Film and Television Policies in English-speaking Countries 

CinEcoSA International Conference

Friday 25 October 2013

 

Les politiques de l’audiovisuel dans les pays anglophones 

Journée d’étude internationale CinEcoSA

Vendredi 25 octobre 2013

 

10.00 – Conference registration 

10.20 – Welcome address – Joël AUGROS (Université Paris 8)

 

10.30 – FILM POLICY ISSUES

Chairs: Nathalie DUPONT (Université du Littoral Côte d’Opale) and Joël AUGROS (Université Paris 8)

 

Daniel PELTZMAN (Université de Franche-Comté): The film and television tax credit and its impact on the California motion picture industry

 

Sian BARBER (Queen’s University, Belfast): Power and responsibility: The British Board of Film Classification, the Video Recordings Act and government control over the film industry

 

Frédéric GIMELLO (Université d’Avignon): The meaning of ‘quality’ in feature film policy selective aid scheme: A French/UK cross-cultural perspective

 

12.15 – Lunch break

 

14.00 – CASE STUDY 1: AUTRALIA

Chair: Nolwenn MINGANT (Université Sorbonne Nouvelle)

 

Julia HAMMETT-JAMART (Wollongong University; former Manager of Governance, Screen Australia):

Trading(-) in National Cinema: The case for re-thinking Australian film policy

 

14.45 – CASE STUDY 2: THE UNITED KINGDOM

Chair: Cecilia TIRTAINE (Université Sorbonne Nouvelle)

 

Roger SHANNON (Edge Hill University; former head of production for the BFI):

Film Forever? The British Film Institute and the unraveling of the UK Film Council 

 

15.30 – Break

 

15.45 – WORKSHOP: SCOTLAND

Chairs: Cecilia TIRTAINE (Université Sorbonne Nouvelle) and Joël AUGROS (Université Paris 8)

 

Michael FRANKLIN (University of St Andrews): Investing in digital innovation, marketing and distribution: A public funder’s new role in film market construction

 

Fabiola ALVAREZ (University of St Andrews): The role of the Scottish National Screen Agency: Justifications of worth

 

16.45 – Concluding remarks – Nolwenn MINGANT (Université Sorbonne Nouvelle)

 

 

Click here to read abstracts of papers and concluding remarks.

Cliquer ici pour lire les résumés des communications et les conclusions de la journée.

 

Click here to see photos of the event.

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Organising committee / Comité d’organisation

Joël AUGROS

Nathalie DUPONT

Nolwenn MINGANT

Cecilia TIRTAINE

 

The conference is organised by CinEcoSA (Cinéma, Economie & Sociétés Anglophones), thanks to the support of the Centre for Research on the English-speaking World (CREW – EA4399), the Institut de Recherche sur le Cinéma et l’Audiovisuel (IRCAV – EA185) and the Laboratoire Esthétique, Sciences et Technologies du Cinéma et de l’Audiovisuel (ESTCA – EA2302).

 

The conference is open to all. Attendance is free and no registration is required.

 

La journée est ouverte à tous, sans inscription préalable et sans frais.

 

Venue / Lieu du colloque

Université Paris 8

Bâtiment G (Présidence), Salle G2 

2 Rue de la Liberté

93200 Saint-Denis 

 

Pour lire l'appel à communications (désormais clos), cliquer ici.

To read the call for papers (now closed), click here.