12th Annual SCS Dissertation Awards: The Dissertation Award Committee of the Society of Cinema Studies invited submission for its 12th annual Awards with a cash prize of $1,000. Candidates must be SCS members and have completed dissertation and got their Ph.D. degree between 10/1/93 and 9/30/94. Dissertation of any length deal with cinema, TV or video will be considered. Deadline is a postmark date of 10/17/94. Preliminary screening by 12/1/94. Winners will be announced 2/1/95. the award will be presented at 1995 SCS Conference in New york City. Copies of dissertation send directly to each of the three judges, together with stamped self-address envolpes for return. Submission address to: Tom Gunning, Dept. Of Radio/TV/Film, Northwest Univ.; Annie Mae Swift Hall, 1905, Sheridan road, Evenston, IL 60208; Jane Gaines, Duke Univ., Film and Video Program, 107A Art museum, Box 90671, Durham, NC 27708; Maureen Turin, film studies, univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611 ---Gao