[ecrea] CFP Deadline Reminder - Seminar on Portuguese Cinema

FANTASY VS. REALITY IN CONTEMPORARY PORTUGUESE CINEMA



1-2 March 2013



Queen Mary University of London





Call for Papers

*Submission Deadline: 3 January 2013*



Traditionally an example of what Mette Hjort and Duncan Petrie have 
dubbed the 'cinema of small nations', Portuguese cinema has generally 
been characterised by low production numbers. In recent years, 
Portuguese filmmakers have seen their work celebrated at a series of 
prestigious international events, from João Salaviza's Golden Palm in 
Cannes to Miguel Gomes' presence at the Berlin Film Festival with the 
critically acclaimed Tabu.



This seminar wishes to explore the new international interest in the 
cinema made in Portugal by being particularly focused on the dichotomy 
between fantasy and reality. On the one hand, Portuguese cinema often 
questions whether the events and spaces portrayed on screen really 
happened or exist, being characterised by a sense of reverie, as in 
Gomes' A Cara que mereces/The Face You Deserve (2004). On the other, 
documentary has been expanding dramatically, in terms of production (48, 
by Susana de Sousa Dias, was awarded de Cinéma du Réel Grand Prix in 
2010) and exhibition (when we consider for instance the success and fast 
growth of the international film festival DocLisboa), and there is a 
sense in which the real country must be featured on screen.



This seminar wishes to question the pervasiveness of fantasy and reality 
as foundational themes in Portugal's contemporary cinematic identity. We 
are interested in both short and feature films, including fiction, 
documentary and animation. We particularly welcome papers on popular 
cinema. Topics may include but are not limited to:

-       dreams and visions in Portuguese film

-       re-imagining the past

-       Portuguese national identity and the notion of illusion

-       fantastic characters and events

-       the 'real' Portugal

-       the limits of cinematic representation



Please submit an abstract (max. 250 words), contact information and 
short bio (max. 100 words) to Mariana Liz: (m.liz /at/ qmul.ac.uk)

Submission Deadline: 3 January 2013.



The seminar will begin with a screening of Ruínas/Ruins (2009), followed 
by a Q&A with director Manuel Mozos in conversation with Kieron Corless 
from the BFI.



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