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New year, new Film Matters! Our latest issue is 15.2 (2024), which includes the following features peer reviewed by Chapman University: These features peer reviewed by the University of North Carolina Wilmington: A robust featurettes section, courtesy of Chapman: These … Continue reading →

The Masoud Yazdani Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Film Scholarship hit an important milestone in 2024, marking ten years of celebrating the impactful work of undergraduate scholars. In this anniversary year, Film Matters is particularly pleased to announce the winner, … Continue reading →

Judging is already underway for the 2024 Masoud Yazdani Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Film Scholarship. Articles under consideration are from these fine higher education institutions: And it is our pleasure to celebrate this year’s judging panel: Hannah Davenport is … Continue reading →

Film Matters is happy to reveal the TOC of our first issue of 2024, FM 15.1, which includes the following peer-reviewed features: The Post FM Dossier: These book reviews: And last, but not least, some film reviews: For more information about … Continue reading →

Film Matters is happy to announce the TOC of our final issue of 2023, FM 14.3, which includes the following peer-reviewed features: As well as this featurette: These book reviews: Film reviews: And this DVD/Blu-ray review: For more information about this … Continue reading →

Film Matters is happy to announce the TOC of FM 14.2 (2023), a jointly edited issue with our partners at Chapman University. It includes the following features, on the theme of “Retrospective 1974: Fifty Years Later,” peer reviewed by Chapman: As … Continue reading →

Film Matters is happy to highlight the TOC of FM 14.1, our first issue of 2023, which includes the following peer-reviewed features: A robust book review section!: Two film reviews: And the following DVD/Blu-ray reviews: For more information about this … Continue reading →

Film Matters is thrilled to reveal the winner of the ninth annual Masoud Yazdani Award: Cole Clark for his FM 13.2 (2022) article, “Afraid to Live, Afraid to Die: Sources of Anxiety in She Dies Tomorrow.” Cole is a graduate student at … Continue reading →

Judging has begun for the 2023 Masoud Yazdani Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Film Scholarship. Articles under consideration are from the following notable institutions of higher education: And, of course, none of this would be possible without the tireless efforts … Continue reading →