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        • Joint MeCCSA and BAFTSS letter regarding Film Studies at Queen Mary, University of London
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  • About
    • About us
    • Advisory Board
    • Branding / Logos
    • Code of Conduct
    • Constitution
    • Contact
    • Executive Committee
    • In Memoriam
      • Brian Winston (1941-2022)
    • Meetings
    • Open Screens (our official journal)
    • Responses / Statements
      • 2025
        • Withdrawing 2026 Conference from Bournemouth University
        • Statement in response to UK Supreme Court ruling re. the Equality Act 2010
        • Joint letter - UK performing arts subject associations to REF Director (March 2025)
        • REF29 Guidance Summary (February 2025)
        • Letter to Education Secretary - 4 February 2025
      • 2024
        • Racism and Islamophobia
        • Letter to Chair of REF29 Steering Group, 18 June 2024
        • Statement on Gaza
        • Response to threat of possible job cuts at University of Kent (February 2024)
      • 2023
        • Response to REF 2028 Consultation (October 2023)
        • Open letter opposing AHRC cuts to PhD studentships
        • Response to possible compulsory redundancies at UEA, March / July 2023
      • 2022
        • Response to Falmouth University re. Falmouth Staffing Ltd (FSL), November 2022
        • Response to Job Cuts at Birkbeck, November 2022
        • Future Research Assessment Programme 2022 (FRAP)
        • Joint MeCCSA and BAFTSS letter regarding Film Studies at Queen Mary, University of London
      • 2021
        • OfS Consultation
        • Screening Complete Audiovisual Works in the Age of Covid-19
      • 2017
        • Response to REF 2021 Consultation (March 2017)
        • Nominating panel members for REF 2021
  • Conference / Awards
    • 2025 Conference / Awards
      • Conference Info and Registration
      • 2025 Awards
        • 2025 Outstanding Achievement Award
        • Winners: Practice Awards 2025
        • Winners: Publication Awards 2025
        • PGR Poster Showcase 2025
    • Conference and Awards Archive
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    • A-E
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      • Amateur Cinema
      • Animation
      • Archives and Archival Methods
      • British Cinema and Television
      • Colour and Film
      • Documentary
      • East Asian Screen Cultures
      • Essay Film
      • Euro-Bollywood
    • F-J
      • Film and Philosophy
      • Film/Making Education
      • French and Francophone Screen Studies
      • German Screen Studies
      • Horror Studies
    • K-O
      • LGBTQIA+ Screen Studies
      • Media and the Environment
    • P-T
      • Performance and Stardom
      • Practice Research
      • Psychoanalysis and Film
      • Science Fiction and Fantasy
      • Screen Industries
      • Screening Sex
      • Transnational Screens
  • Postgrads / ECRs
    • Early Career Mentoring Scheme
    • New Connections Schedule
      • New Connections Archive
    • Postgraduate Network
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Welcome to the official website of the British Association of Film, Television and Screen Studies.

The British Association of Film, Television and Screen Studies exists to: 
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  • ​promote the recognition of the discipline and represent the academic and professorial interests of those engaged in it to the academy, government, funding agencies, the cultural industries and the public; 
  • encourage best teaching and research practice; 
  • promote the training of postgraduate students in research; 
  • give researchers and practitioners the opportunity to attend and present their work at the annual BAFTSS conference.

The association is international in its membership and research interests in theories, philosophies, practices, and histories of film, television and screen studies.
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OUR CONSTITUTION

Read the BAFTSS Constitution in full.
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CODE OF CONDUCT

Read our Code of Conduct here.
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JOIN US

Join BAFTSS or renew your existing membership for only £5, £20 or £40.

RECIPIENTS ANNOUNCED!

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Outstanding Achievement Award


BAFTSS is proud to announce the recipient of this year's Outstanding Achievement Award: ​Azza El-Hassan
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Find out more, including the winners, runners up, and honourable mentions of our Practice Research Awards, Publication Awards, and Postgraduate Research Poster Showcase here.

Statement in response to the Supreme Court ruling on the correct interpretation of the Equality Act 2010


The BAFTSS Executive Committee recognizes that the Supreme Court ruling of 16 April 2025 on the definition of woman by biological sex under the Equality Act, regardless of Gender Recognition Certificate status, will make trans, non-binary, intersex and queer people around the country feel excluded.
 
BAFTSS would like to make it clear that all trans, intersex and non-binary members, and all members affected by the Supreme Court ruling – indeed all members – are welcome everywhere in BAFTSS and at BAFTSS events.
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Joint letter to Rebecca Fairbairn, REF Director (March 2025)


Click to read the joint letter to REF Director Rebecca Fairbairn from BAFTSS and UK performing arts subject associations DanceHE, DramaHE, Royal Musical Association, Society for Dance Research and Theatre and Performance Research Association (TaPRA).
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REF29 Guidance Summary


Following the recent publication of the People, Culture and Environment (PCE) Pilot and the Volume Measure guidance documents, the BAFTSS Executive Committee has prepared the below summary for members’ reference. This is our interpretation of the official guidance, which can be accessed on the REF29 website.

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REGISTRATION NOW OPEN

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'​Global Aesthetics' | University of Warwick | 26-28 March 2025

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Funding schemes


The Association offers bursaries to support attendance at our annual conference, event organisation, research dissemination and networking.
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Postgraduates and Early Career Researchers

BAFTSS is committed to supporting the development of postgraduates and early career researchers.  Learn about our initiatives, below.
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POSTGRADUATE NETWORK

A network encouraging postgraduate involvement in the aims and activities of BAFTSS
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FUNDING

BAFTSS welcomes funding applications from postgraduates and early career researchers
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NEW CONNECTIONS

A scheme supporting early career researchers and academics on fixed-term contracts
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Statement on Gaza


BAFTSS Executive Committee, 10 June 2024

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Racism and Islamophobia


Members of the BAFTSS Executive Committee condemn racist violence. Our thoughts remain with those targeted by the far right at all levels.

​Racism and other forms of hate within our society are intolerable, as are those who fuel hatred and division by whatever means. We oppose the organised far right and opportunists who exploit racist and Islamophobic ideology.
 
BAFTSS unequivocally supports an open, inclusive and welcoming vision of diversity.
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Open Screens is the open-access journal of the British Association of Film, Television and Screen Studies (BAFTSS). It is international in scope and encourages innovative contributions from scholars of screen-based media and researcher-practitioners worldwide.

The journal embraces the historical and the contemporary, and considers submissions from film, television, and screen studies and related disciplines. It publishes articles, reports, reviews, video essays and other forms of practice research, and welcomes proposals for special issues and dossiers.

​Please access the journal's website (openscreens.com) for further information.
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  • Home
  • About
    • About us
    • Advisory Board
    • Branding / Logos
    • Code of Conduct
    • Constitution
    • Contact
    • Executive Committee
    • In Memoriam
      • Brian Winston (1941-2022)
    • Meetings
    • Open Screens (our official journal)
    • Responses / Statements
      • 2025
        • Withdrawing 2026 Conference from Bournemouth University
        • Statement in response to UK Supreme Court ruling re. the Equality Act 2010
        • Joint letter - UK performing arts subject associations to REF Director (March 2025)
        • REF29 Guidance Summary (February 2025)
        • Letter to Education Secretary - 4 February 2025
      • 2024
        • Racism and Islamophobia
        • Letter to Chair of REF29 Steering Group, 18 June 2024
        • Statement on Gaza
        • Response to threat of possible job cuts at University of Kent (February 2024)
      • 2023
        • Response to REF 2028 Consultation (October 2023)
        • Open letter opposing AHRC cuts to PhD studentships
        • Response to possible compulsory redundancies at UEA, March / July 2023
      • 2022
        • Response to Falmouth University re. Falmouth Staffing Ltd (FSL), November 2022
        • Response to Job Cuts at Birkbeck, November 2022
        • Future Research Assessment Programme 2022 (FRAP)
        • Joint MeCCSA and BAFTSS letter regarding Film Studies at Queen Mary, University of London
      • 2021
        • OfS Consultation
        • Screening Complete Audiovisual Works in the Age of Covid-19
      • 2017
        • Response to REF 2021 Consultation (March 2017)
        • Nominating panel members for REF 2021
  • Conference / Awards
    • 2025 Conference / Awards
      • Conference Info and Registration
      • 2025 Awards
        • 2025 Outstanding Achievement Award
        • Winners: Practice Awards 2025
        • Winners: Publication Awards 2025
        • PGR Poster Showcase 2025
    • Conference and Awards Archive
  • Funding
  • Membership
    • Key information
    • Join / renew
  • SIGs
    • Convenor Resources
    • A-E
      • Adaptations
      • Amateur Cinema
      • Animation
      • Archives and Archival Methods
      • British Cinema and Television
      • Colour and Film
      • Documentary
      • East Asian Screen Cultures
      • Essay Film
      • Euro-Bollywood
    • F-J
      • Film and Philosophy
      • Film/Making Education
      • French and Francophone Screen Studies
      • German Screen Studies
      • Horror Studies
    • K-O
      • LGBTQIA+ Screen Studies
      • Media and the Environment
    • P-T
      • Performance and Stardom
      • Practice Research
      • Psychoanalysis and Film
      • Science Fiction and Fantasy
      • Screen Industries
      • Screening Sex
      • Transnational Screens
  • Postgrads / ECRs
    • Early Career Mentoring Scheme
    • New Connections Schedule
      • New Connections Archive
    • Postgraduate Network
      • PGR Network Website