[ecrea] Call for submissions for Sightlines 2016

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*Call for films and papers:Â **Sightlines: Filmmaking in the Academy*

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The Centre for Communication, Politics and Culture at RMIT University,
with the support ofÂ
ASPERA (the Australian Screen Production Education & Research
Association), is pleased toÂ
announce the second Sightlines festival to be held on */28 & 29 November
2016/*. This event isÂ
part film festival and part conference.  It has two main purposes: to
showcase the full range ofÂ
filmmaking that occurs in the university sector; and to contribute to
the development of screenÂ
production as an academic research discipline. These two intentions
inform how the event isÂ
structured, with the focus on screenings and conversations with
academic/practitioners. Â Â

The inaugural Sightlines in 2014 demonstrated the clear need for an
event that highlighted theÂ
quality and diversity of creative screen-based works produced in the
higher education sector.  InÂ
2014, the focus was on showcasing work suitable for cinema exhibition
and includedÂ
documentaries, dramas, essay and experimental films, both short and
feature length.  In 2016 weÂ
would like to expand this scope to also include work by those exploring
other screen-basedÂ
practices, such as online, interactive and non-linear productions.Â
People doing research inÂ
screenwriting are also welcome to submit proposals.Â

Sightlines 2014 started many conversations.  One of these was around
the peer-review andÂ
publication of screen works and we have followed that up through the
establishment of theÂ
online, peer-reviewed Sightlines Journal
<http://aspera.org.au/research/sightlines-2/journal/>Â for moving image
works.  We will be seeking moving image works for peer-reviewed
publication in this journal following the 2016 festival.
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This event is designed to showcase films, screenplays and other creative
screen-based worksÂ
made in the context of academic research and explore their significance,
through screenings,Â
panels, presentations, roundtable discussions and keynote addresses.Â
Possible topics include:Â

  * How is film and filmmaking in the academy evolving?
  * What new forms of screen production are emerging and in what ways is
    creative practice research engaging with them?
  * How can screen production be developed as an academic research
    discipline?
  * On what basis should the peer review of screen production research
    be conducted?Â
  * How can creative practice research in screen production be funded or
    otherwise supported?
  * How should the relationship between screen production in the academy
    and the broader screen production industries be understood and how
    can it be usefully developed?

We are calling for papers, panels and presentations that respond to
these and other relevantÂ
questions.  Most importantly, we are calling for films and other screen
works.  Any productionÂ
made since 2013 as postgraduate research or by an academic staff member
is eligible. Â
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*_Submission guidelines:_*

*Films*
Please submit a preview copy via online link with a 300 word research
statement that coversÂ
research background, contribution and significance.

*Papers*
Please submit a 300 word abstract outlining your proposed paper, panel
or presentation,Â
including name, title and affiliation of each author.

*Email:*Â (leo.berkeley /at/ rmit.edu.au) <mailto:(leo.berkeley /at/ rmit.edu.au)>Â

*Deadline:Â *Abstracts and previews of films to be submitted by April
30, 2016.
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Rachel Wilson

School of Media & Communication
RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia
CRICOS provider code: 00122A

RMIT acknowledges the Wurundjeri people as the traditional owners
of the land on which the University stands and respectfully
recognises Elders past and present.



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