EuroFilm 2014 - The Inaugural European Conference on Film and Documentary

EuroFilm 2014 - The Inaugural European Conference on Film and Documentary 17th to 20th July 2014 Brighton, United Kingdom Abstract Submission Deadline: March 15, 2014 2014 Conference Theme: "Individual, Community and Society: Conflict, Resolution and Synergy" Enquiries: eurofilm@iafor.org Web address: http://iafor.org/iafor/conferences/the-european-conference-on-film-2014/ Sponsored by: IAFOR - The International Academic Forum The International Academic Forum in conjunction with its global university partners is proud to announce the Inaugural European Conference on Film and Documentary, to be held from July 17-20, 2014, at the Thistle Hotel Brighton, in the United Kingdom. Join us in Brighton this July for our European Conferences Hear the latest research, publish before a global audience, present in a supportive environment, network, engage in new relationships, experience the UK, explore Brighton, London and the South-East of England, join a global academic community... The European Conference on Film and Documentary, or EuroFilm is the sister conference to the established Asian Conference on Film and Documentary (FilmAsia), and will build on the conversations and partnerships that have developed over the past few years, with this inaugural event in the UK. This event is a remarkable exercise in cross-cultural and interdisciplinary discussion, which encourage academics and scholars to meet and exchange ideas and views in a forum encouraging lively but respectful dialogue. swansonEuroFilm is an international conference will bring together a number of university scholars working throughout the globe, and will afford the opportunity for renewing old acquaintances, making new contacts, and networking across higher education. We look forward to seeing you at EuroFilm2014! Professor Gary Swanson Mildred S. Hansen Endowed Chair in Journalism The University of Northern Colorado, USA Conference Chair 2014 Conference Theme: "Individual, Community and Society: Conflict, Resolution and Synergy" Conflict from earliest times has been a characteristic of the human condition. The struggle between our individual selves and our social selves arises from what makes us unique on the one hand, being challenged by our being part of an interdependent structure of relationships on the other. The specific blend of experiences, abilities, attitudes, and aspirations, that helps to define us, can sit sometimes uncomfortably alongside our commitments to those closest to us, our communities and our cultures. This can lead to conflict at different levels. Conflict within communities and societies is inevitable given that these groups are based on commonality of geography, values, attitudes, and beliefs that help to differentiate one from another. The dialectic engendered by diversity, however, although it may lead to conflict, can play an important role in the expansion of ideas in communities and societies. One major challenge of modern society is to harness the synergy that emerges from the interactive dialectic generated by these differences. All forms of media professionals, including film and documentary-makers, have long recognized these differences and frictions when they try to explain conflict through various narratives, as well as the systematic exploration of ideas, words, and artistic expression. By proposing such a wide-ranging 2014 conference theme, the organizers hope to encourage exciting new avenues of research, inspire the creation of new explanatory concepts, and provide a context for academic and personal encounters. The resultant exchanges it is hoped will stimulate synergies that cross national, religious, cultural and disciplinary divides, a bridging idea central to the global vision of IAFOR. IAFOR Global University and Institutional Alliance - Working Together IAFOR works with our university partners to nurture and encourage the best in international, intercultural and interdisciplinary research. We work with senior administrators and professors in our partner institutions to develop programs which are timely, thought-provoking and academically rigorous. The global partnership alliance means that our interdisciplinary conferences are backed by some of the world's foremost institutions of learning. Journals Publishing Opportunities: Authors of Accepted Abstracts will have the opportunity of publishing their associated paper in the official conference proceedings, and a selection of papers will be considered for inclusion in the internationally reviewed IAFOR journals associated with the conference. For more information about the IAFOR Journal of Media, Communication and Film and other journals, please see the journal page found under the "Research" tab on the website. www.iafor.org International, Intercultural, Interdisciplinary The European Conference on Film and Documentary is organized as part of a month long series of academic events in the UK organized by IAFOR. Those attending EuroFilm will have the opportunity of attending several other conferences held in parallel for no extra charge: EuroMedia2014 â€" The Inaugural European Conference on Media and Mass Communication ECAH2014 â€" The Second European Conference on Arts and Humanities LibEuro2014 â€" The Inaugural European Conference on Literature and Librarianship Conference Streams The conference theme is "Individual, Community and Society: Conflict, Resolution and Synergy" and the organizers encourage submissions that approach this question from a variety of perspectives, and is designed to elicit a wide variety of interpretations as avenues of research. However, the submission of other topics for consideration is welcome and we also encourage sessions within and across a variety of disciplines and fields related to film and documentary, including: The European Conference on Film and Documentary encourages sessions within and across a variety of disciplines and fields related to Film and Documentary, including: Film Direction and Production Film Criticism and Theory Film and Literature: Artistic Correspondence Biography Film History Documentary History Archive-Based Studies Films and Digital Distribution (Use of the Internet and video sharing) Anime and Digital Film Production Films, Festivals, and Fans (Audience/Fan responses to film) NOTE: Successful presentations in these streams may be scheduled alongside relevant papers submitted as a part of the EuroFilm sister conference, EuroMedia.

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