[csaa-forum] Call for submissions for Sightlines 2016

[Rachel Wilson]

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*Call for films and papers: **Sightlines: Filmmaking in the Academy*

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The Centre for Communication, Politics and Culture at RMIT University, with
the support of
ASPERA (the Australian Screen Production Education & Research Association),
is pleased to
announce the second Sightlines festival to be held on *28 & 29 November
2016*. This event is
part film festival and part conference.  It has two main purposes: to
showcase the full range of
filmmaking that occurs in the university sector; and to contribute to the
development of screen
production as an academic research discipline. These two intentions inform
how the event is
structured, with the focus on screenings and conversations with
academic/practitioners.

The inaugural Sightlines in 2014 demonstrated the clear need for an event
that highlighted the
quality and diversity of creative screen-based works produced in the higher
education sector.  In
2014, the focus was on showcasing work suitable for cinema exhibition and
included
documentaries, dramas, essay and experimental films, both short and feature
length.  In 2016 we
would like to expand this scope to also include work by those exploring
other screen-based
practices, such as online, interactive and non-linear productions.  People
doing research in
screenwriting are also welcome to submit proposals.

Sightlines 2014 started many conversations.  One of these was around the
peer-review and
publication of screen works and we have followed that up through the
establishment of the
online, peer-reviewed Sightlines Journal
<http://aspera.org.au/research/sightlines-2/journal/> for moving image
works.  We will be seeking moving image works for peer-reviewed publication
in this journal following the 2016 festival.

This event is designed to showcase films, screenplays and other creative
screen-based works
made in the context of academic research and explore their significance,
through screenings,
panels, presentations, roundtable discussions and keynote addresses.
Possible topics include:

   - How is film and filmmaking in the academy evolving?
   - What new forms of screen production are emerging and in what ways is
   creative practice research engaging with them?
   - How can screen production be developed as an academic research
   discipline?
   - On what basis should the peer review of screen production research be
   conducted?
   - How can creative practice research in screen production be funded or
   otherwise supported?
   - How should the relationship between screen production in the academy
   and the broader screen production industries be understood and how can it
   be usefully developed?

We are calling for papers, panels and presentations that respond to these
and other relevant
questions.  Most importantly, we are calling for films and other screen
works.  Any production
made since 2013 as postgraduate research or by an academic staff member is
eligible.


*Submission guidelines:*

*Films*
Please submit a preview copy via online link with a 300 word research
statement that covers
research background, contribution and significance.

*Papers*
Please submit a 300 word abstract outlining your proposed paper, panel or
presentation,
including name, title and affiliation of each author.

*Email:* leo.berkeley at rmit.edu.au

*Deadline: *Abstracts and previews of films to be submitted by April 30,
2016.
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Rachel Wilson

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RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia
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