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Essay Film and Narrative Techniques: Screenwriting Non-fiction
First Symposium of the BAFTSS ‘Essay Film’ Research Group.
Conference Date: Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th November 2017
Venue: University of York, UK
Organised by: BAFTSS & The Interdisciplinary Centre for Narrative Studies
Deadline for abstracts: 10 September 2017
The Essay film is defined as a very special kind of non-fiction, which employs fictional techniques. There is very little research on the way these films are scripted and how screenwriting comes into play in the phase of the film’s development. Documentary scripts rarely make it into the BFI library archives, as their minor collection testifies. The first aim of the symposium is to address this problem and develop an understanding of the work done in this area. The second aim of the symposium is to develop collaborations for the fostering of further research.
Keynote Speaker: Professor Laura Rascaroli.
Abstracts are invited on topics related to Screenwriting Non-fiction and Narrative Techniques in the Essay Film, including but not limited to:
Proposal acceptance notification: 30th September 2017.
Abstract submission: Please submit your abstract (max 300 words) along with key references, institutional affiliation and a short bio (max 150 words) or a panel proposal, including a panel presentation (max 300 words) along with minimum 2, maximum 3 individual abstracts.
Send the Abstract to Romana Turina ([log in to unmask])
Symposium Organisers: Romana Turina (University of York), Richard Walsh (University of York)