Before Warwick, alumna Armani Chante Samuel-Carthy (BA Film and Literature, 2022) found work experience with support from a charity, who help students from underprivileged backgrounds into the creative industry. Fast forward to now, she’s the proud owner of a first-class degree, her own production start-up, a role with Netflix, and even more determination to write her own shows. It’s no wonder she’s been featured on Powerful Media’s Future Leaders 2022/3 list, which recognises 150 of Britain’s most outstanding Black university students.

Lee Kemp (BA Film with Television Studies, 2007) decided to take his career in a different direction by going back to university as a mature student. He now runs his own digital film production company.

In the academic year 2022-23, Film and Television Studies/the School of Creative Arts, Performance and Visual Culture were delighted to host Duncan Whitley as our Filmmaker in ResidenceLink opens in a new window. During his residency, Duncan worked with academics from around the university, and particularly the Borders, Race, Ethnicity and Migration Network and community partners Inini. His work was supported by the IAS, the Connecting Cultures GRP, Warwick Institute of Engagement, as well as the SCAPVC. To celebrate the end of Duncan’s residency we are organising a screening of Duncan’s recent and developing work (including the work that has come out of this residency), along with a Q&A with Duncan and some time to reflect on the place of artists in residence in the university.

The event takes place in the Faculty of Arts Building’s cinema (FAB 0/21) on the University of Warwick central campus on Thursday 30th November from 6-8.30pm, including a drinks reception in the Agora in the FAB.

More information can be found on the event here: Vanishing Point (warwick.ac.uk)Link opens in a new window

A booking form can be found here (all invitees need to book their free of charge places at this event): Vanishing Point Bookings (warwick.ac.uk)Link opens in a new window

The AHRC-funded Midlands4Cities Doctoral Training PartnershipLink opens in a new window (M4C) brings together eight leading universities across the Midlands to support the professional and personal development of the next generation of arts and humanities doctoral researchers. M4C is a collaboration between the University of Birmingham, Birmingham City University, University of Warwick, Coventry University, University of Leicester, De Montfort University, Nottingham Trent University and The University of Nottingham.   

For 2024 entry Midlands4Cities Doctoral Training Partnership is offering up to 70 fully funded PhD studentships for eligible students in the arts and humanities through the Open Competition and 13 Collaborative Doctoral Awards (CDA).   

Film and Television Studies at the University of Warwick is one of the UK’s leading departments in the field of film and television research and teaching. It ranked number 1 in Media and Film Studies by The Guardian University Guide 2024. We are inviting applications from students whose research interests connect with our broadly defined fields of expertise in:   

• Film and television history  
• Film and television aesthetics  
• Film theory and philosophy  
• European cinemas  
• World cinemas  
• Queer cinema and television  
• Human rights and social justice  
• Documentary  
• Stardom  
• Early cinema  
• Experimental and art cinemas 
• Ecocinema   

For further information on staff’s individual areas of expertise, please visit: https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/scapvc/film/staff/Link opens in a new window 

Expressions of interest should reach Film and Television Studies at Warwick no later than 30 November 2023. All applications will be subject to internal approval. For enquiries and further information, please contact Dr Tiago de Luca at t.de-luca@warwick.ac.ukLink opens in a new window   

The deadline for M4C funding applications is 10 January 2024 (noon UK time) by which time applicants must have applied for a place to study at Warwick and have ensured that two academic references are submitted via the Midlands4Cities online reference form.

For full details of eligibility, funding, research supervision areas and CDA projects, and for dates of M4C application writing workshops, please visit: https://www.midlands4cities.ac.uk/Link opens in a new window  

Daniel Kelly-Mulhern (who studied Film and Television Studies at Warwick from 2011-14) has written the screenplay for new British horror film 'Dr Jekyll'. The film is due for release in cinemas on October 27th and will be the first in a new line of pictures from Hammer Horror. The film stars Eddie izzard in the title role and had its premiere in Leicester Square this week. View the trailer online at the Empire Cinema website.