Department of Film Studies

Wed 23rd February 2011 14:00 to 15:30

Postgraduate Workshop: "What's all the fuss about funding?"

This dedicated postgraduate workshop explores the importance of research funding, and how to go about applying for it.

Tue 22nd February 2011 17:15 to 19:00

CFS Talk: Professor Paul McDonald, Prestige vs. Profit? Stardom, the Academy Awards and the Talent Economy

Firmly embedded in the culture and commerce of Hollywood, the Academy Awards are positioned within the dialectic of artistic status vs. the box office. This talk will examine how the Oscars position film actors between twin value systems of artistic prestige and box office profit, and will explore the transferability of symbolic into economic capital.

Tue 8th February 2011 17:15 to 19:00

CFS Talk: Dr. Alex Marlow-Mann, The Function and Viability of Regional Cinema in Contemporary Europe: Naples, a Case Study

This talk will use the recent flourishing of independent film production in Naples, Italy as a case study to explore the viability of regional filmmaking practices in contemporary European cinema. It will also consider the institutional and socio-cultural role played by such regional cinema in relation to broader national and transnational processes. (Please note that Yun-hua Chen will not be able to present the paper originally scheduled for this date. We hope to feature her presentation in the Autumn semester.)