1. CFP: Anglo-French Cinematic Relations since 1930 2. Symposium at the BFI: Now and Again 3. Query on star studies teaching **************************************** Call for Papers Anglo-French cinematic relations since 1930. An international conference hosted by the Department of Film Studies, Southampton University, and supported by the AHRC. September 14 - 16 2007 Keynote Speakers: Pam Cook, Sarah Street, Robert Tombs and Ginette Vincendeau. Despite the close geographical, political and cultural links between France and Britain, the dynamics of Anglo-French cinematic relations remain critically understudied. While numerous Anglophone studies have been written on French film - and indeed Francophone studies on British film - rarely do these works account for the dialectical interplay between the two at the levels of production, distribution, exhibition and reception. In order to redress this balance, this conference will examine the two-way flow of cinematic traffic between France and Britain from 1930 to the present, filling gaps in our knowledge of British and French film and personnel in transit, and asking what this reveals about the respective cultures. The conference will hopefully also have implications for the study of Anglo-French relations more generally, and the study of European cinema as a whole, moving away from the Hollywood / Europe axis which has dominated studies of cross-cultural traffic and replacing it with an engagement with inter-European exchange. The event will run alongside an exhibition, 'French Cinema in Britain, 1930-present', at the Harbour Lights Cinema, Southampton. It will also feature a panel of industry experts, discussing issues in the distribution, exhibition and promotion of French cinema in the UK. Papers are invited on, but not limited to, the following topics: * Representations * Production Contexts * Distribution and Exhibition * Institutional Discourses * Promotion * Stars and Auteurs * Receptions and Perceptions * Criticism and Theory A selection of the papers accepted for the conference will be gathered together for a related publication. Please send a proposal of 200 - 300 words for a paper of approx. 20 minutes, together with a brief biographical note by April 30th 2007 to the conference organisers, Lucy Mazdon ([log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> ) and Catherine Wheatley ([log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> ), Film Studies, Avenue Campus, University of Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK. **************************************** "NOW (AND AGAIN): RE-ENACTMENT AND THE MOVING IMAGE" This symposium takes place at BFI Southbank, London (formerly the National Film Theatre), next Friday and Saturday (27th-28th April 2007) For full details, visit: http://www.unreal.as/nowandagain/now.htm <http://www.unreal.as/nowandagain/now.htm> Participants include numerous key contemporary artists and filmmakers whose recent work has explored the possibilities of re-enactment as a creative and critical tool: Jeremy Deller (whose re-enactment of the BATTLE OF ORGREAVE was filmed by Mike Figgis in 2001) Rod Dickinson (creator of the MILGRAM RE-ENACTMENT, 2002, and the WACO RE-ENACTMENT, 2004) Nina Pope (co-director with Karen Guthrie of BATA-VILLE: WE ARE NOT AFRAID OF THE FUTURE, 2005, and of the forthcoming LIVING WITH THE TUDORS) Amie Siegel (director of BERLIN REMAKE, 2005, and DEATH STAR, 2006) Penny Woolcock (director of THE DEATH OF KLINGHOFFER, 2003, THE PRINCIPLES OF LUST, 2003, and MISCHIEF NIGHT, 2006) Numerous films will be screened during the symposium, including Leonce Perret's remarkable and rarely seen LE MYSTERE DES ROCHES DE KADOR (1912). Organised by the Centre for Research in Film and Audiovisual Cultures at Roehampton University and UnReal in collaboration with BFI Southbank, this symposium forms part of the "After the Fact: Re-enactments" season of screenings, exhibitions and events currently taking place in the cinemas, studio and gallery at BFI Southbank. For full details of the season, and to book tickets for all events and screenings (including the symposium), call the box office on +44-(0)20-7928-3232 or visit: http://www.bfi.org.uk/whatson/southbank/seasons/reenactments/ <http://www.bfi.org.uk/whatson/southbank/seasons/reenactments/> Michael Witt Co-Director, Centre for Research in Film and Audiovisual Cultures Roehampton University **************************************** Could those colleagues working in French/ European Film Studies please indicate whether a course on Stars or any aspect of Stardom is offered within the film provision at your institution? I would be very grateful if you could send me (directly, not to the list) the title of the course, the course convenor, and the institution. Thanks and best wishes, Lisa Downing Prof. Lisa Downing Chair of French Discourses of Sexuality Director of the Centre for the Interdisciplinary Study of Sexuality and Gender in Europe (CISSGE) Director of Postgraduate Studies (SALL) School of Arts, Languages and Literatures University of Exeter Queen's Building The Queen's Drive Exeter EX4 4QH UK Personal page: http://www.sall.ex.ac.uk/centres/cissge/content/view/322/3/ <http://www.sall.ex.ac.uk/centres/cissge/content/view/322/3/> CISSGE home page: http://www.sall.ex.ac.uk/centres/cissge/ <http://www.sall.ex.ac.uk/centres/cissge/> -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by the NorMAN MailScanner Service and is believed to be clean. 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