Had a great time at @baftss.bsky.social 2026 - so many interesting papers, the beach, and just generally very good vibes. Well done to everyone involved!

Did you make it to #BAFTSS2026 last week? We had a great time catching up with our authors and meeting new faces! There’s still time to save 30% on the #FilmStudies #MediaStudies #TVStudies titles from our conference stand manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2026/03... @baftss.bsky.social

Last week was full of events!👏 Team members @victoriasantamaria.bsky.social, @isabeltrevi.bsky.social and @costanzasalvi.bsky.social attended the 14th annual @baftss.bsky.social conference, where they presented their latest research ⬇️

Thank you to all who visited us at #BAFTSS2026 conference @baftss.bsky.social including our authors Melissa Oliver-Powell and Canan Balan! Our #SALE is still on with code BAFTSS35 for 35% off ALL #FilmStudies books: bit.ly/4sKZjLy

This event is funded by @daad-uk-ireland.bsky.social as part of a three-year Promoting German Studies networking grant awarded to the GSSN. Additional funding has been provided by @ags-gbi.bsky.social, @baftss.bsky.social, The Institute of Advanced Study (University of Warwick) & @leverhulme.ac.uk .

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👏 Congratulations to Professor @jinheechoi-kcl.bsky.social on winning the British Association of Film, Television and Screen Studies @baftss.bsky.social Best Monograph Award!

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 👏 #baftss #conference #filmstudies

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. Browse the MNG #BAFTSS2026 virtual exhibit here buff.ly/vFDbMkn @baftss.bsky.social @rutgersupress.bsky.social

In Queer Indigenous Cinemas, scholar Gabriel S. Estrada offers an analysis of queer Indigenous media from the Americas, the Pacific, and the Caribbean. Browse the MNG #BAFTSS2026 virtual exhibit here: buff.ly/AWpdm38 @baftss.bsky.social

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. Browse here: bit.ly/4sKZjLy

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. Browse the MNG #BAFTSS2026 virtual exhibit here: buff.ly/bP8RPEc @baftss.bsky.social @uminnpress.bsky.social

Shooting Back brings much-needed critical attention to the documentary and ethnographic filmmaking traditions of LatAm and the Caribbean regions. Browse the MNG #BAFTSS2026 virtual exhibit here: buff.ly/Kaji9G6 @baftss.bsky.social @upmississippi.bsky.social

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. Browse the MNG #BAFTSS2026 virtual exhibit here buff.ly/wmsKKP3 @baftss.bsky.social @illinoispress.bsky.social

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. Browse the MNG #BAFTSS2026 virtual exhibit here: buff.ly/K2TL0JY @baftss.bsky.social @utexaspress.bsky.social

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. Browse the MNG #BAFTSS2026 virtual exhibit here: buff.ly/egdqZLE @baftss.bsky.social

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 [email protected]

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... #baftss #earlycareermentoringscheme

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

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/ Registration: forms.office.com/pages/respon.... @baftss.bsky.social

BAFTSS now has a LinkedIn page, please do give us a follow! Link: www.linkedin.com/in/baftss-ne...

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 #baftss #filmstudies #cfp #callforpapers

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

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 &ethnicity are transformed into an industry standard? Registration: colourandfilm.com/cfps/ @baftss.bsky.social

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...

📢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 www.baftss.org/new-connecti... @baftss.bsky.social

🚨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...

🚩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 ❤️

🚩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

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

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

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

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

🚩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

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 📽️