ICFVCMS 2026: 20. International Conference on Film, Visual, Cultural and Media Sciences

December 16-17, 2026 in Barcelona, Spain

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Conference Code: 26ESBA12ICFVCMS001

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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, Visual, Cultural and Media Sciences 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, Visual, Cultural and Media Sciences. 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, Visual, Cultural and Media Sciences.

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 Also, high quality research contributions describing original and unpublished results of conceptual, constructive, empirical, experimental, or theoretical work in all areas of Film, Visual, Cultural and Media Sciences are cordially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, Visual, Cultural and Media Sciences has teamed up with the Special Journal Issue on Film, Visual, Cultural and Media Sciences. 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
Cultural Policies, Globalisation of Arts, and Impact on Cultural Heritage: A Contextual Analysis of France
Nasser AlShawaaf, Soo Hee Lee
An AI-Generated Semantic Communication Platform in Human-Computer Interaction Course
Yi Yang, Jiasong Sun
A Robust Visual SLAM for Indoor Dynamic Environment
Xiang Zhang, Daohong Yang, Ziyuan Wu, Lei Li, Wanting Zhou
Exploring Anti-Western Sentiment Among Arabs and Its Influence on Support for Russia in the Ukraine Conflict
Soran Tarkhani
Competitive Advantage on the Road Again: Exploring Nuances through a Conceptual Review and Future Research Avenues
Abdolali Mortazavi, Faegheh Taheran
Potential of Native Microorganisms in Tagus Estuary
Ana C. Sousa, Beatriz C. Santos, Fátima N. Serralha
Representation of Memory of Forced Displacement in Central and Eastern Europe after World War II in Polish and German Cinemas
Ilona Copik
Hands-off Parking: Deep Learning Gesture-Based System for Individuals with Mobility Needs
Javier Romera, Alberto Justo, Ignacio Fidalgo, Javier Araluce, Joshué Pérez
Real-Time Fitness Monitoring with MediaPipe
Chandra Prayaga, Lakshmi Prayaga, Aaron Wade, Kyle Rank, Gopi Shankar Mallu, Sri Satya Harsha Pola
Enhancing Agricultural Sustainability and Food Security in Somalia: Addressing Climate Change Challenges
Ahmed A. Hassan
Exploring the Landscape of Information Visualization through a Mark Lombardi Lens
Alon Friedman, Antonio Sánchez Chinchón
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
Art Street as a Way for Reflective Thinking in the Field of Adult and Primary Education: Examples of Educational Techniques
Georgia H. Mega

Conference venue information will be released soon.

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
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 Transformations
Cultures and Identities in Film, Media and Literature
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, Still Photography, Television, and Digital Media
Fine Art, Design, Media, Film and Communications
Gender and communication
Globalization Theory/Transnational Media
Horror and Science Fiction Film
International and Intercultural Communication
International Film Festivals
International Literature in Film Studies
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
Marketing and Communications
Mass Communication and Media Studies
Mass Communication and Theatre
Mass Media and Communications
Media and Communications databases
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
Political Fiction Cinema
Popular Culture and Film
Popular Music and Critical
Postmodern and Queer Theoretical Approaches to Representation
Postmodernism and the Avant-garde
Propaganda Film
Race Studies
Reception Studies
Representation and meaning in news content
Representations of Gender and Sexuality
Rhetoric and Public Culture
Screenwriting, Curating, and Digital Video Production
Short Film Studies
Subcultural Media Practices
Television, Film, and New Media Theory, History, and Criticism
Theatre, Visual Arts, Cultural Studies, Communications
Theories of Cultural Value
Theory of Art Production and Distribution
U.S. Cinema, Television, and New Media
Underground and Independent Cinema
Visual Culture

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		July 27, 2026
Conference Dates		December 16-17, 2026