibility for material or files on school computors or servers.
Questions and sanctions

Inappropriate use of the IT system can result in a temporal suspension from the IT system. Illegal use of
the IT system will be reported to the police. Questions regarding this policy should be addressed to the
school management or the IT unit. The school reserves its right to make changes concerning the IT policy
at any time.

Harassment/Bullying
Molkom Folk High School does not tolerate any form of bullying, for instance psychological violence,
harassment (including sexual harassment), and social exclusion between student and/or staff members.

Standards of Conduct
In order to provide a good educational environment it is essential that everybody takes responsibilities
for the school’s facilities and inventories, show consideration, enables the option to work undisturbed and
respects the school’s rule of a drug free environment.

As a student you are obligated to attend and participate in school activities.

No pets are allowed in school facilities.

Smoking is only permitted outdoors in certain marked areas.

Car parking is only permitted on the school’s parking lot. Note that some parking spaces are reserved for
staff members.

A student who seriously violates the school’s standards of conduct, show up intoxicated by alcohol and/
 or drugs or in an otherwise disturbing manner, risk to be expelled from the dormitory and/or the school.
As a student you are liable to pay for damages as a result of carelessness on your behalf on school or
dormitory facilities and inventory. For students staying in a dormitory there are additional rules and
provisions.

These standards of conduct have been designed by the staff at Molkom Folk High School and decreed by
the school’s headmaster. Proposals to change the standards of conduct should be presented in writing to
the headmaster, who will then confer with the school’s staff and the student school board.

Confidentiality and Rules on Archiving

Archiving and the preserving of files are regulated by law. The handling of public access and confiden-
tiality are regulated in The Principle of Public Access to Official Records and The Public Access and
Secrecy Act.

Student Influence
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The Swedish Folk High School is a free school form guided by broad-based goals and with few unified
rules. Since 2014 a criteria for folk high schools to obtain government grants have been the schools’
development of their students legal rights, for instance by establishing rules and routines for decision
making.

Evaluation
Molkom Folk High School work actively with ensuring the quality of the education, for instance by
conducting both local and national evaluations with its students. As a student you will get feed-back on
evalutions you have participated in.

To Appeal
If there is something you are not satisfied with, contact your assistant headmaster. If the assistant head-
master cannot solve the problem you will be guided further to the right person or place. If the problem
still is not solved you can address your appeal to the school’s headmaster.

Payment Liability
Students are liable to pay school invoices on time. Remember that inability to pay is a valid reason for
expelling a student from school.
 Accommodation/Boarding
Molkom Folk High School’s six dormitories have a number of 64 rooms in total. All are
single rooms, a small number of them with their own bathroom.
The rooms are furnished with a
bed (including mattress), desk,
chair, bookshelf, bedside lamp
and clothes closet. We also
have a few rooms where dogs
and cats are allowed (after cle-
aring this with our house pre-
fect). In case of room shortage
we will apply twin bedroom
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placing at the beginning of the

semester.

Accommodation includes rent

for your room 7 days a week
and full board Monday-Thurs-
day (breakfast, lunch and din-
ner), Fridays include breakfast
and lunch.

Accommodation cost 2019/2020:

Single room 4.475-4.880 SEK/4 weeks
Single room with bathroom 5.080 SEK/4 weeks.

The accommodation cost is billed monthly in advance. Since months vary in length, the monthly cost vary
as well. When you receive your first bill you will also be presented with a preliminary billing plan for the
rest of the semester.

During the Christmas holidays you only pay half the rent. During other breaks (one week or longer) there
is no boarding cost. Termination of your accommodation agreement (before the school year has ended), is
due 30 days in advance.

All sums are adjusted during the Spring semester for the following schoolyear.

Insurance
All students are insured through the school’s accidence insurance policy, boarding students are insured
full-time as well as during internships (in Sweden). As a boarding student you need to have a personal
home insurance covering your personal belongings. An additional all risk insurance is also required for
students at the Film Program.

Common areas
All dormitories are equipped with a stove, fridge/freezer, microwave oven, waterboiler/coffee brewer, tele-
vision set and wireless internet. The kitchen is designed for basic cooking. Some dormitories are equipped
with a laundry room. There is also a sauna in one of the dormitories.