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Film Matters is excited to announce the release of issue 10.2 — guest edited by The Ohio State University’s Margaret C. Flinn, with the help of Associate Guest Editor Anna Talarico and undergraduate students — on the theme of documentary! In this … Continue reading →

Film Matters is pleased to announce that Michael Benton, Humanities Professor at Bluegrass Community & Technical College (BCTC) in Lexington, KY, has agreed to serve as our inaugural Community College Editor.  Starting with issue 12.1 (2021), Film Matters will regularly … Continue reading →

Please join Film Matters in congratulating the winner of the fifth annual Masoud Yazdani Award, Katelyn Terry, for her FM 9.2 (2018) article, “Contorted Bodies: Women’s Representation in Japanese Horror Films.” Katelyn recently graduated from Keene State College, earning a … Continue reading →

What would it be like if your child disappeared one day? What would it be like to have everyone call your grief a lie? What would it be like to pick up the shattered pieces, and begin to move on? … Continue reading →

Film Matters is pleased to announce, officially, the release of issue 10.1, our first issue of 2019! In this issue, you will find these peer-reviewed feature articles: Rediscovering Paris, Rediscovering Identity: An Exploration of Sounds and Voice in Cléo from 5 … Continue reading →

Judging for the 2019 Masoud Yazdani Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Film Scholarship has officially begun, thanks to the hard work of our volunteer judges: Charlie Michael received his doctorate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and currently teaches at Emory … Continue reading →

Film Matters is searching for three judges to determine the winner of the 2019 Masoud Yazdani Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Film Scholarship. For more information about this award, please see the initial announcement (https://www.filmmattersmagazine.com/2014/09/02/announcing-the-masoud-yazdani-award-for-excellence-in-undergraduate-film-scholarship/). If you are a current instructor … Continue reading →

Film Matters is pleased to announce the release of issue 9.3, our final issue for the 2018 volume year. In this issue, you will find these peer-reviewed feature articles: “A Real Human Being and a Real Hero”: Masculinity, Liminality, and Design … Continue reading →

Film Matters is pleased to announce the winner of the fourth annual Masoud Yazdani Award, Nicole Veneto, for her FM 8.3 (2017) article, “’That lightsaber. It belongs to me.’: Patriarchal Anxiety and the Fragility of White Men’s Masculinity in The Force Awakens.” Nicole is … Continue reading →

Film Matters is pleased to announce the release of issue 9.2 (2018), a guest-edited issue on neglected cinemas & post-global politics by Kelli Fuery and students, Chapman University. In this issue, you will find: Neglected Cinema and Post-Global Politics Preface … Continue reading →