The International Academic Forum, along with its global partners, have announced their Inaugural Annual Asian Conference on Film and Documentary 2012, to be held in Osaka, Japan, from 2-4 November 2012. The event is poised to host a cross-cultural and interdisciplinary discussion between academics and scholars working throughout Japan, Asia and beyond. Authors of accepted abstracts will have the opportunity of publishing their associated paper in the official conference proceedings and a selection of papers will be considered for inclusion in the IAFOR Journal of Education. The Asian Conference on Film and Documentary encourages sessions within and across a variety of disciplines and fields related to Film and Documentary, including:
Film Direction and Production
Film Criticism and Theory
Film and Literature: Artistic Correspondence
Film and Biography
Film History
Documentary History and Archive-Based Studies
Films and Digital Distribution (Use of the Internet and video sharing)
Anime and Digital Film Production
Films, Festivals, and Fans (Audience/Fan responses to film)

The deadline for submission of Abstracts in 1st August 2012.

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