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Many Apologies for Cross Posting **************************************** Conference Announcement and Call for Papers EXPERIMENTAL FILM TODAY July 4th to 6th, 2003 Hosted by the Dept of Art and Fashion University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK Background & Themes This three-day conference invites fresh perspectives on the past, present and possible future of Experimental film nationally and internationally. The Conference acknowledges a resurgence of interest in the area of Experimental & Avant Garde film. It hopes to facilitate new thought and debate about issues relating to the present situation of Experimental film and to factors that may shape its future. The Conference hopes to explore a wide range of issues including the impact of new technologies, problems of access and distribution and the changing climate in which it operates. In addition the Conference hopes to provide a historical overview for delegates relatively new to the field. The weekend will do this through lectures, debates and an extensive series of screenings of historically significant films in addition to showcasing new works from around the world. Keynote Speakers At September 10 2002 -Malcolm Le Grice -Al Rees -Pip Chodorov, Re:Voir -Dr. Chris Meigh-Andrews University of Central Lancashire -Anna Powell Manchester Metropolitan University Academic Organiser -John van Aitken University of Central Lancashire ([log in to unmask]) Invitation Researchers, theorists and practitioners are invited to submit an abstract of 200-400 words and a biographical description of 100-150 words. Proposals must include an abstract and biography, to be submitted not later than 23rd January 2003. Proposers will be notified of their acceptance onto the programme not later than the 23rd of February 2003. The biographical description should include information on the author's institution, field of study, main research interests and key publications, if any. Abstract In order to encourage work of the highest quality, and work that relates to the theme of the conference, we ask that the abstract includes the following: · Title: relation of the paper to the theme(s) of the conference · An indication of the broad theoretical orientation (where appropriate to the proposal) · A description of the forms of original research (if relevant) that the paper will report on and/or a summary of the types of material the paper will discuss · Where possible, an indication of related work by others Submission Proposals should be submitted, by e-mail before 23rd January 2003 in the following form: - Author(s) including full contact details (post, telephone, fax, e-mail) - Previous points (abstract above) - Biography (all authors) This should be sent by e-mail to- Liz Kelly [log in to unmask] For enquiries telephone +44 (0) 1772 892656. Please note that all paper presenters will need to register for the Conference and pay the registration fee.