Translation Project (in conjunction with SCMS): The Industry Production Screenplay – Sergei Tretyakov (Soviet Union, 1928)
Author: Sergei Tretyakov Original Title: Производственный сценарий (Proizvodstvennyi Stsenarii) Journal: Новый ЛЕФ (Novyi Lef) Volume: No 2, pp. 29-34 Date of Publication: February, 1928 Pages: 5 Nationality: Soviet Union Original Language: RUS Translator: Mihaela Mihailova Editor: Masha Salazkina Presented by: Translation Committee of Society for Cinema and Media Studies, published in Cinema Journal 51, No. 2, Summer 2012 Sergei Tretyakov...
Translation Project: Poorly Timed Campaigns: Versions, Dubbing, Subtitles – Juan Piqueras (Spain, 1932)
Author: Juan Piqueras Original Title: Campañas destiempo: Versiones, Sincronizaciones, Subtítulos Journal: Nuestro Cinema Date of Publication: 1932, No.1 Pages: 3 Nationality: Spanish Original Language: ESP The Spanish film press has started a campaign against the dubbing of foreign language films into Spanish. This has reached such alarming proportions at times that after begging the Government of the...
Permanent Seminar Conference: Histories of Film Theories in East Asia, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Sept. 27-30th, 2012
This September the Permanent Seminar on Histories of Film Theories held the first-ever conference devoted to the histories of film theory in East Asia. Download the program here: Permanent Seminar 2012 Conference Program. HISTORIES OF FILM THEORIES IN EAST ASIA September 27-30, 2012 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Organized by Abé Mark Nornes Sponsored by...
Past Conference: Featured Panels at IMPACT: Technology, Art & Historiography of Cinema in Montreal, 2011
“The Impact of Technological Innovations on the Theory and Historiography of Cinema” conference in Montreal at Cinémathèque Québécoise included round table events featuring members of The Permanent Seminar, as well as several papers. Roundtable discussion: On Apparatus Theory and its relevance in an era of multi-screen ubiquity. Moderated by Francesco Casetti. Nov. 3rd, 9:00-11:35@Norman-McLaren Roundtable discussion: What are...
Past Conference: Sergei Eisenstein’s Unpublished “Notes for a General History of Cinema” – New York, 2010
In the fall of 2010, the Permanent Seminar on History of Film Theories helped to sponsor a conference entitled Sergei Eisenstein’s Unpublished “Notes for a General History of Cinema”. This event was held September 30 – October 2, 2010, at Columbia University, New York, NY . The conference served as a platform for the critical...
Past Conference: XVI Udine International Film Studies – Italy, 2009
In cooperation with the Permanent Seminar, the Udine International Film Studies Conference, 23-26 March, 2009, was on the theme: In The Very Beginning and At The Very End. The goal was to study how early cinema was defined and framed in relation to the artistic and cultural phenomena of its times under as many national...
Translation Project: Philosophical Observations on the Motion Picture – Papini, Giovanni (Italy, 1907)
Author: Giovanni Papini Original Title: La filosofia del cinematografo Journal: “La Stampa” (Turin) Volume: XLI Date of Publication: 18 May 1907 Pages: 2 Nationality: Italian Original Language: ITA In just a short period, in every large town in Italy we have seen the almost miraculous multiplication of motion picture theatres. In Florence alone, the city where...
Translation Project: Motion Pictures in Provincial Towns – Scaglione, Emilio (Italy, 1916)
Author: Emilio Scaglione Original Title: Il cinematografo in provincia Journal: “L’Arte Muta” (Naples) Issue: 6-7 Date of Publication: 15 Dec 1916 Pages: 3 Nationality: Italian Original Language: ITA From the moment since motion pictures have replaced bingo almost every evening, life in provincial towns has disappeared. […]. The motion picture theatre has filled provincial life...