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Birmingham School of Media
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The culture and politics of film distribution: Italian cult film and Nollywood
1300-1500 Tuesday, 8 September 2015
P233, Parkside Building
Free
You're invited to attend a panel discussion on the culture, politics and economics of film distribution, with a focus on cult cinema in in Italy, and Nollywood in Nigeria (now the second largest film industry in the world). It will be of interest to those studying or planning on working in the film industry, particularly in a global context.
This event coincides with a visit to BCU by Dr. Ikechukwu Obiaya, who is based at the Pan-Atlantic University in Nigeria, and researches Nollywood.
The event is free and refreshments will be served.
Please register via www.eventbrite.com/e/the-culture-and-politics-of-film-distribution-italian-cult-film-and-nollywood-tickets-18344319353
PRESENTATION TOPICS
Dr. Xavier Mendik (Birmingham School of Media): Releasing the Reprehensible: The Cine-Excess of 1970s Italian Cult Cinema.
Dr. Oliver Carter (Birimingham School of Media) Preserving All’Italiana: Fan Curation of Italian Cult Cinema: This paper explores how fans of Italian cult cinema, specifically the giallo, curate archives through their capturing, preserving and sharing of Italian cult cinema.
Dr. Ikechukwu Obiaya (Pan-Atlantic University, Nigeria) The challenges and the changing landscape of film distribution in Nigeria
Ezinne Igwe (Birmingham School of Media) will be discussing her PhD research in progress on the implications of the recent transformations currently reshaping the Nigerian film industry.
The panel will be facilitated by Dr. Kirsten Forkert (Birmingham School of Media).
ABOUT THE PANELISTS
Dr.Xavier Mendik is Associate Professor in Film and Director of Postgraduate Studies in the School of Media, from where he runs the Cine-Excess International Film Festival (www.cine-excess.co.uk). He is author/editor/co-editor of nine volumes on cult cinema, most recently Bodies of Desire and Bodies in Distress: The Golden Age of Italian Cult Film 1970-1985.
Dr Oliver Carter is a Senior Lecturer in Media and Cultural Theory at the Birmingham School of Media and a founding member of the Body Genres research cluster at the Birmingham Centre for Media and Cultural Research. You can find out more about his research at: http://bcu.academia.edu/OliverCarter and www.olivercarter.co.uk
Dr. Ikechukwu Obiaya lectures at the School of Media and Communication of the Pan-Atlantic University, Lagos, Nigeria, and researches primarily on the Nigerian film industry. You can read more about his research at: : https://pau-ng.academia.edu/IkechukwuObiaya
Ezinne Igwe is a PhD researcher in Media and Cultural Studies in the School of Media, with an interest in film, especially the Nigerian film industry. You can find out more about her research at https://bcu.academia.edu/EzinneIgwe and she blogs at https://seamlessnfluid.wordpress.com.You can also follow her on Twitter at: @emichaelia
Dr Kirsten Forkert is a Lecturer in Media Theory in the Birmingham School of Media. She is the author of Artistic Lives (Ashgate 2013), and is currently working on a second book, Austerity as Public Mood; she is also involved in a collaborative research project, Mapping Immigration Controversy (http://mappingimmigrationcontroversy.com/)
Lyle Bignon
Faculty of the Arts, Design & Media
Birmingham City University
The Parkside Building – P241
5 Cardigan Street
Birmingham
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