Empathy in the Face of Death: Fear Transcendence Effects are Conditional on Empathizing with Movie Characters in Eudaimonic Entertainment The Terror Management Theory of Media Entertainment (TMT-ME) proposes that death portrayals in eudaimonic entertainment can invite viewers to face their fear of death and transcend it. Although emp...

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Last week of my three weeks off! Swapping book writing for deep dives into researching "paganism" in Asian #HorrorFilms for my October talk. It'll be here before I know it! #AsianHorror #Paganism #FilmResearch #AcademicTalk #LastWeekOfHoliday

📽️ Can AI help small film markets? Only if trust, copyright and guidance improve. Producers are ready but wary. Learn more about the Adopters vs. Awaiters dynamic in CresCine’s latest SOEF report chapter: crescine.eu/2025

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#FilmResearch Colonial Rebels in Indian Cinema: Narratives, Ideology and Popular Culture journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....

System within the Suburb: Dharavi and Class Depiction in Bollywood Films based on India often end up in the Dharavi slums, a suburb in the shadow city of Mumbai. Sprawling across 1.75 km2 in the heart of Mumbai, Dharavi is a stark contrast to surging urban socie...

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📽️ How do small European film markets compete with the giants? Our latest report, featuring insights from Jakob Isak Nielsen (Aarhus University), explores key trends, challenges, and opportunities. 🔗 Read more: crescine.eu/2024 #crescine #europeanfilm #filmmarket #filmindustry #filmresearch

Oscar Gold Formula: How Films Win Awards & Make Millions Discover why war dramas & biopics dominate the Oscars, and how nominations boost box office earnings by 200%+. Facts backed by film researchers!

Discover why war dramas & biopics dominate the Oscars, and how nominations boost box office earnings by 200%+. Facts backed by film researchers!

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The Southern Ocean’s phytoplankton produce half of the oxygen we breathe. Protecting these microscopic plants ensures clean air and a healthy climate. 🌱 #filmresearch #thelastocean

🌎 The Southern Ocean encircles Antarctica and drives the global conveyor belt of ocean currents, helping to distribute heat and nutrients worldwide. Without it, Earth’s ecosystems would collapse. #OceanScience #ClimateChange #filmresearch

🌊 Did you know? The Southern Ocean absorbs up to 75% of the heat and 40% of the CO₂ our planet produces, acting as Earth’s largest climate regulator. Protecting it is protecting our future. 🌍 #SouthernOcean #ClimateAction #filmresearch

#FilmResearch Fatherhood and Precarity: Protective Fathers and Dysfunctional Families in Jeethu Joseph’s Drishyam and Contemporary Malayalam Cinema
Sony Jalarajan Raj & Adith K. Suresh
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