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.

OUR CONSTITUTION

Read the BAFTSS Constitution in full.

CODE OF CONDUCT

Read our Code of Conduct here.

JOIN US

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

RECIPIENTS ANNOUNCED!

Outstanding Achievement Award

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BAFTSS is proud to announce the recipient of this year's Outstanding Achievement Award: ​Azza El-Hassan

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

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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)

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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

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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

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

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Funding schemes

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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.

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

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BAFTSS Executive Committee, 10 June 2024

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Racism and Islamophobia

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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.

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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