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[ecrea] CFP: Edinburgh Film Audiences Conference 2008
Sat Aug 16 11:47:06 GMT 2008
Exploring the worlds of film audiences.
Call for Papers: 3rd EIFAC, March 26th - 27th 2009
?An audience is never wrong. An individual
member of it may be an imbecile, but a thousand
imbeciles together in the dark - that is
critical genius.? Billy Wilder made this comment
about audiences but just how much do we know
about what film audiences think and how often
are they credited with being geniuses or more
often seen as imbeciles? Empirical research into
film audiences is a small but developing field
and this conference continues its aim of
providing a space where those involved or
interested in this area can come together to
share research findings and discuss future
ideas. Whilst the conference will appeal
primarily to academics it is not confined to
them. Previous conferences have had
contributions from those directly involved in
the film industry and this is to be welcomed.
We are very pleased to announce that the opening
and closing speakers have been confirmed. The
opening speaker is Professor Ian Christie, from
the School of Art, Film and Visual Media,
Birkbeck, University of London. He is Vice
President of Europa Cinemas, an EU funded
organisation which supports exhibitors
throughout Europe who show European films, and a
Trustee of the Independent Film Parliament. He
is also a regular reviewer and broadcaster on
film matters. The closing speaker is Dr Sean
Perkins. He has been Research Executive at the
UK Film Council since 2001. His research
interests include UK and global theatrical
markets, the UK video and online markets, film
on television and film audiences. He has managed
research projects on the impact of local cinema
and a qualitative study of avid
cinemagoers. There is only one criterion for
proposed papers: they should be concerned with
empirical research into film audiences. The
audiences can be anywhere in the world and for
any genre of film. They can be historical pieces
of work that explore the construction of film
audiences through governmental policy or pieces
that look at the construction of fans via
archival material. We are happy to receive
abstracts from students and new researchers as
well as established researchers no matter what their background is.
The conference takes place over two days in the
heart of Edinburgh. One of the main attractions
for participants is that we only run single
track sessions ? no more difficult decisions
about who to go and listen to or the awful
experience of presenting to just a couple of
people whilst everyone else has gone to hear the
famous speaker! Everyone is guaranteed a decent
audience plus 30 minutes to present their paper followed by 15
minutes of questions ? and we are very proud of
our reputation regarding time-keeping.
Abstracts of no more than 300 words should be
submitted as virus-free MS Word or rtf
attachments, to Dr Ailsa Hollinshead no later
than 31st August 2008. Abstracts will be
reviewed by external referees and all
contributors will be notified of the outcome by
30th September 2008. Copies of the conference
paper will have to be with Dr Hollinshead by mid
January 2009. There will be a bursary for the
best student paper, which can include
undergraduates as well as postgraduates (subject
to proof of status). Successful candidates will
be expected to book a place within one month of
their paper being accepted. Costs and
application forms can be obtained from the conference website.
The conference will take place at Filmhouse,
Lothian Road, Edinburgh. The website and
abstracts from the last conference can be found at:
http://www.filmaudiencesconference.co.uk/
Conference organisers:
Ms Nicola Hay; Dr Ailsa Hollinshead; Ms Helen
Jackson; Ms Caroline von Schmalensee
Is the audience ever wrong? Who cares?
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Nico Carpentier (Phd)
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