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BAFTSS @baftss.bsky.social · 3d

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

#baftss #filmstudies #cfp #callforpapers

BAFTSS 2026 CFP

CFP for the Conference 2026

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Gábor Gergely @ggergely.bsky.social · 17d

Thrilled to share the very open Call for Proposals for BAFTSS 2026 on 15-17 April in Bournemouth. Amid all the stress and uncertainty of HE, the annual conference is a great place to reconnect, reflect, think new thoughts and make new plans. Join us! @baftss.bsky.social

www.baftss.org/cfp-2026.html

CFP 2026

The 14th annual BAFTSS Conference will take place 15-17 April at the Bournemouth Highcliff Mariott Hotel. Keynote speaker : Professor Julian Henriques (Goldsmiths) This year, BAFTSS embarks on...

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BAFTSS Colour and Film Research Group @baftsscolorfilmsig.bsky.social · 11d

Book Launch! Color Protocols: Technologies of Racial Encoding in Chromatic Media 16:00– 17:30(UK) 12:00 – 13:30(EST) 30th Oct 2025. What is at stake when categories like color, race ðnicity are transformed into an industry standard?
Registration: colourandfilm.com/cfps/
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james r price @iagoaprhys.bsky.social · Aug 14

So sad to hear the news that dear filmmaker and educator Funke Oyebanjo has lost her battle with cancer. I had the privilege of knowing her through the @nahemii.bsky.social exec and spending happy times with her at @baftss.bsky.social. Please support her fund www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-sa...

Donate to Help Us Say Goodbye to Our Beloved Funke Oyebanjo, organized by Tomi Von Bredow

It is with deep sadness that we share the passing of Anuoluwapo Oluf… Tomi Von Bredow needs your support for Help Us Say Goodbye to Our Beloved Funke Oyebanjo

www.gofundme.com

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Dr Eve Benhamou @evebenhamou.bsky.social · Jun 12

📢Forthcoming New Connections talk📢
Dr Yunzi Han, "What if we temporarily move beyond the patriarchal paradigm? A gendered reading of the gestational journey in Iranian film Heiran (dir. Shalizeh Arefpour, 2009)"
24/06/25, University of Sheffield
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Daisy Steinhardt @daisysteinhardt.bsky.social · Jun 9

🚨As part of my MA research I am looking into the effects of open access (OA) publishing within film academia in the UK. Please share with your networks if that’s you, would like to reach as many people as possible :) forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/respon...

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Dr Matt Hilborn @matthewhilborn.bsky.social · Jun 9

🚩Wrapping up #SpottingRedFlagsSymposium! Thanks to the brilliant presenters, keynote Mary Harrod, our sponsors @baftss.bsky.social, @officialbaas.bsky.social, @kingsfilmstudies.bsky.social & all attendees! Special thanks to my co-organizers @victoriapistivsek.bsky.social & @sarahlahmtv.bsky.social ❤️

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Dr Matt Hilborn @matthewhilborn.bsky.social · Jun 9

🚩The #SpottingRedFlagsSymposium kicks off today @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social! Stay tuned for live updates!
Organized by @victoriapistivsek.bsky.social & @sarahlahmtv.bsky.social & myself
Sponsored by @baftss.bsky.social & @officialbaas.bsky.social & @kingsfilmstudies.bsky.social

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BAFTSS Colour and Film Research Group @baftsscolorfilmsig.bsky.social · May 29

A recording of the book launch for Feeling Colour is online m.youtube.com/watch?v=NsGh... Author Bregt Lameris (Open Universiteit, Nl), was joined by Joshua Yumibe (MSU) & Lucy Fife Donaldson (St Andrews). Thanks to the speakers and all who joined us @baftss.bsky.social @openbookpublish.bsky.social

Book Launch: Bregt Lameris, Feeling Colour, Chromatic Embodiment in Film Culture 1950s-1960s

YouTube video by Liz Watkins

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Geoffrey Maguire @maguiregeoff.bsky.social · May 17

Registration still open for our SEXUAL ECOLOGIES workshop @crasshlive.bsky.social! Thanks to @mmll-cambridge.bsky.social and @baftss.bsky.social for the support. 🌱

30 May 2025
Programme and registration here: tinyurl.com/f4kjdhs2

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BAFTSS Colour and Film Research Group @baftsscolorfilmsig.bsky.social · May 19

This week (3pm-4:15pm Friday 23 May 2025. online) we invite you to join Bregt Lameris (Open Universiteit, NL), Josh Yumibe (Michigan State) and Lucy Fife Donaldson (St Andrews) to discuss Feeling Colour and film.

Full details & registration colourandfilm.com/cfps/

All welcome. @baftss.bsky.social

Announcements/CFPs

Current events, calls and announcements for work on colour, film, tv, screen studies and cultures by and beyond the BAFTSS Colour and Film SIG. For updates follow @baftsscolorfilmsig.bsky.social @B…

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BAFTSS Colour and Film Research Group @baftsscolorfilmsig.bsky.social · May 19

Registration open: Colour Fantastic Revisited: Across Global Histories, Theories, Aesthetics, Archives. 25-28 May 2025. The event is organised by EYE Film Museum, Universities of Amsterdam & Utrecht with Colour in Film (Colour Group GB &HTW Berlin) www.eyefilm.nl/en/programme... @baftss.bsky.social

Eye International Conference 2025 | Eye Filmmuseum

The museum for film and the art of the moving image in The Netherlands. Visit the exhibition or cinema and discover our collection with more than 60.000 films.

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Victoria @victoriapistivsek.bsky.social · May 16

🚩Spotting Red Flags Symposium (June 9, King's College London)🚩

Schedule & free registration: spottingredflagssymposium.eventbrite.com

Organized by @victoriapistivsek.bsky.social, @sarahlahmtv.bsky.social, @matthewhilborn.bsky.social

Sponsored by @baftss.bsky.social & @kingsfilmstudies.bsky.social

Spotting Red Flags Symposium

A free one-day symposium exploring contemporary anxieties around toxic screen romance and the politics of so-called red flags. All welcome

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GOTHICA 🦇 @gothicauob.bsky.social · Apr 23

A spooky Easter treat dropping tomorrow⬇️

🗣 Xanthe Pajarillo
🧒Children's Horror Gothic
📅24th April
🕐6 - 7.30pm GMT, Zoom

@xanthepajarillo.bsky.social investigates children as audiences of horror. She co-hosts the Kindergeist Podcast & is a member of @baftss.bsky.social 📽️

This poster is for "Gothic: Children's Horror Gothic" with Xanthe Pajarillo, held on Zoom on Thursday, 24th April, 6- 7:30 pm GMT. It features whimsical Gothic elements, such as Coraline, Casper the Ghost, and a wolf in the background, designed for a children's horror theme with playful spooky imagery.

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James Harvey @jch987.bsky.social · Apr 24

Well done to @baftss.bsky.social for taking two important stands this week. Proud to be a member and align myself with both of these.

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LGBTQIA+ Screen Studies @lgbtqscreenstudies.bsky.social · Apr 25

We're proud that @baftss.bsky.social has issued a strong statement in solidarity with our trans, non-binary and intersex members, in light of the UK Supreme Court ruling last week. You can read the full statement here: www.baftss.org/uk-supreme-c...

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Christina Brennan @christinabrennan.bsky.social · Apr 22

3. I'll also be speaking, along with other fab presenters, at the next BAFTSS Horror Event (@baftss.bsky.social), NO SAFE SPACE: PLACES AND SPACES OF HORROR CINEMA

Wed 30 April | 📍Zoom - registration free & open to all: forms.office.com/e/3vQFi35du0

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Dr Eve Benhamou @evebenhamou.bsky.social · Apr 22

📢Forthcoming New Connections talks📢
- Dr Anushrut Ramakrishnan Agrwaal, "Watch and Learn: Film and British Education (c. 1900)" (30/04)
- Dr David Melbye, "Evolution of Horror Jazz: African American Music in Postwar British Crime Cinema" (6/05)
www.baftss.org/new-connecti...
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Matthew Bruce @mattbruce007.bsky.social · Apr 22

Looking forward to speaking tomorrow @adaptationsig.bsky.social work-in-progress session on my research into Jacques Tati/Monsieur Hulot!

👉 bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/8620108006...

#jacquestati #monsieurhulot #frenchcinema #frenchfilm
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Will Kitchen @willkitchen.bsky.social · Apr 18

Thanks to Doris Schedlitzki, Professor of Organisational Leadership at London Met, for the latest review: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/culture-c...

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Matthew Bruce @mattbruce007.bsky.social · Apr 14

Looking forward to delivering a PechaKucha presentation tomorrow on my doctoral research into the OSS 117 films, and the James Bond connection, alongside these other distinguished speakers @unibirmingham.bsky.social!

#oss117 #jamesbond #frenchcinema

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Matthew Bruce @mattbruce007.bsky.social · Apr 16

A pleasure to present on the OSS 117 and James Bond films for the CAL PG PechaKucha panel yesterday, hosted by Dr. Cai Lyons @unibirmingham.bsky.social. Great to also give @licencetoqueer.com a mention!

👉 lnkd.in/ewk4_Mts

#jamesbond #oss117 #filmstudies #phd #pgr #licencetoqueer

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Cristina Formenti @drcriformenti.bsky.social · Apr 9

Honored to have my essay “The environmental footprint of animated realism: An ecomaterialist exploration of contemporary digital animated documentaries” (@necsusjournal.bsky.social 13:1, 2024) awarded as runner-up by @baftss.bsky.social in the Best journal article/chapter category.

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Dominic Lash @domlash.bsky.social · Apr 14

registration is now open for "Rethinking Rhythm in Film" at @angliaruskin.bsky.social on May 22nd - it's FREE and includes refreshments and lunch. Online attendance is also possible - there's a link on the website (no need to register for that). @baftss.bsky.social www.aru.ac.uk/arts-humanit...

Rethinking Rhythm in Film - ARU

Rethinking Rhythm in Film is a one-day symposium at ARU Cambridge on Thursday 22 May 2025.

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