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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 →