[Commlist] BAFTSS Conference & Awards 2027

The 2027 edition of the annual conference and awards ceremony of the 
British Association of Film, Television and Screen Studies will be held 
in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 12 – 14 April.


This email contains information pertaining, first, to proposal 
submissions for inclusion in the conference schedule and, second, to 
submissions to the BAFTSS Awards.


CALL FOR PROPOSALS

The Conference Organizing Team now invites proposals for individual 
presentations, pre-constituted panels of up to four presenters, and 
practice submissions, exploring new research in film, television, and 
screen studies, from any disciplinary or methodological perspective.


Submissions are invited for:

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    Traditional presentations of 15 minutes

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    Creative practice research concerned with screen media

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    Audio-visual scholarship in any format

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    Roundtables and pre-constituted panels of no fewer than 3, and up to
    a maximum of 4, submissions. We especially encourage pre-constituted
    panels that mix methodologies and approaches (e.g., creative
    practice research alongside more traditional conference presentations)

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    Poster presentations for our annual PGR showcase, to be displayed at
    the conference

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    We also invite the Convenors of each BAFTSS Special Interest Group
    (SIG) to submit one panel for consideration

Please note:

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    All attendees must have an active BAFTSS membership by 1 March 2027.
    You can join, or renew, here <http://membermojo.co.uk/baftss>

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    Abstracts should be no more than 250 words. Please also provide a
    short professional biography

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    Delegates maysubmit only one proposal for inclusionin the conference
    programme. However, this does not preclude the submission of
    additional practice-based research for screening in the conference's
    dedicated screening spaces

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    All individuals must comply with the Association’s Code of Conduct
    <https://www.baftss.org/code-of-conduct.html>

Please submit using the form(s) available on the official conference 
website: https://www.baftss.org/conference-2027-info 
<https://www.baftss.org/conference-2027-info>.


Deadline for submissions: 23:59 (GMT) Friday 6 November 2026.


You will be notified whether your proposal has been accepted by no later 
than the end of January 2027.


AWARDS SUBMISSIONS

Should you wish to have your work considered for the BAFTSS Publication 
and Practice Awards, or featured as part of the PGR Poster Showcase, 
please consult the respective pages on the conference website:

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    Publication Awards: http://baftss.org/publication-submission-2027
    <http://baftss.org/publication-submission-2027>

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    Practice Awards: http://baftss.org/practice-submission-2027
    <http://baftss.org/practice-submission-2027>

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    PGR Poster Showcase: http://baftss.org/pgr-poster-submission-2027
    <http://baftss.org/pgr-poster-submission-2027>


CONTACT

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    Enquiries about conference presentations should be directed towards:
    (conference /at/ baftss.org) <mailto:(conference /at/ baftss.org)>

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    Enquiries about the Awards should be directed towards:
    (executive /at/ baftss.org) <mailto:(executive /at/ baftss.org)>
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