Call for Papers *Short Film Studies* Journal, Issue 12.2: *Short Film Studies* is a peer-reviewed journal published twice a year. The journal publishes research based and analytical work that enables a broad appreciation of short films and media, and especially welcomes contributions that consider short films and media and/or selected titles as shorts specifically. Essays may focus on narrative—fiction and nonfiction—as well as live-action and/or animated titles. Papers that address thematic issues and/or close readings of single titles also are welcome. A focus on shorts with running times of 40-minutes or less is preferred. A range of possible topics appears below. For Issue 12.2 essays are invited that focus on the auteur Janicza Bravo, whose short films include: *Eat* (2011), *Gregory Go Boom* (2013), *Pauline Alone* (2014), *Man Rots from the Head* (2016), and *Hard World for Small Things* (2016). Also, for this issue, one title has been chosen for close study, *Exam* ( *Emtehan*) (2019), the award-winning Iranian short directed and co-written by Sonia K. Hadad. A link to the film is available @ https://vimeo.com/540205649. An interview with the director and a shot-by-shot breakdown of the *Exam* will be available on the journal’s site @ https://www.intellectbooks.com/short-film-studies. In addition, *Short Film Studies* observes a constant open Call for Papers and welcomes submissions from short film/media scholars that reflect their own critical and scholarly interests. Potential topics include, but are not limited to: • analyses of individual titles, contemporary and historical • short film theory and specificity • production histories • short form auteurs • representations of marginalized and underrepresented communities • genre shorts (including parody and satire) • narrative music videos • short film canon • social justice shorts • short film series and anthologies • shorts from emerging national cinemas • fashion shorts • LGBTQ+ themes and representation Deadline: 1 May 2022 Length of manuscript: 1500 to 2500 words, double spaced Please send a brief, 50- to 75-word abstract and a short biographical statement to the editor, Cynthia Felando ( [log in to unmask]). Upon approval of the abstract, full essays should also be sent as an email attachment in .doc format, following Harvard citation style and with a separate cover sheet containing author’s details and affiliation information. Full Submissions Guidelines for Issue 12.2 are available from the editor or at: https://www.intellectbooks.com/short-film-studies The journal’s Editorial Board will referee all submissions. Please direct further queries to the editor. ---- 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]