Category Archives: News
Film Matters Launches Hendrix College Partnership
Film Matters has been moving and shaking this year (if we do say so ourselves!), teaming up with new colleges and universities to expand opportunities for undergraduate authors/editors. We are pleased to announce our latest partnership, with Hendrix College, who … Continue reading
FM 10.3 (2019) Now Out
Film Matters is pleased to report that FM 10.3 (our final issue of 2019) is now officially out electronically via Ingenta and EBSCO. (Due to the COVID-19 situation, print copies will follow once the Intellect offices are back open.) In … Continue reading
Film Matters Goes Bicoastal!
Film Matters is pleased to announce a new academic partnership with Chapman University in Orange, California. Starting with issue 12.2 (2021), Chapman University will joint edit six issues — FM 12.2 (2021), FM 13.2 (2022), FM 14.2 (2023), FM 15.2 … Continue reading
FM 10.2 (2019), Guest Edited by The Ohio State University, Now Out
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 Announces Community College Editor
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
The 2019 Film Matters Masoud Yazdani Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Film Scholarship Winner
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
Announcing Stolen (2020) L.A. Premiere
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
FM 10.1 (2019) Announcement
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
Our 2019 Masoud Yazdani Award Judges
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
Calling All Instructors: Judges Needed
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