[Filmfestivalresearch] CfP Pre-constituted Panel(s) on Film Festivals for the ECREA Film Studies Section Interim Conference, 8-9 Nov 2013

[Skadi Loist]

CfP Pre-constituted Panel(s) on Film Festivals for the ECREA Film Studies
Section Interim Conference, 8-9 Nov 2013

 

Film Festival Research Network @

European Film Cultures: An International Conference

8-9 November 2013, Lund University, Sweden

ECREA Film Studies Section Interim Conference

 

 

In preparation for the ECREA Film Studies Section Interim Conference taking
place in Lund, Sweden, 8-9 Nov. 2013, we would like to invite scholars
working on film festivals (especially members of the FFRN
<http://www.filmfestivalresearch.org> ) to submit paper proposals for one or
more pre-constituted panels.

 

The panel(s) will be open to papers on all aspects of research relating to
Film Festivals, but we especially invite papers on the conference theme of
‘European Film Cultures’ as this topic seems to particularly lend itself to
film festival studies. 

 

The general call reads:  

 

“The study of film as culture and of film cultures has been an expanding
area of study in recent years. The aim of this two-day conference is to
focus on the most recent developments and discuss different ways of
analyzing film in cultural contexts, as well as film as a cultural product,
with the aim to debate how different methodologies and perspectives can
inspire each other in productive ways.

The European film industry is currently undergoing profound transformations
on account of important economic, technological and cultural reasons. The
internationalization of markets, the impact of the digital revolution, the
repositioning of Europe on the global scene are some of the factors that
currently impact on ideas and practices of European cinema. 

The centrality of film to European cultures is both reaffirmed today and
challenged by these radical changes. Thinking of film as culture and as a
cultural product is essential to our understanding of the evolution of
European cinemas within both industrial and creative contexts, and to an
assessment of their role in and contribution to our societies. The
conference is in dialogue with, and aims to contribute to, recent
scholarship that focuses on cinema's participation in a network of
relationships that connect cultural practices and economic realities,
technological innovation and industrial production, policy and creativity.

 

Confirmed keynote speakers: 

Professor Daniel Biltereyst, Centre for Cinema and Media Studies, Ghent
University, Belgium. Provisional title: Multiple audiences: Revisiting
historical film reception.

Professor Paul McDonald, Chair in Creative Industries, Department of
Culture, Film and Media, University of Nottingham, UK

Provisional title: Reflections on the 'industry turn' in Film Studies.



We welcome papers on:

*	film production as a creative industry
*	evolving cultural practices and technologies of film distribution
and consumption
*	film as culture, cultural functions of film
*	film festival studies
*	film culture and celebrity culture
*	national and transnational film cultures
*	European film culture in a global perspective
*	national and transnational film genres
*	private and amateur film cultures, as well as documentary and
avant-garde
*	history of film culture
*	film as media event, film and the tourist industry
*	film audiences and the social experience of cinema-going
*	film between art and popular culture
*	film and fan culture
*	digital and online film cultures”

 

 

We ask anyone interested in participating in a pre-constituted film festival
panel to send their completed proposal to Skadi Loist
(skadi at filmfestivalresearch.org) by MAY 15th, 2013 to allow time for
preparation of the overall panel description(s) and submission before the
general submissions deadline on May 31, 2013.

 

Proposals should include title, abstract (max 150 words), 3-5 key
bibliographical references, name of the presenter and institutional
affiliation. Panel organizers are asked to submit panel proposals including
a panel title, a short description of the panel and information on all the
papers as listed above. Panels may consist of 3-4 speakers with a maximum of
20 minutes speaking time each. When you write your proposal, please remember
that the conference language is English.

 

The conference is organized by the Film Studies Section
<http://www.ecrea.eu/divisions/section/id/6>  of the European Communication
Research and Education Association (ECREA <http://www.ecrea.eu/> ) and will
be held at the Centre for Languages and Literature
<http://www.sol.lu.se/?language=EN>  at Lund University, Sweden. Lund is
among the oldest cities in Sweden, and can easily be reached via the
airports in Copenhagen and Malmö. Further information on travel and
accommodation will be given by the time papers are accepted.

 

You do not have to be a member of ECREA to participate in the conference. A
conference fee of 450 SEK/50 EURO will include lunch, administration and a
small reception. Participants will have to cover their own expenses for
travel, accommodation and dinner. 

 

Kind regards,

Skadi Loist

 

 

 

 

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Skadi Loist

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Film Festival Research Network (FFRN)

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