[Filmfestivalresearch] INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALS SYMPOSIUM

[Hakan Erkılıç]

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to inform you that the International Film Festival Symposium
will be held in Adana/Turkey, on 15-16 September, 2022.


*INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALS SYMPOSIUM*

*Adana/Turkey, September 15-16, 2022 *

*29th International **Adana Golden Boll Film Festival*

Abstract and Panel Proposal Submission Deadline  *July 01, 2022*

International Film Festival Symposium will be organized by Screenfest:
Journal of Film Festival Studies within the scope of the TUBITAK 1001 No.
121K234 project titled Film Festivals in Turkey: Structure, Economy,
Organization and Audience Profile (Case Study of the Film Festivals of
Antalya, Adana, Istanbul, and Ankara). The symposium will take place on
15-16 September 2022 in Adana Golden Boll Film Festival in cooperation with
Adana Golden Boll Film Festival.


*CONFIRMED KEYNOTE SPEAKERS*

Marijke de Valck, Utrecht University/ Netherlands

Skadi Loist, Film University Babelsberg/Germany



*THEME*

*Transforming Film Festivals: Sustainability of Film Festivals*

How do the two main components of film festivals (films and festival)
(Valck, 2020) interact on the sustainability topic? In the global film
industry, green practices for sustainability in film production are
becoming commonplace. Within the global film festival cycle, some festivals
are also developing serious policies on sustainability. In this context,
how can film festivals make use of sustainability? What does a film
festival need to ensure sustainability? (Fischer, 2013) In the symposium,
we will try to establish the relationship between film festivals and
sustainability, which is generally defined as meeting the needs of today
without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own
needs. In a sense, we will talk about the future of film festivals. Today,
it has become a necessity to develop social, economic and environmental
policies for the sustainability of film festivals. Therefore, it has been
observed that it is easier for film festivals that have developed their
sustainability policies within the global festival cycle to create their
ecosystem. This symposium aims to bring together discussions on the
economic, social and environmental sustainability of film festivals. In
this context, we want to contribute to the usability and importance of
sustainability as a concept in film festival studies. By approaching
sustainability in an inclusive and critical way, we can develop useful
concepts and approaches for film festival studies. The symposium focuses on
the theme of sustainability from a conjugation perspective, on the axis of
transversality, within the scope of economic, social and environmental
sustainability.

*Economic sustainability:*

Sustainable film festivals and working practices; sustainable paradigms in
film festival management; sustainable financing and sponsorships; sharing
economy and film festivals; accumulation strategies of film festivals;
organization and corporate identity of film festivals; film festivals,
cultural economy and sustainability; film festivals as cultural economies
driving sustainable development; sustainability of funding/pitching/forums;
local contribution of film festivals within the scope of cultural and
creative economy,

*Social sustainability:*

Ecosystem of film festivals; the role of film festivals in social
development; film festivals as a social system; spectators/cinephiles
within the scope of social sustainability; developing the culture of
watching films in cinema for children and young people; development of
social interaction models; joint film festivals; access of disadvantaged
groups to film festivals; film festivals and anti-discrimination policies;
promoting gender equality, diversity and inclusion at film festivals,

*Environmental sustainability: greening film festivals*

Green policies of film festivals; improving the carbon footprint of film
festivals; film festivals and the use of innovative energy solutions;
cooperation with partners that reduce carbon emissions; waste management,
recycling, energy and water conservation at film festivals; cooperation
with partners and associations with sustainable policies; the role and
function of film festivals in the development of “green cinema” in the
cinema industry; eco-friendly film festivals,

The International Film Festival Symposium focuses on the main theme of
Transforming Film Festivals: Sustainability of Film Festivals, and is also
open to papers containing both empirical and theoretical approaches and
making an interdisciplinary reading on the following topics:

Film festival history and literature,

Method in film festival studies,

Film festival organizing practices,

Jury and awards

Programming, film curating,

Relation of film festivals with the national cinema and film canons,

Collaboration of film festivals and the film industry,

Film festival audience/cinephilia,

Approaches to short films in film festivals (fiction, documentary,
animation, experimental),

Project development workshops in film festivals, forums, pitching,

Global film festival cycle and film market

Thematic film festivals,

The concept of festival film,

Transnational film festivals

Online film festivals,

COVID-19 pandemic and film festivals

Closing date for submission of 500-word abstract and short bio 150-word
infoscreenfest at gmail.com

Panels are organized within the scope of the symposium. Participants who
want to make a presentation at the panel should send a 700-word Panel
Proposal to infoscreenfest at gmail.com by 1 July, including “The panel title,
a brief description of the panel, information about the individual papers
to be included in the panel, and short biographies of the panelists”.

The symposium aims to contribute to the film festival studies as an open
platform to academics, film festival staff, film critics and film industry
professionals.

The languages of the symposium are Turkish and English. The symposium will
be held face-to-face during the film festival. However, depending on the
process of the pandemic, it can also be done online. Information on this
subject will be shared in the future. Accepted abstracts will be included
in the e-book of “Abstracts” and selected full texts will be included in
the e-book of “’Film Festivals II” which will be published by De Ki
Publications.

Please visit the symposium website at http://www.screenfest.org/sempozyum-2/


Abstract and Panel Proposal mail to infoscreenfest at gmail.com

*TIMELINE*

Abstract and Panel Proposal Submission Deadline

*July 01, 2022*

Notification of acceptance

*August 01, 2022*

Registration & Payment

*No payment will be taken at the symposium.*

*August 03, 2022*

Announcement of the symposium program

*August 07, 2022*

Symposium dates

*September 15-16, 2022*

Invitations to submit selected full-length papers

*November 01, 2022*

Deadline for submitting full-length papers (5,000-8,000 words)
infoscreenfest at gmail.com

*February 01, 2023*

Publication of e-book

*March 01, 2023*



*Symposium Organizing Committee
            *

Ali Karadoğan (Munzur University/Turkey)


Aydın Çam (Çukurova University/Turkey)


Emine Uçar İlbuğa (Akdeniz University/Turkey)

Hakan Erkılıç (Mersin University/Turkey)


Senem A. Duruel Erkılıç (Mersin University/Turkey)

S. Serhat Serter (Anadolu University/Turkey)

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