The Industrial Context of Migrant and Diasporic Cinema in Contemporary Europe
13 January 2007
Institute of Germanic & Romance Studies, University of London

The conference addresses the specificities of production, distribution and exhibition of migrant and diasporic cinema in different national and cultural contexts. Renowned filmmakers and media practitioners reflect on their professional experiences over several decades. They discuss funding and distribution, the role of festivals and transnational networks, public policy and the special characteristics of niche, crossover and global markets.

Confirmed speakers include filmmakers John Akomfrah and Abdelkrim Bahloul and producer and diversity advisor Parminder Vir, OBE.

In conjunction with the conference there will be film screenings and a Q & A session with Abdelkrim Bahloul at the Ciné Lumière, French Institute London, on 12 January 2007.

The conference is a collaborative event organised by the AHRC Research Network Migrant and Diasporic Cinema in Contemporary Europe. It is hosted by the Media Arts Department at Royal Holloway, Cultural Studies at the University of Leeds, the Institute of Germanic & Romance Studies and the French Institute in London.

Please visit the project website for further details, the conference programme and the registration form: www.migrantcinema.net, ‘Conferences and Events’.

Please contact Rosemary Lambeth at the IGRS for any queries regarding conference registration, email: IGRS@sas.ac.uk

Dr Daniela Berghahn
Reader in Film Studies
Department of Media Arts
Royal Holloway, University of London
Egham
Surrey
TW20 0EX

Dr Claudia Sternberg
School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies

University of Leeds
Old Mining Building
Leeds

West Yorkshire
LS2 9JT