[Filmfestivalresearch] Pre-call for papers / pre-constituted panels NECS Lisbon 18-21 June

[Valck, M. de (Marijke)]

Dear colleagues,

We are happy to share the Call for Papers for the NECS 2025 conference in Lisbon, Portugal (18-21 June 2025) and encourage you to participate with your film festival research.

Discovering/Uncovering. Navigating the Complexities of Screen<https://necs.org/conference>
The 2025 NECS conference, hosted by Lusófona University in Lisbon, invites scholars, researchers, and professionals to delve into the interconnected themes of Navigation, Discovery, and Journey. The conference seeks to investigate how these concepts shape and are shaped by film and media across various forms, including cinema, television, digital media, and immersive technologies. By centring on these themes, the NECS 2025 Conference aims to foster dialogue on both the historical and contemporary dimensions of cinematic and media journeys, from classical film narratives to cutting-edge technological experiences.

Pre-call for film festival research submissions
As the final deadline closes on January, 31st  we invite those who want to participate in a thematic panel on film festival research (and are not yet part of a pre-constituted panel) to submit their proposals to m.devalck at uu.nl<mailto:m.devalck at uu.nl> before January 26rd. If you are submitting a pre-constituted panel that fits the work group profile, please let us know on the same address and we will include it in the work group sponsorships. This way we can facilitate visibility of film festival research the event.

For your paper/panel you are free to either align with the conference thematic focus on navigation, discovery and journey or present recent work / ongoing projects.

Important information
All submission should include your name, email address, the title of the paper, an abstract (max. 300 words), key references (max. 200 words), and a short bio (max. 150 words).

There is no conference fee, however, kindly note that the submission form is only accessible to NECS members with a valid membership. Every author of paper, panel and workshop proposals is required to be NECS members.

Conference participants may only serve in a maximum of two capacities, e.g. deliver a paper and serve as a chair of another panel. For more detailed information about the conference, the full call for papers, and updates, please visit the official NECS conference page: https://necs.org/conference.

We look forward to receiving your proposals and to (re)connecting with many of you in Lisbon in June 2025. Wishing you a wonderful holiday season!

Marijke and Skadi


Dr. Marijke de Valck | Associate Professor of Film and Media Studies | Department of Media and Culture Studies | Utrecht University | Kromme Nieuwegracht 20, 3512 EV Utrecht | The Netherlands | Room T1.12 | +31 30 2538162  | m.devalck at uu.nl<mailto:m.devalck at uu.nl> | www.uu.nl/medewerkers/MdeValck<http://www.uu.nl/medewerkers/MdeValck> | www.filmfestivalresearch.org<http://www.filmfestivalresearch.org/>


Open Access
Marijke de Valck and Antoine Damiens (eds.) Rethinking Film Festivals in the Pandemic Era and After<https://www-springer-com.utrechtuniversity.idm.oclc.org/book/9783031141706>.  Palgrave Macmillan, 2023

New film festivals reviews in NECSUS Autumn 2024 #enough. Read here<https://necsus-ejms.org/portfolio/autumn-2024_enough/>.

New books in the Framing Film Festivals book series:

  *   Burcu Dabak Özdemir, Experiencing National Culture Abroad<https://www-springer-com.utrechtuniversity.idm.oclc.org/book/9783031732973>: The Study of Turkish Film Festivals in Germany Palgrave Macmillan, 2024.
  *   Teck Fann Goh, Japanese Film Festivals in the Asia-Pacific<https://www-springer-com.utrechtuniversity.idm.oclc.org/book/9783031720369>: Cultural Diplomacy, Practices and Audiences. Palgrave Macmillan, 2024.