Centre for Film Studies
Founded in 2005, The Centre for Film Studies supports interdisciplinary and public engagement initiatives originating in the department of Film Studies. It promotes awareness of the work done in the department and the importance of the field to other disciplines, to the industry, and to the public.
Reflecting the vibrancy of the staff research, the CFS takes interest in global film cultures. We investigate the film object, taking into account aesthetics, representations, and identities, but also highlight the processes and practices: cultures of production, distribution, exhibition and uses in theatrical and nontheatrical contexts.
The Centre supports conferences, workshops, film festivals, screenings, and speakers from academe, industry, and advocacy contexts. Once the host to the departmental speaker series, the speaker series has moved to rotating curation by departmental staff. The series in AY1819 will be organised by Dr Paul Flaig (S1) and Dr Anuja Jain (S2)
The work of Professor Iordanova continues in the Institute of Global Cinema and Creative Cultures.
Click here for a full listing of forthcoming events.
The department has been responsible for a number of publication. This includes not only the output of individual staff, but also:
- The establishment of a publishing house (2007) St Andrews Films Studies, which is responsible for the annual Film Festival Yearbooks and a series of monographs, entitled Films Need Festivals, Festivals Need Films.
- The PG Student-led, open-access journal Frames. Topics of issues include:
- A twice-yearly newsletter (2005-2017 – posted below) which is migrating online (finally!) in 2018. (Website imminent).
[Please email filmstudies@st-andrews.ac.uk if you would like to receive notifications of the newsletter.]
Newsletters
CFS Newsletter (Cine-Files) No. 2 2017
CFS Newsletter (Cine-Files) No. 1 2017
CFS Newsletter (Cine-Files) No. 2 2016
CFS Newsletter (Cine-Files) No. 1, 2016