[Commlist] CFP: The ‘littleapparatus’: 100 years of 9.5mm film

CALL FOR PAPERS

*The ‘little apparatus’: 100 years of 9.5mm film*

16, 17, 18 June 2022

University of Southampton

An international conference hosted in person and online by the 
Department of Film Studies’  ‘Centre For International Film Research’ at 
the University of Southampton.

December 1922 will mark the centenary of the introduction of 9.5mm film 
to the French cinematographic market.  Pathé Freres first launched their 
‘Pathé Baby’ home cinema system on domestic territory in time for the 
Christmas season, with the promise of a soon to follow lightweight and 
modestly priced cine-camera using the same narrow gauge, that could fit 
in a vest pocket (1923, pp. 48–50). In time, the new gauge became 
available elsewhere -arriving just ahead of Kodak’s 16mm film/cinema 
system and together signalling the first major boom in amateur filmmaking.

This event aims to reflect on the diverse use of 9.5mm film throughout 
its 100 year history and create space for scholars, archivists and 
curators to explore and share new research in the field while opening up 
new avenues for inquiry.

Hosted by the University of Southampton this international conference 
will accommodate a dual approach - in-person and online for 
contributions exploring/considering the global reach of 9.5mm film 
culture. International speakers are encouraged and our proposed format 
will allow for virtual attendance via live streamed sessions or recorded 
content.

The conference organisers are delighted to confirm keynote addresses by 
*Dr Ryan Shand* (Ravensbourne University London) and *Dr Annamaria 
Motrescu-Mayes* (University of Cambridge).

We welcome proposals for 20-minute papers and for 1hr 30min conference 
panels, from scholars, archivists, and curators around the world at any 
stage in their academic careers. We are especially interested in 
interdisciplinary submissions and encourage papers and contributions 
across the wide use and application of 9.5mm film in the last 100 years.

We would also like to invite regional, national and international 
archives to present curated packages of film as well as presentations on 
9.5mm collections and filmmakers within their holdings. The organisers 
welcome papers on topics including, but not limited to:

  * 9.5mm as an amateur gauge
  * Professional/Avant Garde/artists’ filmmaking using 9.5mm
  * ‘Cult’ 9.5
  * 9.5mm and the democratisation of filmmaking
  * 9.5mm and challenges of representation and diversity in amateur film
    collections
  * The archival challenge/digitisation agendas/funding/historiography
  * Curating amateur film gauges, especially 9.5mm
  * 9.5mm and global experience of amateur technologies
  * 9.5mm and ‘/The Cinema In Your Home’/
  * 9.5mm and colour film

Abstracts of maximum 250 words and bios of maximum 75 words should be 
submitted via the Google Form on the conference website (Conference 
Website <https://sites.google.com/view/100yearsof95mmconference/home>) 
by 17:00 (GMT) on 17 October 2021, with decisions expected in early 
December 2021.

Submissions must include the presenters’ full name, institutional 
affiliations and the preferred method of attendance (in person or online).

Conference Website 
<https://sites.google.com/view/100yearsof95mmconference/home>**

Conference date: 16, 17, 18 June 2022

Deadline for proposals: 17 October 2021

Please submit proposals via the Google Form on the conference website 
Conference Website 
<https://sites.google.com/view/100yearsof95mmconference/home>

If you have any questions please do get in touch by email: 
(100yearsof9.5mm /at/ gmail.com) <mailto:(100yearsof9.5mm /at/ gmail.com)>

**

*References*

Anonymous (1923) ‘Cinematography’, /The British Journal of Photography/, 
70(3273), pp. 48–50.

‘the little apparatus’  Clerc, L. P. (1924) ‘New Apparatus’, /The 
British Journal of Photography/, 71(3325), pp. 52–53.

/Image credit: Illustration from the cover of 'Instructions on using The 
Baby Cine Camera' 1925///


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