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 _________________________________________________________________ Find a way to cure that travel bug with MSN NZ Travel http://travel.msn.co.nz/ ---- Learn to speak like a film/TV professor! Listen to the ScreenLex podcast: http://www.screenlex.org