Author Archives: Skadi

Study on the Programming Diversity of the Berlin International Film Festival (1980–2016)

Posted on 7 February 2017 by Skadi

Stories and Films Have (No) Boundaries Study on the Programming Diversity of the Berlin International Film Festival (1980–2016) Based on the assumption that film festivals have become a “key force” and “power grid” in the production, distribution, and reception processes … Continue reading →

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FFRN get-together @ Berlinale 2017

Posted on 7 February 2017 by Skadi

    Dear film festival folk & colleagues: Following the success at previous Berlinale editions we will continue the tradition and have a little FFRN get-together during the festival. Anyone interested in meeting and catching up on conference and festival … Continue reading →

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CfP “Multivoicedness and European Cinema: Representation, Industry, Politics” (Nov 2017, Cork)

Posted on 7 February 2017 by Skadi

Call for Papers Multivoicedness and European Cinema: Representation, Industry, Politics Conference date: Friday 10th and Saturday 11th November 2017 Venue: University College Cork, Ireland Organised by: ECREA Film Studies Section Deadline for abstracts: 2 May 2017 Conference website: https://ecreafilmstudies2017.wordpress.com European … Continue reading →

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Out now “Film Festivals: History, Theory, Method, Practice”

Posted on 3 April 2016 by Skadi

We’re happy to announce that Routledge has just published the textbook Film Festivals: History, Theory, Method, Practice, edited by Marijke de Valck (Utrecht University, Netherlands), Brendan Kredell (Oakland University, USA) and Skadi Loist (University of Rostock, Germany).   The book … Continue reading →

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Film Festival Research at 2016 SCMS Conference Atlanta

Posted on 29 March 2016 by Skadi

At the 2016 SCMS conference, happening in Atlanta March 30-April 3, there are a number of panels and events related to film festival research.  Here are the events endorsed by the Film and Media Festivals SIG of SCMS: The annual … Continue reading →

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CfP Queer/ing Film Festivals

Posted on 13 March 2016 by Skadi

Call for contributions Queer/ing Film Festivals Special Issue for Studies in European Cinema (Taylor & Francis) Editors: Leanne Dawson (Film and German Studies, University of Edinburgh and Scottish Queer International Film Festival) and Skadi Loist (Media Studies, University of Rostock, … Continue reading →

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Queer Academy Film Summit / TEDDY 30 / Berlinale 2016

Posted on 13 March 2016 by Skadi

On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the TEDDY award, the LGBT/Q film award at the Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) the Queer Academy put on a Film Summit to discuss queer archiving and queer film festivals in practice … Continue reading →

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NECS 2015 Update

Posted on 18 June 2015 by Skadi

The NECS 2015 Conference “Archives of/for the Future” taking place in Łódź, Poland, June 18-20, 2015 is featuring a number of papers and panels by members of the NECS Film Festival Research workgroup. The final program finds some changes to … Continue reading →

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Festival related papers and panels at NECS 2015

Posted on 7 June 2015 by Skadi

The NECS 2015 Conference “Archives of/for the Future” taking place in Łódź, Poland, June 18-20, 2015 will again feature a number of papers and panels by members of the NECS Film Festival Research workgroup. Here is a thematic schedule: Festival-related … Continue reading →

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CfP Small Cinema: Filming Locations, Malta Sept 2015

Posted on 28 May 2015 by Skadi

Filming Locations: The Fabric of Culture, Myth and Identity in Small Cinema Valetta, Malta, 24-26 September 2015 The organizers of the Small Cinema Malta conference “Filming Locations: The Fabric of Culture, Myth & Identity in Small Cinema” welcome proposals for … Continue reading →

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