Dear Colleagues,
We should like to draw your attention to the following
forthcoming conference in
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.
The conference organisers are
pleased to announce that the programme has been finalised. It is advisable to register for this conference as
soon as possible. We are looking forward to welcoming an excellent
panel of speakers, including the filmmakers John Akomfrah, Abdelkrim Bahloul;
diversity consultant and producer Parminder Vir, OBE; founder of the
script-funding initiative BABYLON and director of Scenario Films Gareth
Jones; film producer Ralph Schwingel from Wüste Film; distributor Eve
Gabereau from Soda Pictures; and Thierry Lenouvel from the Amiens Film
Festival.
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
Dr Daniela Berghahn
Reader in Film Studies
Department of Media
Arts
Royal Holloway,
Egham
TW20 0EX
Dr Claudia Sternberg
LS2 9JT