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Announcing the 2023 Film Matters Masoud Yazdani Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Film Scholarship Honorees
Film Matters is thrilled to reveal the winner of the ninth annual Masoud Yazdani Award: Cole Clark for his FM 13.2 (2022) article, “Afraid to Live, Afraid to Die: Sources of Anxiety in She Dies Tomorrow.” Cole is a graduate student at … Continue reading
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Officially Announcing FM 13.3 (2022)!
We are shining a light on the TOC of FM 13.3, now out, which includes the following peer-reviewed features: A Contemporary Horror Cinema Dossier, edited and curated by Georgia Gwinnett College: And this featurette: For more information about this issue, … Continue reading
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Introducing Our 2023 Masoud Yazdani Award Judges
Judging has begun for the 2023 Masoud Yazdani Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Film Scholarship. Articles under consideration are from the following notable institutions of higher education: And, of course, none of this would be possible without the tireless efforts … Continue reading
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FM 13.2 (2022) Is Here!
FM 13.2, jointly edited by Chapman University and the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW), is officially out. Ably introduced by Sophia Bain, “Generation Anxiety: Preface,” FM 13.2 includes the following feature articles, on the theme of “Generation Anxiety,” peer … Continue reading
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Call for Print Reviews
Film Matters is actively seeking book and film/DVD/Blu-ray reviews by current undergraduate students for future print issues. Here is our list of available books: We also have the following Blu-ray(s) from Criterion (before requesting a Blu-ray, please make sure you … Continue reading
Introducing Assistant Editor Brittany Utley
Film Matters is pleased to introduce Brittany Utley as an assistant editor; she supports the editorial side of operations, copyediting texts for publication — especially double-checking citations — as well as prepping communications for authors and publishers. Contributing to Film Matters with previous … Continue reading
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Introducing Assistant Editor Sohrab Mirab
Film Matters is pleased to introduce Sohrab Mirab as an assistant editor; he works closely with our authors on preparing their texts for publication, as well as leading the OER textbook project. Sohrab holds an MFA in cinema from San … Continue reading
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FM 13.1 (2022) Now Out!
Film Matters is pleased to announce officially the release of the first 2022 issue, FM 13.1, edited by the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) and featuring dossiers guest edited by Mina Radovic (Goldsmiths University of London, UK) and Tom Ue (Dalhousie … Continue reading
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The 2022 Film Matters Masoud Yazdani Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Film Scholarship Winner
After an intensive judging process last fall, Film Matters is pleased to announce the winner of the eighth annual Masoud Yazdani Award: Maria Mutka for her FM 12.1 (2021) article, “‘To Begin on Again’: A Study of Early Cinema’s Unique Influence on … Continue reading
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Focus on Citation Ethics
Citation ethics[i] – mindfulness about the voices we choose to amplify in an effort to center underrepresented and marginalized scholars – has become a key priority for Film Matters. To this end, we are happy to announce M. Sellers Johnson … Continue reading
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