[ecrea] Call for contributions: Directory of World Cinema: Australia and New Zealand - Second edition

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Call for contributions: Directory of World Cinema: Australia and New 
Zealand - Second edition

We are seeking offers to contribute short essays (1000-1500) and film 
reviews/critiques (500 words) for the Australian section of the second 
edition of the Intellect Directory of World Cinema: Australia and New 
Zealand. This ambitious volume offers an in-depth and exciting look at 
the cinema produced in these two countries since the turn of the 
twentieth century. Though the two nations share considerable cultural 
and economic connections, their film industries remain distinct, marked 
by differences of scale, level of government involvement and funding, 
and relations with other countries and national cinemas. Through essays 
about prominent genres and themes, profiles of directors, and 
comprehensive reviews of significant titles, this user-friendly guide 
explores the diversity and distinctiveness of films from Australia and 
New Zealand.

The structure of the book will be as follows:

Introductory sections:
. Introduction by the Editors
. Film of the Year
. Festival Focus
. Industry Spotlight
. Cultural Crossover
. Film Locations
. Star/Actors - short essays on significant actors
. Marketing mix - short essay on domestic/international marketing of 
certain successful films
. Directors - short essays on significant directors

Genres:
. Period films
. Glitter cycle
. Action-adventure
. Science-fiction
. Comedy
. Crime
. Romance/romantic comedy
. Thriller
. Musicals
. Horror
. War
. Western/bushranger
. Road
. Animated
. Experimental
. Short

If you would like to contribute to this exciting project, in terms of a 
thematic essay, film reviews, or both, please contact the editors of the 
Australian section:

Ben Goldsmith - (ben.goldsmith /at/ qut.edu.au) <mailto:(ben.goldsmith /at/ qut.edu.au)>
Mark Ryan - (m3.ryan /at/ qut.edu.au) <mailto:(m3.ryan /at/ qut.edu.au)>

Contribution Deadline: 30 November 2012

About the series:
The Intellect Directory of World Cinema series aims to play a part in 
moving intelligent, scholarly criticism beyond the academy by building a 
forum for the study of film that relies on a disciplined theoretical 
base. Each volume of the Directory takes the form of a collection of 
reviews, longer essays and research resources, accompanied by film 
stills highlighting significant films and players.
The project consists of three components:

. A pre-print web-based database, which facilitates content collection 
and provides free access to this content. You can use the search 
facility to explore the database or read film reviews featured in the 
volumes published so far.
. A series of printed volumes for each world region, of about 300 pages 
per volume. For each region, a new volume with original content will be 
published every two years. You can order these books from Intellect's 
web site.
. E-book versions of the published material are also available to 
libraries and individuals for £6 each from Intellect's web site: 
www.intellectbooks.co.uk/books/page/index,name=ebooks/ 
<http://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/books/page/index,name=ebooks/>

Best Mark