Activist Film Festivals

Towards a Political Subject

Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, General Art, Art Technique, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology, Entertainment, Performing Arts
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Author: ISBN: 9781783206360
Publisher: Intellect Books Ltd Publication: December 1, 2016
Imprint: Intellect Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9781783206360
Publisher: Intellect Books Ltd
Publication: December 1, 2016
Imprint: Intellect
Language: English

Film festivals are an ever-growing part of the film industry, but most considerations of them focus almost entirely on their role in the business of film-making. This book breaks new ground by bringing scholars from a range of disciplines together with industry professionals to explore the concept of festivals as spaces where the sociopolitical identities of communities and individuals are confronted and shaped. Tracing the growth of activist and human rights-focused films from the 1970s to the present, and using case studies from San Francisco, Brazil, Bristol and elsewhere, the book addresses such contentious topics as whether activist films can achieve humanitarian aims or simply offer “cinema of suffering.” Ultimately, the contributors attack the question of just how effective festivals are at producing politically engaged spectators?

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Film festivals are an ever-growing part of the film industry, but most considerations of them focus almost entirely on their role in the business of film-making. This book breaks new ground by bringing scholars from a range of disciplines together with industry professionals to explore the concept of festivals as spaces where the sociopolitical identities of communities and individuals are confronted and shaped. Tracing the growth of activist and human rights-focused films from the 1970s to the present, and using case studies from San Francisco, Brazil, Bristol and elsewhere, the book addresses such contentious topics as whether activist films can achieve humanitarian aims or simply offer “cinema of suffering.” Ultimately, the contributors attack the question of just how effective festivals are at producing politically engaged spectators?

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