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Second International Conference on the Image

Published on February 25, 2011 in Conference and Newsletter. 1 Comment Tags: , .

http://www.OnTheImage.com/Conference

The Image Conference
26-27 September 2011
Kursaal Congress Palace, San Sebastian, Spain

With the official collaboration of the San Sebastian International Film Festival

Plenary Speakers

Owen Evans, Co-Founding Director, European Cinema Research Forum & Media Department, Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, UK
Dina Iordanova, Provost, St. Leonard’s College & Founder of the Centre for Film Studies, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, UK
Mario Minichiello, Chair, Visual Communications, Birmingham City University BIAD, Birmingham, UK
Solon Papadopoulos, Hurricane Films, Liverpool, UK
Marijke de Valck, Co-Founder, Film Festival Research Network & University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Call for Papers

If you intend to present a paper at the conference, your participation begins by submitting a paper proposal. More information on proposals, presentation types, and other options available here. If your proposal is accepted, you will then need to register for the conference.

Registration

Those who submit paper proposals should register following the acceptance of the proposal. Conference delegates who do not intend to present may register at any time. 2011 Image Conference registration options.

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Second International Conference on the Image

Published on December 31, 2010 in Conference. 1 Comment

The Second International Conference on the Image will be held in San Sebastian, Spain in September of 2011.

Thank you to all of those who contributed to the 2010 Image Conference, held at the University of California, Los Angeles, USA. The conference brought together delegates from many backgrounds and discipline areas, continuing the conference’s commitment to inclusive dialogue.

Both delegates who attended the conference and virtual delegates may upload their presentations and videos to The Image Conference YouTube Playlist. Information about uploading your presentation may be found at http://ontheimage.com.com/conference-2010/online-presentations/. You can also be a part of our Common Ground YouTube community by joining the conference group and becoming a subscriber at: http://www.youtube.com/user/CGPublishing (click on the yellow “subscribe” button in the top left corner of the screen).

Additionally, please join our online conversation by subscribing to our monthly email newsletter and subscribing to our Facebook, RSS, or Twitter feeds at http://ontheimage.com/.

It is no doubt that the 2011 Image Conference will continue on the momentum and successes of the 2010 conference. Please continue to check the conference webpage, newsletter and blog for further information and conference announcements at http://ontheimage.com/.

Becky Smith, Emmy-nominated director and head of UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, speaking at The Image Conference

Published on June 30, 2010 in Conference, Headline and Newsletter. 0 Comments

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Becky Smith will join as a plenary speaker at the 2010 Image Conference, held at the University of California, Los Angeles, USA, 2-3 December.

Becky Smith is head of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television First Year MFA directing program as well as an Emmy-nominated film and television director. Smith has directed numerous reality and documentary pilots and series for networks including MTV, MTV2, BRAVO, NBC, Fox, Disney Channel, PBS, Fuse and ABC Family. Her most recent film is the feature comedy “16 to Life”, which has won five “Best Feature” awards at international film festivals, one “Best Actress” and one “Best Supporting Actress”. The film stars Theresa Russell (“Black Widow”, “Spider-Man III”) and Hallee Hirsh (“ER”, “JAG”, “You’ve Got Mail”). Smith recently completed the feature documentary “The Daring Project”, which chronicles dancers from the Bolshoi, Kirov, NYC Ballet and ABT. More…

Sean Cubitt (U. of Melbourne) and Douglas Kellner (UCLA) to speak in Los Angeles

Published on April 30, 2010 in Conference, Headline and Newsletter. 0 Comments

Sean Cubitt and Douglas Kellner will contributing as plenary speakers at the International Conference on the Image, 2-3 December 2010 in Los Angeles, USA.

Sean Cubitt is Director of the Program in Media and Communications at the University of Melbourne and Honorary Professor of the University of Dundee. His publications include Timeshift: On Video Culture (Comedia/Routledge, 1991), Videography: Video Media as Art and Culture (Macmillans/St Martins Press, 1993), Digital Aesthetics (Theory, Culture and Society/Sage, 1998), Simulation and Social Theory (Theory, Culture and Society/ Sage, 2001), The Cinema Effect (MIT Press, 2004) and EcoMedia (Rodopi, 2005). More…

Douglas Kellner is George Kneller Chair in the Philosophy of Education at UCLA and is author of many books on social theory, politics, history, and culture, including Camera Politica: The Politics and Ideology of Contemporary Hollywood Film, co-authored with Michael Ryan; Critical Theory, Marxism, and Modernity; Jean Baudrillard: From Marxism to Postmodernism and Beyond; works in cultural studies such as Media Culture and Media Spectacle; a trilogy of books on postmodern theory with Steve Best; and a trilogy of books on the media and the Bush administration, encompassing Grand Theft 2000, From 9/11 to Terror War, and Media Spectacle and the Crisis of Democracy. More…

International Conference on the Image

Published on April 20, 2010 in Conference and Newsletter. 1 Comment

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http://ontheimage.com

The Image Conference
2-3 December 2010
University of California, Los Angeles, USA

Plenary Speakers

  • Howard Besser, Moving Image Archiving & Preservation, Tisch School of the Arts, New York University, New York City, USA
  • Sean Cubitt, Media and Communications, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
  • Douglas Kellner, George Kneller Chair in the Philosophy of Education, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
  • Becky Smith, Theater, Film and Television, University of California, Los Angeles, USA

Call for Papers

If you intend to present a paper at the conference, your participation begins by submitting a paper proposal. More information on proposals, presentation types, and other options available here. If your proposal is accepted, you will then need to register for the conference.

Registration

Those who submit paper proposals should register following the acceptance of the proposal. Conference delegates who do not intend to present may register at any time. 2010 Image Conference registration options.

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