<div dir="ltr"><br clear="all"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The AFI Research Collection, in partnership
with the School of Media and Communication, and the Screen and Sound Cultures
Research Group at RMIT University, is pleased to announce the 2019 AFIRC
Research Fellowship.</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The AFI Research Collection (AFIRC) at RMIT
invites proposals from scholars around the world 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 and beyond.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The appointed Fellow will have access to the Collection under the
guidance of the AFIRC staff.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><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></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">ABOUT THE AFI RESEARCH COLLECTION AT RMIT</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The AFI Research Collection at RMIT 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, publicity materials, production stills,
reports, posters, and festival catalogues. It is particularly strong in screen
history, theory, and Australian cinema.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">General information about the fellowship
including the application form can be found at: </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><a href="http://afiresearch.rmit.edu.au/?p[age_id=140">http://afiresearch.rmit.edu.au/?p[age_id=140</a></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Please contact Alex Gionfriddo Librarian, AFI
Research Collection at RMIT</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">(alexander,gionfriddo@</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><a href="http://rmit.edu.au">rmit.edu.au</a>)
with any further questions.</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 6.75pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Closing date for applications is 5:00 pm
(AEST), Friday 9^th November 2018</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_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></div>