Hello,
Hope this finds you well. I am one of the organizers of the New Directions
in Turkish Film Studies Conference. I am sorry if I am sending to the
wrong email address but I was wondering if you could circulate our CFP for
the upcoming conference.
Thank you in advance and all the best,
Resat

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Cinema and Beyond

23rd New Directions in Turkish Film Studies Conference
May 9-11, 2024
Kadir Has University, Istanbul

Cinema, since its inception, has been haunted by an inherent paradox: the
desire to transcend its own limitations for the direct representation of
motion, the world, life, and reality in its entirety. From early film
theories like Eisenstein’s Stereokino to Münsterberg’s and Balazs’
conceptualization of stereoscopic 3D, and from Bazin’s concept of *Total
Cinema* to Youngblood’s vision of *Expanded Cinema*, it has been framed as
inherently linked to the foundational telos of transcending its present
state. This foundational telos similarly defines its technological
evolution—from the introduction of sound and color to the rise of
television, smartphones, digital cinema, and the internet, and from
interactive to immersive experiences. These transformations continually
challenge and redefine the very essence of cinema, all while fulfilling its
paradoxical nature. In fact, cinema has been a medium that perpetually
seeks its own obsolescence and its own dissolution into the very reality it
seeks to represent. Cinema is becoming a post-cinema!

The 23rd edition of the “New Directions in Turkish Film Studies Conference”
(TFAYY) will take place at Kadir Has University, Istanbul, on May 9-11,
2024. Confirmed keynote speakers are Marina Hassapopoulou (New York
University) and Deniz Tortum (filmmaker). The conference calls for
interventions about the ongoing debates surrounding the notion of
post-cinema.

We encourage the exploration of cinema’s multifaceted relationship with
emerging technologies, its intricate relation with diverse art forms,
challenges posed by institutional boundaries, and adaptation to emerging
platforms and technologies. We invite submissions for 20-minute
presentations, panels, and video essays on -but not limited to- the
following topics, themes, and concepts:

   - Immersive cinema: VR, AR, XR, and MX
   - Interactive cinema and interactive documentary
   - Video games
   - New media arts and practices
   - Glitch art
   - Expanded Cinema
   - Stereoscopic 3D Cinema
   - Large or small format screens
   - Artificial intelligence and large language models
   - Virtual cinema and productions
   - Post-cinema spectatorship
   - Machinima

Application and Evaluation:
Abstracts (350 words) should be submitted along with a brief biography of
the applicant (150 words) and a bibliography containing three sources.
Panel applications, which can include up to four participants, should be
submitted by the organizer of the panel. The proposal should include a
panel abstract (150 words), along with abstracts for each presentation (350
words each), panelist biographies (150 words each), and a bibliography
containing three sources. Please include all panelists in the email message
when submitting the application.
For video essay submissions, the completed work, not exceeding 10 minutes
in length, should be uploaded to Vimeo or YouTube, and a link to the video
should be sent along with a supporting text of up to 350 words. The
conference will be held bilingually in Turkish and English. Proposals can
be written in either language.
Applications need to be sent via email to *[log in to unmask]
<[log in to unmask]>* by February 20, 2024.
Applications accepted following a blind peer review will be announced in
March 2024.

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Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite
https://screensite.org/