Dear List Members

 

Please see the below cfp for an international conference on Polish Cinema:

(apologies for cross-posting)

 

Michael Goddard

 

 

Call for Papers


Polish Cinema in an International Context 


A 2-day International Conference, 4-5 December 2009, organised by Cornerhouse, Manchester, University of Central Lancashire, Preston and University of Salford


This conference will consider Polish cinema in an international context and feature contributions from both leading Polish, UK and international academics, as well as professionals involved with the production, distribution, archiving and promotion of Polish films. The conference will especially address the question of why, given Polish cinema under communism's wide dissemination and popularity, contemporary Polish cinema has much more difficulty in crossing international borders. The conference will be accompanied by a festival of Polish cinema, hosted by Cornerhouse and public discussions of Polish films. The conference is addressed to the academic community, as well as educators and promoters of Polish films and the public at large. 


Organising Committee 
Prof. Ewa Mazierska, School of Journalism, Media and Communication, University of Central Lancashire 
Dr. Michael Goddard, School of Media, Music and Performance, University of Salford 


Sponsors
Polish Cultural Institute in London
Adam Mickiewicz Institute 


Please send abstracts of approximately 200 words to Ewa Mazierska by the 1st of September 2009 at: [log in to unmask]
Subjects of papers may include but are not limited to:


Polish émigré filmmakers


Polish international co-productions


International successes and failures of Polish films


Polish films at international festivals 


Polish cinema in the context of Eastern Europe and East-Central Europe


Polish cinema and European avant-garde 


Influence of Polish cinema on foreign films


The marketing of Polish films abroad


Adaptations of foreign works by Polish directors


Foreign characters and places in Polish films


Film and Polish migrations


The international reception of Polish films before and after 1989


Polish cinema and international film and critical theory


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