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CALL FOR PAPERS ANGLO-FRENCH CINEMATIC RELATIONS SINCE 1930. An International conference hosted by the Department of Film Studies, Southampton University, and supported by the AHRC. September 14 16 2007 Despite the close geographical, political and cultural links between France and Britain, the dynamics of Anglo-French cinematic relations remain critically understudied. While numerous Anglophone studies have been written on French film and indeed Francophone studies on British film rarely do these works account for the dialectical interplay between the two at the levels of production, distribution, exhibition and reception. In order to redress this balance, this conference is aimed at an examination of the two-way flow of cinematic traffic between France and Britain from 1930 to the present day, filling significant gaps in our knowledge of British and French film and film personnel in transit, and what this reveals about the respective cultures. The conference will hopefully also have implications for the study of Anglo-French relations more generally, and the study of European cinema as a whole, as it moves away from the Hollywood / Europe axis which has dominated studies of cross-cultural traffic, replacing it with an engagement with inter-European exchange. The event will run in conjunction with a special exhibition, French Cinema in Britain, 1930-present and a series of screenings, to take place at the Harbour Lights Cinema, Southampton. Keynote addresses will be given by Pam Cook, Sarah Street, Robert Tombs and Ginette Vincendeau. The conference will also feature a panel of industry experts who will discuss contemporary issues in the distribution, exhibition and promotion of French cinema in the UK. Proposals for papers covering any aspect of Anglo-French cinematic relations since 1930 will be considered, but the organisers would particularly welcome papers exploring the following areas: Representations Production Contexts Distribution and Exhibition Institutional Discourses Promotion Stars and Auteurs Receptions and Perceptions Criticism and Theory Please send a proposal of 200 300 words for a paper of approx. 20 minutes, together with your contact details and a brief biographical note by April 30th 2007 to the conference organisers, Lucy Mazdon ([log in to unmask]) and Catherine Wheatley ([log in to unmask]), Film Studies, Avenue Campus, University of Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK. Catherine Wheatley Film Studies Avenue Campus University of Southampton SO17 1BJ Tel: +44 (0) 2380592404 Mob: +44 (0) 7711532501 * * Film-Philosophy Email Discussion Salon. After hitting 'reply' please always delete the text of the message you are replying to. To leave, send the message: leave film-philosophy to: [log in to unmask] For help email: [log in to unmask], not the salon. **