RSE Small Grant for Tyler Parks
Dr Tyler Parks has won a Royal Society of Edinburgh Small Grant for his project ‘Infrastructural Cinema and the Remaking of the American West: Filmmaking at the United States Bureau of Reclamation, 1930-1965'
Department news
Aurora’s Sunrise: Discussion Guide for POV
Publication of discussion guide for the Aurora’s Sunrise (Inna Sahakyan, 2023) by Dr Leshu Torchin.
Sight & Sound best video essays of 2023
Work by Dr Lucy Fife Donaldson included in the Sight & Sound best video essays of 2023 list.
Award winning doctoral research
The Department's recent PhD graduate, Andrea Gelardi, has this past week received the Davide Turconi Award for the Best Doctoral Thesis.
Book launch: Ecuadorian Cinema for the 21st Century
A book launch has been held for for Dr Maria Fernanda Miño Puga (lecturer in film, University of St Andrews).
Viva success for Anushrut Ramakrishnan Agrwaal
Department PhD Candidate Anushrut Ramakrishnan Agrwaal has successfully passed his viva.
Screening Politics: Film Festivals, Archives and Cinematic Exhibition in the Cold War
The German Screen Studies Network (GSSN) is holding a workshop at the University of St Andrews, Fri 10th Nov - Sat 11th Nov 2023.
Film Studies graduate's film screens at BFI Flare
Film Studies alumna Elizabeth Bowie co-wrote and performed in the short film, Kitchen Sink Fantasy, which recently screened at the British Film Institute's Flare 2023.
Honourable mention at BAFTSS awards 2023
Lucy Fife Donaldson received an honourable mention at the BAFTSS practice research awards in the category of videographic criticism.
Award from Society for Cinema and Media Studies
Paul Flaig was part of a collective recipient for the 2023 Distinguished Service Award from the Society for Cinema and Media Studies.