ICFMS 2026: 20. International Conference on Film and Media Studies

October 07-08, 2026 in New York, United States

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Conference Code: 26USNE10ICFMS001

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The International Research Conference Aims and Objectives

The International Research Conference is a federated organization dedicated to bringing together a significant number of diverse scholarly events for presentation within the conference program. Events will run over a span of time during the conference depending on the number and length of the presentations. With its high quality, it provides an exceptional value for students, academics and industry researchers.

International Conference on Film and Media Studies aims to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars to exchange and share their experiences and research results on all aspects of Film and Media Studies. It also provides a premier interdisciplinary platform for researchers, practitioners and educators to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, and concerns as well as practical challenges encountered and solutions adopted in the fields of Film and Media Studies.

Call for Contributions

Prospective authors are kindly encouraged to contribute to and help shape the conference through submissions of their research abstracts, papers and e-posters. Also, high quality research contributions describing original and unpublished results of conceptual, constructive, empirical, experimental, or theoretical work in all areas of Film and Media Studies are cordially invited for presentation at the conference. The conference solicits contributions of abstracts, papers and e-posters that address themes and topics of the conference, including figures, tables and references of novel research materials.

Guidelines for Authors

Please ensure your submission meets the conference's strict guidelines for accepting scholarly papers. Downloadable versions of the check list for Full-Text Papers and Abstract Papers.

Please refer to the Paper Submission Guideline, Abstract Submission Guideline and Author Information before submitting your paper.

Conference Proceedings

All submitted conference papers will be blind peer reviewed by three competent reviewers. The peer-reviewed conference proceedings are indexed in the Open Science Index, Google Scholar, Semantic Scholar, Zenedo, BASE, WorldCAT, Sherpa/RoMEO, and other index databases. Impact Factor Indicators.

Special Journal Issues

20. International Conference on Film and Media Studies has teamed up with the Special Journal Issue on Film and Media Studies. A number of selected high-impact full text papers will also be considered for the special journal issues. All submitted papers will have the opportunity to be considered for this Special Journal Issue. The paper selection will be carried out during the peer review process as well as at the conference presentation stage. Submitted papers must not be under consideration by any other journal or publication. The final decision for paper selection will be made based on peer review reports by the Guest Editors and the Editor-in-Chief jointly. Selected full-text papers will be published online free of charge.

Conference Sponsor and Exhibitor Opportunities

The Conference offers the opportunity to become a conference sponsor or exhibitor. To participate as a sponsor or exhibitor, please download and complete the Conference Sponsorship Request Form.

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Selected Papers

Children’s Literature in Primary School: An Opportunity to Develop Soft Skills
C. Cruz, A. Breda
Integrated Wastewater Reuse Project of the Faculty of Sciences Ain Chock, Morocco
Nihad Chakri, Btissam El Amrani, Faouzi Berrada, Fouad Amraoui
Competitive Advantage on the Road Again: Exploring Nuances through a Conceptual Review and Future Research Avenues
Abdolali Mortazavi, Faegheh Taheran
Representation of Memory of Forced Displacement in Central and Eastern Europe after World War II in Polish and German Cinemas
Ilona Copik
Work System Design in Productivity for Small and Medium Enterprises: A Systematic Literature Review
S. Halofaki, D. R. Seenivasagam, P. Bijay, K. Singh, R. Ananthanarayanan
Greek Tragedy on the American Stage until the First Half of 20th: Identities and Intersections between Greek, Italian and Jewish Community Theater
Papazafeiropoulou Olga
A Review of Current Trends in Thin Film Solar Cell Technologies
Adekanmi M. Adeyinka, Onyedika V. Mbelu, Yaqub B. Adediji, Daniel I. Yahya
Optimization of Thermopile Sensor Performance of Polycrystalline Silicon Film
Li Long, Thomas Ortlepp
Circular Economy Maturity Models: A Systematic Literature Review
D. Kreutzer, S. Müller-Abdelrazeq, I. Isenhardt
Emotions Triggered by Children’s Literature Images
A. Breda, C. Cruz
Cultivating Docile Bodies in The Matrix Trilogy
Julian Iliev
Applying Systematic Literature Review and Delphi Methods to Explore Digital Transformation Key Success Factors
Ayman El-Garem, Riham Adel
Application of Molecular Materials in the Manufacture of Flexible and Organic Devices for Photovoltaic Applications
M. Gómez-Gómez, M. E. Sánchez-Vergara
Thresholding Approach for Automatic Detection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms from Fluorescence in situ Hybridization Images
Zonglin Yang, Tatsuya Akiyama, Kerry S. Williamson, Michael J. Franklin, Thiruvarangan Ramaraj
Affective Approach to Selected Ingmar Bergman Films
Grzegorz Zinkiewicz

Conference venue information will be released soon.

Film and Media Studies
Advertising and Consumer Culture
American Film Genres
Art/Media Connections
Audience and Fan Studies
Audience and Reception Studies
Authorship and Genre
Avant-Garde and Experimental Media
Cinema Studies
Comics and Graphic Novels, and Journalism
Communication and Democracy
Communication Arts and Sciences
Communication Law and Policy
Communication Policies and Culture
Communication Studies
Communication, Mass Media and Culture
Communications Media Technologies
Contemporary Cinema: Industries, Narratives, Bodies
Contemporary Theatre and Performance
Copyright and Intellectual Property
Creative Arts, Film and Media
Critical, Cultural and Media Theories of Bodies, Technology, Language and Gender
Cult Media Studies
Cultural and Media Theories of Bodies
Cultural Studies
Cultural Transformations
Cultures and Identities in Film, Media and Literature
Democratisation- Communication Flow and Interaction
Diaspora, Migration and the Media
Digital Culture and Communication
Documentary and Propaganda Film
Feminist Theory: Gender and Political Studies
Film and TV Audiences
Film and Media Studies
Film and Television Genres
Film Criticism and Theory
Film Exhibition
Film Studies
Film, Still Photography, Television, and Digital Media
Fine Art, Design, Media, Film and Communications
Gender and communication
Gender and Queer Studies
Gender and Technology
Gendered Spectatorship
Globalization Theory/Transnational Media
Horror and Science Fiction Film
Influences on News Selection
International and Intercultural Communication
International Film Festivals
International Literature in Film Studies
Internet Communities
Internet as a Medium for Cinema, Movies, Video, Film Communication
Internet Media Studies
Interpersonal Communication and Social Interaction
Issues of Authorship and Queer Identities
Journalism Studies and Communications
Languages and Linguistics
Latin American Cinema, Media and Culture
Lesbian/Gay/Queer Cinema and Theory
Marketing and Communications
Mass Communication and Media Studies
Mass Communication and Theatre
Mass Media and Communications
Media and Communications databases
Media Communication and Culture
Media Criticism
Media Institutions and Industries
Media, Art and Communications
Media, Religion, and Culture
Moving-Image Culture
Music, Movies and Meaning
National Cinemas
Organizational and Strategic Communication
Performance and Ethnography
Performance and Performance Theory
Photography
Political Communication, Policy, and Participation

Abstracts/Full-Text Paper Submission Deadline		February 13, 2025
Notification of Acceptance/Rejection		February 27, 2025
Final Paper (Camera Ready) Submission & Early Bird Registration Deadline		September 09, 2026
Conference Dates		October 07-08, 2026