Contemporary Balkan Cinema - Transnational Exchanges and Global Circuits

'Offering an imaginative and convincing reconceptualisation of Balkan cinema, this volume brings to life the rich results of efforts by talented filmmakers and committed film industry professionals in thirteen countries. Capacious in scope, the book examines films, but also, crucially, the forging, since 2008, of productive, collaborative links across the Balkan region. An uplifting and inspiring read, Contemporary Balkan Cinema shows us how thoughtful and resilient practitioners have sought to overcome multiple challenges including small nationhood and political impasse, and achieve the means for meaningful, sustainable filmmaking.'
Mette Hjort, Hong Kong Baptist University

'This is an exceptionally timely book that both updates and innovates the notion of Balkan cinema. Taking the financial crisis of 2008 as its starting point - rather than postcommunism, which has lost its significance - this collection offers new interpretation of the cinema of the Balkans and forms new constellations within these fast growing, intertwined cinema industries. There is a gap in current research on Balkan cinema, which has splintered into various national cinemas, and this volume patently fills this gap by insisting on inclusiveness in accounting for the region's cinema production. This book will undoubtedly be a key resource for the study of Balkan cinema in the future.'
Lars Kristensen, University of Skövde, Sweden

'This comprehensive and outstandingly-organized collection studies a dynamic segment of the European cinema and inspires its rethinking in a global context. It insightfully regards the year 2008 as a game-changer in the filmmaking practices of the region and stands out for its ambition to trace cross-border cultural fertilizations and highlight transnational cooperation.'
Constantin Parvulescu, Babe¿-Bolyai University

The first inclusive collection to examine post-2008 developments in Balkan cinema, this book brings together a number of international scholars to explore its industrial contexts and textual dimensions. With a focus on transnational links, global networks and cross-cultural exchanges, the book addresses the role of national and supranational institutions as well as film festival networks in supporting film production, distribution and reception. It also identifies key characteristics in the subject matter and aesthetics of Balkan films made since the global economic crisis. Through critical and comprehensive country profiles, and with a focus on smaller and underrepresented cinemas from Montenegro, Kosovo, North Macedonia and Albania, the collection argues for the continuing relevance of the concept of 'Balkan cinema'.

Lydia Papadimitriou is Reader (Associate Professor) in Film Studies at Liverpool John Moores University.
Ana Grgic is a Lecturer in Film, TV and Screen Studies at Monash University Malaysia.

Cover image: I Do Not Care If We Go Down In History As Barbarians (directed by Radu Jude, Romania/Czech Republic/France/Bulgaria/Germany, 2018). Image courtesy of Hi Film Productions

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Acknowledgments; Preface: Cinema of the Balkans: An Endless Journey, Dina Iordanova; Notes on contributors; Introduction, Lydia Papadimitriou and Ana Grgic; 1: Albania: Crossing Borders with a New Imaginary, Bruce Williams and Kledian Myftari; 2: Bosnia and Herzegovina: Challenging Precarity, Rethinking Trauma, Dijana Jelaca; 3: Bulgaria: Reframing Contemporary Arthouse and Mainstream Cinema, Gergana Doncheva; 4: Croatia: Film under Ideological Pressure - The State, Its Citizen, and the Faltering Future, Jurica Pavicic and Aida Vidan; 5: Cyprus: Transnational Challenges, Opportunities and Compromises, Costas Constantinides and Yiannis Papadakis; 6: Greece: Transnational Dynamics in Greek Cinema since the Crisis, Maria Chalkou; 7: Kosovo: Cinematic Developments between Conflicts and Social Transformation, Francesca Borrione and Albana Muco; 8: Montenegro: A Small, Open and Forward-looking Film Industry, Sanja Jovanovic; 9: North Macedonia: A Nation and Cinema in Transition, Vessela S. Warner; 10: Romania: Transnational and National Tensions Beyond the New Wave, Raluca Iacob; 11: Serbia: Reco(r)ding the Cinematic Turn, Nevena Dakovic, Aleksandra Milovanovic and Iva Lekovic; 12: Slovenia: A small National Cinema in the Phase of Transnational Synergy, Polona Petek; 13: Turkey: Transnational Dimensions of a Large National Film Industry, Mehlis Behlil; General Bibliography; Appendix: Tables (per country); Table 1 - Overview of national film production; Table 2 - Feature film (fiction) production and box office data

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Lydia Papadimitriou is Reader (Associate Professor) in Film Studies at Liverpool John Moores University. She has published extensively on different aspects of Greek cinema, including (digital) film distribution, co-productions, film festivals and documentary. She has authored The Greek Film Musical (2006), co-edited Greek Cinema: Texts, Forms and Identities (2011), and is the Principal Editor of the Journal of Greek Media and Culture. She has published numerous articles in books and journals, including New Review of Film and Television Studies, International Journal of Media Management, Studies in European Cinema and Screen.Ana Grgic, PhD (University of St Andrews) is a Lecturer in Screen Studies at Monash University Malaysia. She has published on questions of identity, memory and archives in Balkan cinema. Her publications appeared in Studies in Eastern European Cinema, Short Film Studies, Film Quarterly, The Film Festival Yearbook and Cinemas of Paris. She co-edited two special issues: on Albanian cinema (KinoKultura) and on Central and Eastern European women editors (Apparatus). Her monograph on early cinema in the Balkans is forthcoming with Amsterdam University Press.

Riassunto

This edited collection examines post-2008 developments in Balkan cinema in terms of aesthetics and industry. It provides critical and comprehensive profiles of the cinematic output in each Balkan country, while stressing transnational links, global networks and cross-cultural exchanges.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Lydia Grgi Papadimitriou, Lydia Grgic Papadimitriou, Papadimitriou Lydia
• Con la collaborazione di: Ana Grgi (Editore), Grgiä+ Ana (Editore), Ana Grgic (Editore), Grgic Ana (Editore), Lydia Papadimitriou (Editore)
• Editore: Edinburgh University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.12.2020
• EAN: 9781474458436
• ISBN: 978-1-4744-5843-6
• Pagine: 328
• Serie: Traditions in World Cinema
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Teatro, balletto