Film

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Dr Alexander Sergeant discusses Jamaican film history on Smile Jamaica TV

  Dr Alexander Sergeant recently appeared on Smile Jamaica to talk about the story and legacy of A Daughter of the Gods, the world’s first million-dollar movie shot on […]

1 July 2026
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Alex Sergeant offers five tips for becoming a cinephile in the age of streaming algorithms

Dr Alexander Sergeant, Lecturer in Digital Media Production, has published a new article in The Conversation offering practical guidance for aspiring film lovers navigating an increasingly algorithm-driven media landscape. In “Five […]

1 July 2026
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Alex Sergeant writes on the therapeutic power of It’s a Wonderful Life for The Conversation

Dr Alexander Sergeant, Lecturer in Digital Media Production, has published a new article in The Conversation exploring why Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life is far more than a feel-good Christmas film. In […]

1 July 2026
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Alexander Sergeant speaks at BFI London Film Festival on fantasy cinema

  Dr Alexander Sergeant recently spoke at the British Film Institute’s (BFI) London Film Festival (8-19 October 2025) in an event titled Lights, Camera, Genre! Fantasy, which explored the […]

1 July 2026
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Viola Shafik and Naomi Sakr discuss Documentary Filmmaking in the Middle East and North Africa

Naomi Sakr recently moderated a virtual book talk with Viola Shafik, editor of the newly released Documentary Filmmaking in the Middle East and North Africa, where they discussed how […]

1 July 2026
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Nathasha Fernando joins discussion panel at the London Migration Film Festival

Nathasha Fernando, a CAMRI Doctoral Researcher, last week joined the discussion panel following the film Bangla at the London Migration Film Festival. The discussion, which also included Kavinda Navaratne […]

1 July 2026
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Film Futures and Innovation

Gillian Youngs, Professor of Creative and Digital Economy, chaired a panel on ‘Innovation and Research on Screen’ as part of a Film Futures Development Day at the MAC Birmingham […]

1 July 2026
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Gillian Youngs chairs the industry panel at the Cine-Excess International Film Festival and Conference

Gillian Youngs, Professor of Creative and Digital Economy, chaired for the fourth year running the industry panel at the Cine-Excess International Film Festival and Conference on global cult film […]

1 July 2026
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