Rob Byrne, our dear colleague from the San Francisco Silent Film Festival, has alerted us about the reconfiguration plans currently threatening the Castro Theater, the very home of the SFSFF and an important San Francisco landmark. We are sharing his call for help with you…
Applications for the much anticipated Collegium of the Giornate del Cinema Muto is now open ! The Collegium provides the opportunity to 12 people under 30 who are eager to experience the festival’s screenings through a structured programme in which conversation is privileged over lecture. Each…
Due to the ongoing pandemic, unfortunately, we will be unable to hold the conference on-site and to meet in Culpeper as hoped. However, following the success of Domitor 2020 virtual conference, we are excited to announce that we will hold the Domitor 2022 conference online. We received…
Please find attached the CfP for the international conference ‘Off- and On-Screen: The “New Woman” in Early Russian Cinema’ that will be hosted by the University of Basel in September 2022. We sincerely hope we will be able to hold this conference in person. The…
The extended deadline to submit proposals for Domitor 2022, Dec 6, is approaching ! Please help us circulate the call for papers below widely to insure a successful conference. Thank you very much, and as always, for your support. *** The 2022 Domitor committee and the EC…
Following up on our pledge to work toward more diversity in early film studies, we invite candidates to apply for a $500 award to present a paper at the next Domitor Conference. This bursary supports research by scholars based in the Global South and/or…
The Visible Archive: Archiving, preserving, digitizing, and sharing ‘non-feature’ film collections Symposium of the 2022 FIAF Congress 25–26 April 2022, Budapest – Hosted by the National Film Institute Hungary – Film Archive Call for papers: Nowadays, great progress has been made worldwide in the digitization and restoration of…
The University of Southampton’s Centre for International Film Research is now accepting proposals for its conference : The little apparatus’ : 100 years of 9.5 films (16, 17, 18 June 2022) This event aims to reflect on the diverse use of 9.5mm film throughout its 100…
The 2022 Domitor committee and the EC is happy to circulate the Call for Papers for the next Domitor 2022 international conference: “Copy/Rights and Early Cinema.” In June 2022, at the Library of Congress in Culpeper, Virginia (USA), Domitor will host its 17th international…
Finding an Audience for (Silent) Film Heritage Today: Online Panel August 22, 2021, 4.30pm CEST As part of the Bonn International Silent Film Festival, archivists and curators from institutes and festivals ranging from the San Francisco Silent Film Festival to the Czech Film Archive (Národní filmový…
The Magic Lantern in Leisure, Entertainment and Popular CultureLocation: Photography Museum (FOMU) in Antwerp, BelgiumPre-conference Event at CINEMATEK Brussels on 4 May 2022This conference aims to bring together new research and scholarship on the many uses of the magic/optical lantern. The conference will also present and discuss…
Women and the Silent Screen Online June 2-6, 2021 PRELUDE TO Women and the Silent Screen XI Conference: Women, Cinema, and Migration Entr’acte June 2, 2021 Premiere at 2:30pm EST (free to view all of June) Kennington Bioscope: https://www.youtube.com/kenningtonbioscope June 4-6, 2021 Online conference: FREE & open to all! Register here. I. “Bees and…
Remapping Early British Cinema: A Symposium 26-27 May 2021 A series of major publications in recent years have shed fresh light on the early British film business, from the 19th century pioneers up to the boom in cinema building before the First World War. Do these require…
The Editorial Board of Vivomatografías. Revista de estudios sobre precine y cine silente en Latinoamérica is pleased to announce the call for papers for its seventh issue, that will be published in December 2021. We accept contributions in Spanish, Portuguese and English dealing with…
The University of Turin is inviting scholars and students to submit abstracts for “Shadowed Screens. Dante’s Inferno in Cinema and Audio-Visual Media.” The conference will take place in Turin from 16 to 18 December 2021. Of particular interest are proposals which emphasize interdisciplinary perspectives, unpublished documental sources,…
The 125th Anniversary 2 1/2 min. program will feature: Surf at Monterey, Band Drill and Serpentine Dance 7:30 – 9:00 pm – Speakers Charlie Musser, Yale University: “The Vitascope in NYC: Some Highlights” – Tom Gunning, University of Chicago: “All the World on a Screen: Making Up the First Film…
The Cinema Museum in London and Kennington Bioscope present ‘Back in Focus: The Centenary of William Friese-Greene’ an online screening and discussion celebrating the centenary of William Friese-Greene. Mark your calendars for May 5, 2021 at 7PM (London) See the program description below. More information and…
Cinema’s First Nasty Women is a 4-disc DVD/Blu-ray set featuring 100 feminist silent films that will be released by Kino Lorber in 2022. For more information, visit their webpage and facebook page. Stay tuned !! Video Editor: Stephanie Brown Original Music: Dana Reason Project Curators: Laura Horak,…
Universitat De Girona & Museu del Cinema are currently circulating a call for papers for the 13th International Seminar on the Origins and History of Cinema: Virtual worlds in early cinema: devices, aesthetics and audiences. This conference, organized by the Museu del Cinema, The Department…
Domitor is happy to circulate the CFP for the 2021 Domitor student essay award competition. The Domitor Student Essay Award is an annual competition designed to stimulate interest in the field of early cinema studies, to involve young scholars and archivists in the activities of…
