[ecrea] Conference CfP - American Studies Centre

Transformers of the Silver Screen: Quo Vadis, Hollywood?
The 2015 First International Conference on The American Motion Picture 
Industry
American Studies Center, University of Warsaw, Poland
23 and 24 May 2015


The 2015 First International Conference on the American Motion Picture 
Industry (iFILM) is an interdisciplinary international conference that 
invites academics, film makers, film distributors, film critics and 
independent scholars and researchers from around the world to meet in 
Europe to exchange the latest ideas and discuss transformational changes 
that seem to be occurring within the American Motion Picture Industry.
We are now accepting submissions in any area related to the American 
Motion Picture Industry. All submissions will be refereed and the best 
papers will be published as chapters in an edited book with a major 
American or European publishing company that will have an assigned ISBN 
number. Further information and periodic updates will appear on the 
American Studies Center website: www.asc.uw.edu.pl.

Conference Timetable
Abstract Due: 28 February 2015.
Notification of Acceptance By 10 March 2015.
Registration Fee Paid By 10 April 2015.
2015 Conference Dates: 23 and 24 May 2015.

Basic Submission Guidelines:
LanguageEnglish
Paper lengthAbstract: no more than 500 words
Full paper: maximum 40,000 characters with spacing inclusive of all 
graphics and references (in text, APA Style)
Key words3-6 words
Font, Margin12 point Times New Roman, 1.5 spacing, Margin 1 inch
Page numbersOmit
FormatMS Word Perfect

Registration FeeUSD 200 / EUR 150 does not include hotel accommodation.*
•Registration Fee covers the Banquet, coffee breaks. Organisers will 
help to find accommodations, but the Conference Fee does not include 
hotel accommodations.
•* Reduced Fee for Students: PLN 300, USD 100, EUR 75.

Workshop Topics (Potential, Depending upon Registration):

1.“The Interview”: Is Distributor Censorship controlling Hollywood film 
makers?
2.“Transformational Film”: What is this? Why do this? How to do this? By 
whom?
3.The “Green Light”: What new factors control the decision to finance a 
movie proposal?
4.Global Locations: What places to viewers most want to look at in the 
newest movies?
5.Target Audiences: Who comes to the box office? Have they changed, are 
they changing?
6.Projected Revenues: Mapping the location and distribution interface.
7.Demographic Concerns in Film: Race, Gender, Ethnicity, Preference in 
search of equality
8.Subliminal Advertising in Film including “Trailers.”
9.Content Concerns in Film: Exaggerated Violence, Political Assassination.
10.Popular Genres. Changes in Worldwide Demand, the new Science Fiction.
11.International Casting, male, female, lead, support, to please a 
wide-ranging audience.
12.Emerging Technology: the growth of iMAX.
13.Is the American Film Industry changing the “American image” that it 
is exporting?
14.Is the American Film Industry adding new cultures, such as Chinese 
culture, to movies it is producing? If so, to improve box office 
attraction, attract funding, what reasons?
15.American Film Popularity in Europe and Asia: European Union, China, 
Russia.
16.Film release online (Netflix) and in selected theatres (iMax) during 
“Shell” Period.
17.International Partnerships: Jiaflix with MGM, Paramount, Lionsgate 
Entertainment, China Movie Channel, M 19905.

Organizers of this conference encourage formation of panels and “round 
table” discussions with film makers (producers, directors, special 
effects designers, actors) of different genres, as well as film 
distributors, film critics, other stakeholders in the American Motion 
Picture Industry.
If you want to convene a panel for a workshop that goes beyond the 
above, or if you wish to chair a panel, please contact us soon.
We hope to have very dynamic “round table” discussion. If you are a film 
maker, distributor, or critic or if you know some, consider this our 
strong invitation to join us to discuss our important theme: 
“Transformers of the Silver Screen: Quo Vadis, Hollywood?”
Conference Chair: Prof. dr David Jones.
Chief of Staff of the Conference Office: Piotr Szyja, M.A.
Contact: (Film.conference2015 /at/ uw.edu.pl)


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