[ecrea] New publication announcement - Film Festivals: History, Theory, Method, Practice

we’re happy to announce that Routledge has published FILM FESTIVALS: 
HISTORY, THEORY, METHOD, PRACTICE, edited by Marijke de Valck (Utrecht 
University,

Netherlands), Brendan Kredell (Oakland University, USA) and Skadi Loist 
(University of Rostock, Germany).

About the Book

The last decade has witnessed an explosion of interest in film 
festivals, with the field growing to a position of prominence within the 
space of a few short years. Film Festivals: History, Theory, Method, 
Practice represents a major addition to the literature on this topic, 
offering an authoritative and comprehensive introduction to the area. 
With a combination of chapters specifically examining history, theory, 
method and practice, it offers a clear structure and systematic approach 
for the study of film festivals.

Offering a collection of essays written by an international range of 
established scholars, it discusses well-known film festivals in Europe, 
North America and Asia, but equally devotes attention to the diverse 
range of smaller and/or specialized events that take place around the 
globe. It provides essential knowledge on the origin and development of 
film festivals, discusses the use of theory to study festivals, explores 
the methods of ethnographic and archival research, and looks closely at 
the professional practice of programming and film funding. Each section, 
moreover, is introduced by the editors, and all chapters include useful 
suggestions for further reading.

This will be an essential textbook for students studying film festivals 
as part of their film, media and cultural studies courses, as well as a 
strong research tool for scholars that wish to familiarize themselves 
with this burgeoning field.

Table of Contents

Preface

The Film Festival and Film Culture’s Transnational Essence | Dina Iordanova

Introduction

What is a Film Festival? How to Study Festivals and Why You Should | 
Marijke de Valck 　

Part I - History

Introduction | Brendan Kredell

1 Making Film History at the Cannes film festival | Dorota Ostrowska

2 Film Festivals in Asia: Notes on History, Geography and Power from a 
Distance | Julian Stringer

3 The Film Festival Circuit: Networks, Hierarchies, and Circulation | 
Skadi Loist

Part II - Theory

Introduction | Marijke de Valck

4 Contingency, Time and Event: An Archaeological Approach to the Film 
Festival | Janet Harbord

5 Publics and Counterpublics: Rethinking Film Festivals as Public 
Spheres | Cindy Hing-Yuk Wong

6 Fostering Art, Adding Value, Cultivating Taste: Film Festivals as 
Sites of Cultural Legitimization | Marijke de Valck

Part III - Method

Introduction | Skadi Loist

7 Being There, Taking Place: Ethnography at the Film Festival | Toby Lee

8 On Studying Film Festival Ephemera: The Case of Queer Film Festivals 
and Archives of Feelings | Ger Zielinski

9 Positionality and Film Festival Research: A Conversation | Diane 
Burgess and Brendan Kredell

Part IV - Practice

Introduction | Brendan Kredell

10 Seeing Differently: The Curatorial Potential of Film Festival 
Programming | Roya Rastegar

11 Affective Labor and the Work of Film Festival Programming | Liz Czach

12 "The Festival Film": Film Festival Funds as Cultural Intermediaries | 
Tamara L. Falicov

The book is available in different formats (hardcover, paperback & 
ebook).  For a 20% DISCOUNT enter the code FLR40 at checkout when 
ordering from the Routledge website: www.routledge.com/9780415712477

Best wishes

Marijke de Valck, Brendan Kredell & Skadi Loist

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Dr. Skadi Loist

Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin

Universität Rostock

Institut für Medienforschung

August-Bebel-Str. 28 (Rm. 7031)

18055 Rostock

Germany


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