Category Archives: News

Film Matters is very pleased to report that we have found our three judges for the first Masoud Yazdani Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Film Scholarship. Many thanks to all who offered! And we look forward to announcing the winner … Continue reading →

Now that volume 5 (2014) is completely out, Film Matters is searching for three judges to determine the winner of the 2015 Masoud Yazdani Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Film Scholarship. For more information about this new award, please see … Continue reading →

Film Matters is pleased to report that FM 5.3 (2014) is out — and with that, we are officially caught up! In this issue, you will find the following peer-reviewed feature articles: Invisible Cameras: Audience–Lens– Character Relationships in Holy Motors … Continue reading →

Film Matters is happy to announce that FM 5.2 (2014 — and not 2015, as the front cover of the issue may suggest!) is out. In this issue, you will find the following peer-reviewed feature articles: Reclaiming the Spectacle of … Continue reading →

Film Matters is pleased to announce the release of FM 5.1 (2014). This issue includes the following peer-reviewed feature articles: The Cabin on the Screen: Defining the “Cabin Horror” Film by Matthew Grant Heavy Metal Monsters!: Rudctio ad Ridiculum and the 1980s Heavy … Continue reading →

Film Matters is pleased to announce the release of FM 4.4 (2013) — a special issue on 1960s cinema guest edited by Christopher Sieving and his students from the University of Georgia. This issue includes the following feature articles: Walking the Tightrope with … Continue reading →

Film Matters is excited to announce the release of FM 4.3 (2013) — on the heels of FM 4.2 — which features an engaging guest-edited dossier on the New Directors/New Films festival by Kristi McKim and her students at Hendrix College.  … Continue reading →

Film Matters is pleased to announce the release of FM 4.2 (2013), showcasing a wonderful guest-edited dossier on acting and performance from Donna Peberdy and her students at Southampton Solent University. That dossier includes the following feature articles: “Cut to … Continue reading →

Film Matters is pleased to announce the launch of the Masoud Yazdani Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Film Scholarship, honoring Masoud Yazdani, Chairman of Intellect, who died earlier this year.  We can think of no better tribute to Masoud, who … Continue reading →

Film Matters is pleased to announce that Francesca Alberigi is the winner of our April 2014 Caption Contest, analyzing a key moment from Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (New Line Cinema, 2002) — congratulations, Francesca! … Continue reading →