All good things must come to an end - thank you to all who have made #BAFTSS2026 at the Marriott Bournemouth very special.
Profound thanks to our outgoing Chair, Gábor Gergely, for his robust stewardship of the association over the last few years 👏
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BAFTSS 2026 is done, and what a fab 3 days! Two Amateur Cinema SIG panels and some hands-on with 9.5mm, a treat! @baftss.bsky.social #Baftss2026 #amateurfilm
The updated edition of Ida Lupino, Director is an in-depth exploration of Lupino's film & television directing work, provides close readings of the films and TV episodes Lupino directed.
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In Queer Indigenous Cinemas, scholar Gabriel S. Estrada offers an analysis of queer Indigenous media from the Americas, the Pacific, and the Caribbean.
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It's the last day of #BAFTSS2026, @baftss.bsky.social!
Come talk to us, and remember to use code BAFTSS35 for 35% off ALL #FilmStudies books. The #SALE is also available on our website until 30th April.
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Conventional histories have long traced the origins of photography and cinema to the goal of reproducing the visible world. Black Light offers a radical counter to this understanding.
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Shooting Back brings much-needed critical attention to the documentary and ethnographic filmmaking traditions of LatAm and the Caribbean regions.
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The Divided City and Its New Cinemas, 19201980 examines how often-raw independent films pioneered cinematic exploration of identities impacted by space & time, and by geography & history.
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Quantum Screens offers an exploration of how nonlinear storytelling opens a post-Newtonian reality and changes both the hero’s journey and how we understand history in film and television.
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Secret Museums is a study in the life and work of Canadian collage filmmaker Arthur Lipsett, whose struggles with mental illness have overshadowed his vital and innovative work.
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Today begins the #BAFTSS2026 conference @baftss.bsky.social!
Come talk to us at our booth, where you can get discounted titles. This #SALE is also available on our website, use code BAFTSS35 for 35% off ALL #FilmStudies books until 30th April.
Browse here: bit.ly/4sKZjLy
Arrived in Bournemouth for @baftss.bsky.social conference 26. It may not be sunny but it I am by the sea! Looking forward to an exciting programme of events. ✨
My first time at #BAFTSS and it did not disappoint - a great Day 1 but my to be watched (and rewatched) list is now huge. Left on a high after a fantastic paper from Summer Sapiano @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social @hrcyork.bsky.social @baftss.bsky.social #filmsky #philsky
Please come find the #PeterLangOxford bookstand at @baftss.bsky.social in Dorchester Hall coffee area on Days 2 and 3! We have our latest publications on #film, #AI, #documentary and more!
So excited to present my paper on haunted houses in the Horror SIG panel of @baftss.bsky.social next week 👻
We are delighted that our special issue on Early Cinema in the British Colonies has been nominated for a @baftss.bsky.social publication award! You can read the introduction and several of the articles for free here www.tandfonline.com/toc/repv20/2...
In just over a month I'm contributing to a panel at the @baftss.bsky.social conference on navigating research/pedagogy as an 'independent scholar'. I strongly dislike the term 'independent' and wonder about other possible terms. Has anyone come up with a better alternative?
We are pleased to announce that the conference website, including the schedule is now live: www.baftss.org/conference-2...
Places are limited - register early to avoid disappointment.
Deadline: 8th March 2026.
Queries can be directed to baftss2026@gmail.com
BAFTSS is making available 7 Conference Bursaries of up to £200 each to support attendance at the Association's annual conference for those members who are postgraduate researchers (including MA and PhD students).
Complete the form: www.baftss.org/conference-b...
Deadline: 20th March 2026.
Deadline extended to February 13th February, 23.59 GMT!
The other news is....we're running a symposium in June (supported by @baftss.bsky.social and B-Film). See below for the CFP.
#DavidLynch would've turned 80 today. He's inspired endless appreciation & commemoration in the past year; here's my small contribution: substack.com/home/post/p-... @emersonsofilm.bsky.social @dorianawards.bsky.social @bsfc.bsky.social @scmstudies.bsky.social @baftss.bsky.social @oaffc.bsky.social
Deadline approaching for BAFTSS PGR Poster Showcase 2026: Friday 30th January 2026.
It’d be fantastic to see posters from BAFTSS Colour & Film SIG’s PGR members!
For further information and designs from previous years, see the BAFTSS website: www.baftss.org/pgr-poster-s... @baftss.bsky.social
In a sector under attack - from govt refusal to fund HE; KPI- and cuts-obsessed VCs; plagiarism engines; culture warriors - mutual support, sharing of experience and collaboration are more important than ever. Please consider participating in this important @baftss.bsky.social scheme in either role.
BAFTSS continues to run its Early Career Mentoring Scheme, which has been invaluable to helping ECRs in this increasingly precarious sector. This is a call for new mentors and mentees to take part in the scheme!
For more info: www.baftss.org/early-career...
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The BAFTSS PGR Poster Showcase is now open to applications for next year's annual conference in Bournemouth, 15-17 April 2026. You could win a prize of £150!
www.baftss.org/pgr-poster-s...
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Join the seminar & book launch (online): Color Protocols: Technologies of Racial Encoding in Chromatic Media (MIT, 2025) 4pm – 5:30pm (UK), 12noon – 1:30pm (EST) Thursday 30th October 2025
Event details: colourandfilm.com/cfps/
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BAFTSS now has a LinkedIn page, please do give us a follow!
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The BAFTSS PGR Poster Showcase is now open to applications for next year's annual conference in Bournemouth, 15-17 April 2026. You could win a prize of £150!
www.baftss.org/pgr-poster-s...
#baftss #cfp #pgr #conference
The 2026 BAFTSS conference will take place at the Bournemouth Highcliff Marriott hotel, 15 - 17 April 2026.
The deadline for submissions is 5th December 2025.
The full CFP, along with submission instructions, can be found here: www.baftss.org/cfp-2026.html
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