Dear Colleagues,

For the upcoming edition of the peer-reviewed journal Short Film Studies (13.2), in addition to the ongoing open Call for Papers, manuscripts are invited that focus on the issue's featured national cinema – shorts from Ukraine. The shorts may be narrative or non-narrative, fiction or documentary, live-action, animated, or avant-garde.

The featured short for Issue 13.2 is The View from Up Here (2017), the fascinating, award-winning short directed and written by Marco Calvani @

An interview with the director will be available on the journal’s site @ www.intellectbooks.com/short-film-studies under the “Call for Papers” tab.

Please send a brief abstract of 50-to-75-words along with a brief biographical statement to the editor @ [log in to unmask].

Deadline for full submissions: 1 May 2023

Length of manuscripts: 1500 to 4000 words
If you'd like a pdf copy of the full Call for Papers or any additional information about the journal or Issue 13.2, I will be happy to hear from you.

Best wishes for a safe and happy holiday season,

Cynthia Felando

Editor, Short Film Studies