"International Film Audiences. Industrial and academic perspectives (original) (raw)

The work towards the following two themed sections of Participations, reflecting academic and industrial perspectives on international film audiences, began what feels like a lifetime ago. At the beginning of 2019 we sought funding for a conference which would turn out to be unique not only in terms of its topic and scope but also in the medium of its delivery and the possibility for new connections made across professional sectors and national borders. Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the event took place online in September 2020. Regardless of the radical change in organisation and delivery, it still proved current and thoughtprovoking. The conference featured experts and new voices across academia (including sociology, history, media, communication and culture, film and television studies) and industry (media businesses, cultural institutions and government bodies). The conference programme centred on the essential movements and migrations across the globe which help (re-)conceptualise cinema and its audiences within the continuum of identity formation, transnational economies, class mobility, border permeability and technological innovation. Moving the event online helped attract hundreds of attendees from across six continents and clearly illustrated the significance of putting academic research in dialogue with the work of creative industry professionals and analysts.

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