British Association of Film, Television and Screen Studies

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:

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.

OUR CONSTITUTION

Read the BAFTSS Constitution in full.

INCLUSIVITY STATEMENT

Read our Inclusivity Statement here.

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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.

Statement on Gaza

BAFTSS Executive Committee, 10 June 2024

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Funding schemes

The Association offers bursaries to support event organisation, research dissemination and networking.

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WINNERS ANNOUNCED!

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Raising Films collects 2023 award

A roundtable event was held at the University of Lincoln on 22 February 2024 on working in the screen industries while a carer, with Jessica Levick, a founder of Raising Films, Shreepali Patel (BAFTSS and LCC) and Rachel Scarrott (Lincoln). The event culminated in the presentation of the Outstanding Achievement Award to Raising Films, something that could not take place at the BAFTSS Conference last April due to illness.

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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