The
Industrial Context of Migrant and Diasporic Cinema in Contemporary
13
January 2007
Institute
of Germanic & Romance Studies,
The
conference addresses the specificities of production, distribution and
exhibition of migrant and diasporic cinema in different national and cultural
contexts. Renowned filmmakers and media practitioners reflect on their professional
experiences over several decades. They discuss funding and distribution, the
role of festivals and transnational networks, public policy and the special
characteristics of niche, crossover and global markets.
Confirmed speakers
include filmmakers John Akomfrah and Abdelkrim Bahloul and producer and
diversity advisor Parminder Vir, OBE.
In conjunction with the
conference there will be film screenings and a Q & A session with Abdelkrim
Bahloul at the Ciné Lumière, French Institute
The
conference is a collaborative event organised by the AHRC Research Network
Migrant and Diasporic Cinema in Contemporary Europe. It is hosted by the Media
Arts Department at Royal Holloway, Cultural Studies at the
Please visit the project website for further details, the
conference programme and the registration form: www.migrantcinema.net, ‘Conferences and Events’.
Please contact Rosemary
Lambeth at the
Dr Daniela Berghahn
Reader in Film Studies
Department of Media
Arts
Royal Holloway,
Egham
TW20 0EX
Dr Claudia Sternberg
LS2 9JT