Crash Cinema, now into its fifth year, has become a feature of the
Bradford Film Festival, and is a showcase of the co-operation between
the National Museum of Photography, Film & Television, the University of
Bradford's EIMC department and Bradford School of Art. The symposium
acknowledges the importance of the study of film for students
undertaking postgraduate studies in visual representation, especially of
the cinematic arts, but also students of art & design, fine art,
photography and media communication.
Crash attracts contributions from a broad range of disciplines and a
special feature of the symposium is that it encourages a wide variety of
approaches to, and subject matter from, the world of film. There is
always an emphasis at Crash on representation as an exciting means of
unearthing political, social and cultural meanings as articulated
through the art of film. Unlike prescribed film symposia, Crash seeks to
provoke and stimulate – the post conference screening of a controversial
film reinforces this key aspect.
A poster and programme is attached and more information is also
available online here:
http://www.nmpft.org.uk/bff/2006/filmdetail.asp?ida=5939
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Dr Ben Roberts
Lecturer in Media Studies
University of Bradford
t: +44(0)1274 233911
f: +44(0)1274 233727
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