[Commlist] CfP – The Works of the Romanian Screenwriters (Bloomsbury)

Lucian Georgescu is pleased to share a call for papers for a forthcoming 
volume I am proposing to Bloomsbury’s Screen Storytellers series, titled 
/The Works of the Romanian Screenwriters/.

Although Romanian screenwriting is still largely unknown to global 
scholars, its history—rooted in literature, ideology, propaganda, 
creative resistance, and post-communist transition—offers a unique and 
underexplored landscape.

This volume seeks to gather original studies on both key authors and 
broader writing practices spanning from the socialist studio system to 
the internationally awarded New Romanian Cinema. We welcome essays of 
4000–6000 words focused on specific screenwriters or writing collectives 
as well as broader thematic inquiries (e.g., gender disparity, 
censorship, auteur-propaganda ties, script-as-process).

Practitioners and practice-based researchers are strongly encouraged to 
apply.
We especially welcome proposals from:
• Female scholars or those addressing gender and exclusion in the screen 
industries
• International researchers unfamiliar with Romanian cinema (research 
assistance and translated materials available upon request; see attached 
PDF)
• Those interested in the distinction between story and screenwriting in 
film history. To assist with research, contributors may request access 
to rare pre-1989 films, translated archival texts, and curated material 
from Cinepub.ro <http://cinepub.ro/>, Romania’s largest free AVOD film 
archive (see PDF, attached).

_Submission timeline:_
• Abstracts + short bio due: October 1st, 2025
• Full essays due: April 15, 2026
• Final revised texts: June 15, 2026
• Publication: TBC

_Inquiries and submissions:_
Please send abstracts (300–400 words) and a brief bio to 
(lucian.georgescu /at/ unatc.ro).


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