[Commlist] Call for Papers - 2026 Film Education Conference

2026 Film Education Conference - Call for abstracts (paper proposals)

School of Arts, Porto
9-11 July 2026, Porto, Portugal

Call for abstracts (paper proposals): until February 20th, 2026

Conference Format: In-Person
Language: English

Please submit your proposal here: 
<https://forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=GIvjszm6sUKsGjcltUihuktNcHMpfSZEs30qXRTaFqlUMFRaTk5aWjkzR0hWMTZWSk1EUjk5N0hBTi4u&route=shorturl 
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Conference information: 
<https://artes.porto.ucp.pt/en/art-center/conferencias/film-education-conference/sobre 
<https://artes.porto.ucp.pt/en/art-center/conferencias/film-education-conference/sobre>>

The School of Arts and the members of the Cinema and Visual Arts focus 
area of the Research Center for Science and Technology of the Arts 
(CITAR) at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa (Porto Campus) have been 
actively engaging in exploring the relationship between film and 
education. As a film school we pursue our own methodology, and, at the 
same time, seek to understand how distinct pedagogies of cinematic 
education can be applied in working with different age groups and in 
various social contexts and communities.

Come and join us for the 2026 Film Education Conference. Our objective 
is to create an international platform for dialogue by inviting 
researchers from around the world to share their reflections on the 
growing field of Film and Education. Our goal is to engage with other 
projects and pedagogies, from both in and out of university. National 
and International film education programs, regional and private 
methodologies, experimental methods and engagement with national cinemas 
will also be the focus of this conference. We would like to open our 
doors to film education and media literacy professionals who work both 
within the Academia and in a wide range of institutions (education 
providers, small NGOs, cinematheques, national agencies among others) 
and who are interested in sharing their research, tools and best practices.

***Objectives of the conference***

Foster a conversation about diverse film education practices around the 
world;
Unite various perspectives on film education promoting a dialogue 
between primary and secondary school teachers, academics, filmmakers, 
policy-makers and stakeholders;
Invite for a reflection on how film education can be used in addressing 
a variety of cultural and socio-political emergencies we find ourselves in.

Confirmed keynote speakers:
Mark Reid – The British Film Institute
Andrea Reisz - Asociatia Culturala Contrasens

***Areas and communication topics***

* Film education pedagogies and programs around the world;
* Film education as art education;
* Film education as transversal pedagogy;
* The relationship between theory and practice in film pedagogy;
* Different age groups strategies for film education;
* Participatory filmmaking educational practices;
* Formal and informal film practices;
* Film education: from hands on experience to new digital strategies;
* Video essay as a pedagogical tool;
* Cross-media/intermedial approaches to film education/Film based art 
education;
* Training practices for tutors;
* Film making workshops;
* Film Education and Ecopedagogy/Ecoliteracy;
* Film Education and Visual literacy;
* Film Education and Society: inclusive film education methodologies and 
Film education against the raise of racism/xenophobia etc.;
* Film education and decolonization practices;
* Film for democratic education;

Call for abstracts (paper proposals): until February 20th, 2026

***Submission rules***

Please submit your proposal here: 
<https://forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=GIvjszm6sUKsGjcltUihuktNcHMpfSZEs30qXRTaFqlUMFRaTk5aWjkzR0hWMTZWSk1EUjk5N0hBTi4u&route=shorturl 
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Submissions should contain the following info:
(only proposals written in English will be considered)

Title
Authors' names, affiliations and contacts
Abstract (maximum 3000 characters with spaces)
3-5 keywords
3-5 references
Authors' short bio (maximum 1500 characters with spaces)

For any inquiries, please send 
an email to: (filmeducationconference.ea /at/ ucp.pt)

Abstracts will be subject to the evaluation by our Scientific Committee 
through a blind peer review process.

The authors of the abstracts will be notified of results in April 2026.

Conference paper presentation - up to 20 min.

The authors of the selected abstracts will be invited to submit 
full-length papers after the conference for peer review. The chosen 
papers will then be published in a book of Science and Technology of the 
Arts Collection (CITAR/UCP Press) with DOI and ISBN.

***

Film Education 2026 Organizing Committee

Carlos Natálio, Ekaterina Cordas & Pedro Alves

(filmeducationconference.ea /at/ ucp.pt)




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