<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The AFI Research Collection, in partnership with
the School of Media and Communication, RMIT University, is pleased to announce
the 2018 AFIRC Research Fellowship.</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The Fellowship will provide a stipend of up to $5000 (AUD).</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">ABOUT THE AFIRC RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP<span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The AFI Research Collection (AFIRC) invites
proposals from scholars wishing to undertake research that utilises the
Collection’s</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> resources and promotes the
AFIRC through a published outcome. The Fellowship is designed to showcase the unique
holdings of the AFIRC, which include film stills, newspaper clippings and other
significant artefacts from the Australian film and television industry.<span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The Fellow will have access to the Collection under the guidance of the
AFIRC staff. The Fellowship will provide a stipend of up to $5000 (AUD).<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The Fellow will be required to make a presentation of their work in
progress to the School of Media and Communication towards the conclusion of
their Fellowship. <span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">ABOUT THE AFI RESEARCH COLLECTION<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The AFI Research Collection is a specialist film and television industry
research library open to the public. The Collection houses unique materials not
available for film scholarship elsewhere and a range of books, journals,
scripts, directories, reports, posters, and festival catalogues. It is
particularly strong in screen history, theory, and Australian cinema.<span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">General information about the fellowship
including the application form can be found at: </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><a href="http://afiresearch.rmit.edu.au/?page_id=140" target="_blank">http://afiresearch.rmit.edu.<wbr>au/?page_id=140</a><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Please contact Catherine Gillam, Librarian,
AFI Research Collection</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">catherine.gillam@</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><a href="http://rmit.edu.au" target="_blank">rmit.edu.au</a>
for further questions</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.75pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Closing date for applications is Friday 24^th
November 2017</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="m_-4800401114025557110gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136)">Cathie Gillam</div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136)">Librarian, AFI Research Collection<br>School of Media and Communication<br>RMIT University<br>ph:  613 9925 2829</div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><br><br><br><br><br></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><br></div></div></div>
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