Call for papers
The 2012 NORTHEAST HISTORIC FILM SUMMER SYMPOSIUM revisits the idea of Wunderkino, in a general call for proposals that aim to inform and expand our understanding of amateur and non-theatrical film.
THE 13th Annual Northeast Historic Film Summer Symposium will be held Thursday, July26 – Saturday, July 28, 2012, in Bucksport, Maine in the United States. They are inviting proposals that feature amazing and extraordinary studies of amateur and non-theatrical films that offer lessons about culture, heritage, history, geography, performance, and the drama and comedy of social life. This year’s theme is an effort to draw upon the wide range of approaches that scholars, artists, filmmakers, and archivists are bringing to the study and use of amateur and non-theatrical film. They encourage (and expect) participants to incorporate interesting moving image excerpts as part of their presentations. NHF houses a 125-seat cinema with 35mm, 16mm, videotape, and DVD projection.