Books in the Framing Film Festivals series

This is the first book to offer an in-depth examination of the history, operation, and growth of film festivals as a cultural phenomenon within Australia.

This ΓÇïedited volume provides the first comprehensive overview of the global landscape of documentary film festivals ΓÇô a field expanding as fast as it diversifies. Contributors from across the globe present a vast range of aspects from an equally diverse range of perspectives on these fascinating events, organized into thematic sections interrogating history, politics and challenges for their future development (including industrial, curatorial and organizational issues). Chapters analyze internationally renowned festivals as well as lesser-known, peripheral events, and thus interrogate a sweeping range of geopolitical regions and cultural practices.

This ΓÇïbook provides the first comprehensive overview of the global landscape of documentary film festivals ΓÇô a field expanding as fast as it diversifies. Contributors from across the globe present a vast range of aspects from an equally diverse range of perspectives on these fascinating events, organized into thematic sections interrogating history, politics and challenges for their future development (including industrial, curatorial and organizational issues). Chapters analyze internationally renowned festivals as well as lesser-known, peripheral events, and thus interrogate a sweeping range of geopolitical regions and cultural practices.

Tracing the history of Africa's relationship to film festivals and exploring the festivals' impact on the various types of people who attend festivals (the festival experts, the ordinary festival audiences, and the filmmakers), Dovey reveals what turns something called a "festival" into a "festival experience" for these groups.

This book is the first anthology of research devoted to the booming world of Chinese film festivals, covering both mainstream and independent films.

This book examines the queer film festival and opens the discussion on social enterprises and sustainable lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) organisations.