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Chris O’Rourke wins the Best Article Award at BAFTSS 2025

Tue, 01 Apr 2025 11:34:56 GMT

The department would like to congratulate Chris on this achievement, alongside Tiago de Luca for receiving an honourable mention!

Alastair Phillips shortlisted for the 'Excellent Supervision' award at the Annual Warwick Research Celebration

Mon, 24 Mar 2025 13:00:14 GMT

Alastair Phillips has been shortlisted for the 'Excellent Supervision' award at the Annual Warwick Research Celebration. The event takes place on Monday 7 April (13:30–18:30) at The Slate. The awards will be presented between 14:00 and 15:00

Film and TV's Chris O'Rourke and Tiago de Luca Nominated for Best Chapter/Edited Collection in the BAFTSS Awards 2025!

Wed, 05 Mar 2025 07:38:19 GMT

Wishing them both the best of luck!

Tom Hemingway and James MacDowell's video essay selected in Sight & Sound best-of list

Fri, 10 Jan 2025 10:42:51 GMT

A video essay by the department’s Tom Hemingway and James MacDowell was chosen by two contributors to Sight & Sound's best-of 2024 poll. Their video is about Bo Burnham's Netflix comedy special INSIDE, authenticity and YouTube aesthetics. The list also includes James' picks for best video essays of the year. The video essay can be viewed on YouTube here.

Film and Television's Hande Çayır wins the 2024 Warwick Award for Teaching Excellence in the ‘Postgraduates who teach’ category.

Tue, 09 Jul 2024 10:09:00 GMT

Student Cinema Society at The University of Warwick Shortlisted for 2024 Film Society of the Year Awards

Tue, 14 May 2024 10:58:10 GMT

The Student Cinema society, one of the oldest societies at the University of Warwick has been shortlisted for two awards by Cinema For All, a leading organization dedicated to promoting community cinema. Warwick Student Cinema has been nominated for Best Student Cinema at the Film Society of the Year Awards. The committee is currently made up of several Film students (Daniel Kallin as President, Freya Clinton as Vice President, Marnie McCrudden as Films Officer, and Tomas Caldon as Events & Socials Coordinator) and many more students from the department are on the crew and come to the screenings.

Lyra (2022) - Screening at Coventry Cathedral

Tue, 21 Mar 2023 14:21:00 GMT

Third year Film Studies student and investigative journalist Fran Hughes reports from the screening of Lyra (2022) at Coventry Cathedral, about the murdered Northern Irish journalist Lyra McKee. The film was accompanied by a panel chaired by Professor Helen Wheatley (Director of Film and Television Studies) with Lyra's sister Nichola McKee-Corner and brother in law John Corner, the film's producer, Jackie Doyle, the Rev Dr Alex Wimberley (leader of the Corrymeela Community) and Professor Michele Aaron. Fran attended the screening as a recent recipient of the Centre for Investigative Journalism's Lyra McKee Bursary Scheme, and writes about the experience of watching the film and meeting Lyra's family

Film and Television Studies wins Warwick Award for Teaching Excellence

Thu, 30 Jun 2022 15:28:14 GMT

Film and Television Studies have won the Warwick Awards for Teaching Excellence: Community and Culture Award.

Helen Wheatley wins 2021 BAFTSS award for 'Best Journal Article'

Sat, 01 May 2021 08:00:00 GMT

Professor Helen Wheatley has won the award for 'Best Journal Article 2021' at the annual conference of the British Association of Film, Television and Screen Studies (BAFTSS) for the article 'Haunted Television: Trauma and the Specter in the Archive'.

Film and Television Students' Success in Digital Arts Lab Student Showcase

Fri, 22 May 2020 11:27:00 GMT

Students from the department have had great success in this years video competition run as part of the Digital Arts Lab's Student Showcase.