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British Association of Film, Television and Screen Studies
#BAFTSS2026
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Christina Wilkins
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Had a great time at
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2026 - so many interesting papers, the beach, and just generally very good vibes. Well done to everyone involved!
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Manchester University Press
18 days ago
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...
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Transnational Spaces in Contemporary Cinema
18 days ago
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 ⬇️
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Berghahn Books
16 days ago
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
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German Screen Studies Network
8 days ago
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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Weimar Film Network
8 days ago
Share widely:
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@baftss.bsky.social
@wfpproject.bsky.social
@wigsblog.bsky.social
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Department of Film Studies @ King's
7 days ago
👏 Congratulations to Professor
@jinheechoi-kcl.bsky.social
on winning the British Association of Film, Television and Screen Studies
@baftss.bsky.social
Best Monograph Award!
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'Vitally important': Professor Jinhee Choi wins the 2026 BAFTSS Best Monograph Award | King's College London
Forever Girls by Professor Jinhee Choi was recognised as a ‘vitally important and lastingly relevant’ piece of scholarship.
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/vitally-important-professor-jinhee-choi-wins-the-2026-baftss-best-monograph-award
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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
20 days ago
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Zoe Burgess
21 days ago
BAFTSS 2026 is done, and what a fab 3 days! Two Amateur Cinema SIG panels and some hands-on with 9.5mm, a treat!
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#Baftss2026
#amateurfilm
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MNG - University Presses
22 days ago
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
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@rutgersupress.bsky.social
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MNG - University Presses
22 days ago
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
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Berghahn Books
22 days ago
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
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MNG - University Presses
22 days ago
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
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@uminnpress.bsky.social
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MNG - University Presses
21 days ago
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
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@upmississippi.bsky.social
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MNG - University Presses
21 days ago
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
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@illinoispress.bsky.social
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MNG - University Presses
21 days ago
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
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@utexaspress.bsky.social
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MNG - University Presses
21 days ago
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
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Berghahn Books
24 days ago
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
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Sarah Gibson Yates
23 days ago
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. ✨
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Dr Elizabeth Mackintosh
23 days ago
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
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@hrcyork.bsky.social
@baftss.bsky.social
#filmsky
#philsky
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Laurel Plapp
23 days ago
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!
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Victoria Santamaría Ibor
about 1 month ago
So excited to present my paper on haunted houses in the Horror SIG panel of
@baftss.bsky.social
next week 👻
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Early Popular Visual Culture
2 months ago
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...
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Becca Harrison
about 2 months ago
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?
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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]
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BAFTSS Conference 2026
Welcome to the Homepage of the 2026 edition of the annual conference of the British Association of Film, Television and Screen Studies. This year's conference takes place at the Highcliff Marriott...
https://www.baftss.org/conference-2026.html
3 months ago
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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.
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Conference Bursary Fund (PGR)
Constitution | Code of Conduct | Contact Us | Join BAFTSS / Sign In © British Association of Film, Television and Screen Studies (BAFTSS) 2025. Website maintained by Christina Wilkins .
https://www.baftss.org/conference-bursary-fund-pgr.html
3 months ago
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Deadline extended to February 13th February, 23.59 GMT!
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3 months ago
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BAFTSS Adaptation SIG
4 months ago
The other news is....we're running a symposium in June (supported by
@baftss.bsky.social
and B-Film). See below for the CFP.
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Maria San Filippo
4 months ago
#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
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Five films for burning it all down
Commemorating David Lynch’s Los Angeles
https://substack.com/home/post/p-166440019
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BAFTSS Colour and Film Research Group
4 months ago
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...
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Gábor Gergely
4 months ago
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.
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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
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https://www.baftss.org/early-career-mentoring-scheme.html
4 months ago
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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
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CALL: 2026 PGR Poster Showcase
The BAFTSS Executive Committee invites postgraduate members to showcase their doctoral research during the BAFTSS annual conference in Bournemouth, 15-17 April 2026. The PGR Research Poster...
https://www.baftss.org/pgr-poster-submission-2026.html
7 months ago
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BAFTSS Colour and Film Research Group
6 months ago
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...
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BAFTSS now has a LinkedIn page, please do give us a follow! Link:
www.linkedin.com/in/baftss-ne...
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/baftss-network-a691a538a/
7 months ago
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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
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CALL: 2026 PGR Poster Showcase
The BAFTSS Executive Committee invites postgraduate members to showcase their doctoral research during the BAFTSS annual conference in Bournemouth, 15-17 April 2026. The PGR Research Poster...
https://www.baftss.org/pgr-poster-submission-2026.html
7 months ago
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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
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BAFTSS 2026 CFP
CFP for the Conference 2026
https://www.baftss.org/cfp-2026.html
7 months ago
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Gábor Gergely
8 months ago
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
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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...
https://www.baftss.org/cfp-2026.html
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BAFTSS Colour and Film Research Group
7 months ago
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
9 months ago
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...
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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
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-say-goodbye-to-our-beloved-funke-oyebanjo?lang=en_GB
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Dr Eve Benhamou
11 months ago
📢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...
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Daisy Steinhardt
11 months ago
🚨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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Microsoft Forms
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Dr Matt Hilborn
11 months ago
🚩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
11 months ago
🚩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
11 months ago
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
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Book Launch: Bregt Lameris, Feeling Colour, Chromatic Embodiment in Film Culture 1950s-1960s
YouTube video by Liz Watkins
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NsGh-G0mwjg
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Geoffrey Maguire
12 months ago
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
12 months ago
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
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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…
https://colourandfilm.com/cfps/
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BAFTSS Colour and Film Research Group
12 months ago
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...
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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.
https://www.eyefilm.nl/en/programme/eye-international-conference-2025/1368200
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Victoria
12 months ago
🚩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
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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
https://spottingredflagssymposium.eventbrite.com
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GOTHICA 🦇
about 1 year ago
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
📽️
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