CFP: Long Form Drama/Short Subjects

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CFP Cineaction issue #94   Long Form Drama/Short Subjects

=93Long Form Drama=94 is a term coined to describe the recent shift of
interest towards television series of high quality that many consider
to have replaced the cinema as a locus of serious adult entertainment.
Unfolding over multiple episodes, hours,and even years, these TV shows
are seen to provide a content, often dark and difficult, and an
innovative style that strain against the conventions of cinema as well
as network television (they tend to be found on premium cable
channels). Once considered a cultural wasteland=97hence the pejorative
nickname the =91boob tube=92 as TV came to be called in the nineteen
sixties=97television now attracts some of the best and most innovative
writers, directors, and even actors. Additionally, we would like to
include in this topic that body of theatrical film that unspools over
three plus hours=97a less commercially viable length once favored only
by art film directors (and artists). Issue 94 welcomes papers that
deal with all aspects of this phenomenon, from the general ((eg
historical technical, industrial, artistic, etc.) to  the more
specific ( eg in-depth analyses of shows and films that come under
this category).

A second complementary topic is =93Short Subjects=94, an area of
filmmaking rarely dealt with in critical circles. Most film writing
and film criticism deals with feature length films, ignoring the large
body of short films that have proliferated since the beginning of
cinema. Culturally ignored and theatrically unfriendly, short films
have been relegated to screenings at film festivals and art houses.
However, the rise of the Internet as a venue for filmwatching,,and
posting of one=92s own films or favorites..has created an opening  for
renewed interest in the subject. Again, we welcome all approaches to
this topic.

Papers should be submitted in hard copy, mailed directly to Susan
Morrison, the editor of this issue. Once accepted for publication, the
paper will then be emailed as a file attachment.
The deadline for submission is June 1, 2014.  It would be appreciated
if a brief proposal be submitted as early as possible as an indication
of intention to submit.
A style guide is available on our website  www.cineaction.ca
Please address all queries and submissions to the issue=92s editor:

Susan Morrison
314 Spadina Road
Toronto ON
Canada M5R 2V6
[email protected]

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