"Keep Calm and Carry On": New Perspectives on British Cinema and Television 17th February 2009 All sessions take place in Arts 3.03 09:30 Keynote Speaker Charles Barr, ‘The UEA History of British Cinema and Television’ 10:30 Session One: Exploitation and Amateurism • Michael Ahmed, ‘“Counting on Compton”, Exploitation, Sexploitation and Art Films: The Untold Story of Independent Film Production, Distribution and Exhibition in 1960s British Cinema.’ • Francis Dyson, ‘Rethinking the Definition of Amateur Film.’ • Derek Johnston, ‘“And the BBC Created Hammer…”: Examining the Interdependence of Public Service Broadcaster and Exploitation Film-maker.’ 12:00 Lunch 1:00 Session Two: Interwar British cinema • Clare Watson, ‘Women in Silent British Cinema.’ • Oliver Gruner, ‘“British Films for British People”: The British Film Weeks of 1924.’ • Elizabeth Rawitsch, ‘The Nationality of Utopia: British Reception of Lost Horizon in 1937’ 2:30 Coffee break 3:00 Session Three: Stardom, Celebrity and Fame • Su Holmes, ‘“Whoever heard of anyone being a screaming success for doing nothing?”: ‘Sabrina,’ the BBC and television fame in the 1950s. • Melanie Williams, ‘Hardy Kruger: transnational star in British cinema’ • Helen Warner, ‘A Thoroughly Modern Family, Yet Everyday Family Audience: Television and the Family Audience.’ 4:30 Closing remarks / debate – Melanie and Keith Attendance is FREE and all are welcome, particularly those consider applying to UEA for Graduate Studies. If you would like to attend, please contact Keith Johnston ([log in to unmask]) or Melanie Williams ([log in to unmask]). Best wishes Mark Professor Mark Jancovich Head of School Film and Television Studies University of East Anglia Norwich NR4 7TJ Tel: 01603 592787 ---- To sign off Screen-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF Screen-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]