Department of Film Studies

Wed 29th April 2009 18:00 to 20:00

CANCELLED: Queer Cinema Screenings at the Centre for Film Studies: BENT (Sean Mathias, 1997)

We are sorry to announce that this event has been cancelled.

Tue 28th April 2009 17:15 to 19:15

CFS Talk: Professor Stuart Cunningham: Rates of Change: Digital Distribution as Disruptive Technology in the Film Industry

Professor Cunningham looks at an aspect of the challenges to business models that have served established media industries like music, film, television, for decades: the eruption of digital distribution into the film industry in recent years.

Tue 21st April 2009 17:15

Screening and Talk: Professor Asen Balikci and The Netsilik Series

Prof. Balikci will discuss the story of shooting, release and reception of his famous 10-hour long ethnographic film series The Netsilik (1968). This will be accompanied by a screening of the film Through These Eyes (2005) which covers the controversy around the film.

Mon 20th April 2009 18:00 to 20:00

Screening: "The Professional Foreigner - Asen Balikci and Visual Ethnography"

This film offer a portrait of Asen Balikci, a classic figure in visual anthropology, taking us into the worlds inhabited by Canadian Inuit, Afghan nomads, villagers in Bulgaria and in the mountains of Nepal.

Thu 16th April 2009 17:15 to 19:15

German Department and Centre for Film Studies Joint Event: The Curious Case of G. W. Pabst's "Geheimnisse einer Seele" ("Secrets of a Soul")

Dr Andrew Webber (University of Cambridge) will present his paper entitled 'The Curious Case of G. W. Pabst's "Geheimnisse einer Seele" ("Secrets of a Soul")'.

Wed 15th April 2009 18:00 to 20:00

Queer Cinema Screenings at the Centre for Film Studies: DOG DAY AFTERNOON (Sidney Lumet, 1975)

This term we are showing some extremely interesting films as part of our Queer Cinema group. No need for any prior knowledge of Queer theory, just come and enjoy these great films! This week's film is DOG DAY AFTERNOON (Sidney Lumet, 1975).

Sat 4th April 2009 09:00 to 19:00

International Film Festival Workshop

This one-day, intensive workshop hosted by the Centre for Film Studies at the University of St. Andrews, will bring together select scholars researching film festivals and related topics. The workshop will be focused around broadly defined methodological and theoretical concerns related to the study of film festivals and will provide a rare opportunity for productive conversation about the state of the field and current research agendas. Sessions will include both moderated roundtable discussions as well as prepared presentations, allowing participants to present research at various stages of completion. Topics will include festival programming, distribution, funding, digitization/new media, cultural policy, and case studies of specific festivals.