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Call For Submissions - Issue 14
(click here for submission guidelines)
Though on a temporary hiatus, The Film Journal will continue to accept submissions for publication in our next issue. At this time, only essays, interviews and retrospectives will be accepted, as reviews will not be able to be posted in a timely manner. The only acception would be a review of a classic film.
A Sharper Focus: The Film Journal has always been an auteurist publication in a plain old film journal's clothing, and from Issue 12 forward, the publication will take a pronounced and concentrated focus upon presenting writing that furthers that critical ideology. After many discussions, the editorial staff believes that in doing so, The Film Journal can stand out even further from the herd of informed, but dispassionate, critical writing on the cinema. Our submission categories need not change, but we will be evaluating all writing through auteur-tinted editors' glasses.
In Focus Series
The New Auteurism: Essays/critical analysis of contemporary views and approaches to the classical auteur theory; re-evaluations of canonical filmmakers; revisionist auteurism
The Future of Cinema: In response to the ongoing lament as to the viability of contemporary filmmaking, The Film Journal is seeking essays about directors, writers, actors, et al who show that the cinema is very much "alive". Also welcome are essays negating the idea that cinema is dead.
Fringe Cinema: Anything related to underground/experimental/avant-garde cinema and/or filmmakers.
Lives of the Cineaste: Contemporary critical culture.
Funny Ha Ha: Comedy films.
Cinema of the “Real”: Exploring trends in non-fiction films.
Beyond the Screen: Critical analysis of filmed television arts.
Moving Pictures: Investigating the cinema of animation.
Homegrown Media: The latest in amateur independent cinema.
Regular Features
Editorials: If you have a comment, criticism or anything at all to say regarding the journal, please feel free to send it to us.
Essays: This is an open forum for any film-related essay you might have. See past issues for examples.
Interviews: Discussions with the authors of cinema.
Retrospectives: This is another open forum. Write an essay-length retrospective on any director of your choosing. Please include a complete filmography, or link to the IMDB page. These may tie in with “The New Auteurism”.
Festival/Events: If you are attending a festival, retrospective or other film event, we are very interested in your coverage.
Reviews - Theatrical
Reviews - DVD/VHS
Reviews - Books
Reviews – Multimedia
Reviews - Television
Thank you for your time and consideration, and we look forward to receiving your submissions for Issue of The Film Journal.
Sincerely,
Rick Curnutte
Editor, The Film Journal
www.thefilmjournal.com
thefilmjournal@yahoo.com
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