[ecrea] CFP: The Meaning of Independence: Independent Filmmaking Around the Globe (SCMS 2010 Los Angeles)

> Call for Conference Paper Proposals
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> Society for Cinema and Media Studies
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> Los Angeles, CA
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> March 17-21, 2010
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> THE MEANING OF INDEPENDENCE:
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> INDEPENDENT FILMMAKING AROUND THE GLOBE
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> Panel Organizer: Mary Erickson, University of Oregon ((mericks1 /at/ uoregon.edu))
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> American independent film is often defined as 
> being financially independent of the major 
> Hollywood studios. Independent filmmaking 
> certainly exists in other countries, from Canada 
> and Britain to Indonesia and Russia. Yet the 
> characterization of â??independenceâ?? does not 
> derive from a filmâ??s relationship to Hollywood 
> studios; rather, there are a variety of 
> institutions from which filmmakers are 
> independent, including governments, corporations 
> and traditional production centers.
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> This panel seeks to examine the meaning of 
> independent filmmaking in a global context. Some 
> questions for exploration might include:
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> -- What is a given independent film industry independent of?
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> -- How are independent films financed in different countries?
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> -- What is the relationship of non-American 
> independent films to the ever-increasing Hollywood presence around the world?
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> -- How do independent filmmakers navigate and/or 
> circumvent traditional filmmaking institutions in their home countries?
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> Papers are welcome on any countryâ??s 
> independent film industry (outside of the U.S.). 
> A range of geographic areas is desired for this 
> panel so that the global independent filmmaking movement is represented.
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> Please send abstracts (max. 250 words) to 
> (mericks1 /at/ uoregon.edu) no later than August 23, 2009.
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> Accepted presenters will be notified by August 
> 28. The final paper proposal will be submitted 
> to SCMS by the Sept. 1st deadline; please keep 
> in mind that the panel as a whole may or may not 
> be accepted by SCMS organizers. For more details 
> on the Conference, please visit the SCMS website: http://www.cmstudies.org/
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>
> --
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> Mary Erickson
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> Doctoral Candidate and Graduate Teaching Fellow
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> School of Journalism and Communication
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> University of Oregon
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> 541.346.3551
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> (mericks1 /at/ uoregon.edu)

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