IAFOR Journal Category: IAFOR Journal of Media Communication & Film
Semiotic Approach to Media Language
Authors: Michael Ejstrup, Danish School of Media and Journalism, Denmark Bjarne le Fevre Jakobsen, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark Published: June 2016 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijmcf.3.1.07 Citation: Ejstrup, M., & le Fevre Jakobsen, B. (2016). Semiotic Approach to Media Language. IAFOR Journal of Media, Communication & Film, 3(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijmcf.3.1.07 Abstract Semiotic analyses of media language aim for a …
Film Festivals and Cinematic Events Bridging the Gap between the Individual and the Community: Cinema and Social Function in Conflict Resolution
Author: Elisa Costa Villaverde, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain Published: June 2016 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijmcf.3.1.06 Citation: Costa Villaverde, E. (2016). Film Festivals and Cinematic Events Bridging the Gap between the Individual and the Community: Cinema and Social Function in Conflict Resolution. IAFOR Journal of Media, Communication & Film, 3(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijmcf.3.1.06 Abstract Out of the …
A Story in the Making: Storytelling in the Digital Marketing of Independent Films
Author: Nico Meissner, Griffith Film School, Australia Published: June 2016 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijmcf.3.1.05 Citation: Meissner, N. (2016). A Story in the Making: Storytelling in the Digital Marketing of Independent Films. IAFOR Journal of Media, Communication & Film, 3(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijmcf.3.1.05 Abstract This article examines how the story of the making of the independent Spanish feature film The Cosmonaut …
On Using Machinima as “Found” in Animation Production
Author: Jifeng Huang, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia Published: June 2016 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijmcf.3.1.04 Citation: Huang, J. (2016). On Using Machinima as “Found” in Animation Production. IAFOR Journal of Media, Communication & Film, 3(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijmcf.3.1.04 Abstract Machinima is a relatively new animation production technique that has become popular among independent animators. It is also used by …
Sinophone Queerness and Female Auteurship in Zero Chou’s Drifting Flowers
Author: Zoran Lee Pecic, Roskilde University, Denmark Published: June 2016 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijmcf.3.1.03 Citation: Pecic, Z. L. (2016). Sinophone Queerness and Female Auteurship in Zero Chou’s Drifting Flowers. IAFOR Journal of Media, Communication & Film, 3(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijmcf.3.1.03 Abstract This article investigates the third instalment of the Taiwanese director Zero Chou’s tongzhi trilogy. It suggests that her 2009 …
Theorizing Subjectivity and Community Through Film
Author: Jakub Morawski, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Published: June 2016 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijmcf.3.1.02 Citation: Morawski, J. (2016). Theorizing Subjectivity and Community Through Film. IAFOR Journal of Media, Communication & Film, 3(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijmcf.3.1.02 Abstract This paper discusses the relation between film theory, subject and the idea of community building. I will give a detailed understanding …
Interview with Martin Wood: A Filmmaker’s Journey into Research
Author: James Rowlins, Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore Published: June 2016 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijmcf.3.1.01 Citation: Rowlins, R. (2016). Interview with Martin Wood: A Filmmaker’s Journey into Research. IAFOR Journal of Media, Communication & Film, 3(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijmcf.3.1.01 Abstract A line of flight is something that pushes back or constitutes a form of resistance against the confines …
Newsroom Resistance: An Ethnographic Study of the Modern News Worker, Policies, and Organizational Dissatisfaction
Author: William Schulte, Winthrop University, United States of America Published: July 2014 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijmcf.2.1.08 Citation: Schulte, W. (2014). Newsroom Resistance: An Ethnographic Study of the Modern News Worker, Policies, and Organizational Dissatisfaction. IAFOR Journal of Media, Communication & Film, 2(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijmcf.2.1.08 Abstract Modern news workers see themselves pressed by digital routines, industry confusion, and their organization’s …
Mapping Nichols’ Modes in Documentary Film – Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry and Helvetica
Authors: Barry Natusch, Nihon University, Japan Beryl Hawkins, Temple University, Japan Published: July 2014 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijmcf.2.1.07 Citation: Natusch, B., & Hawkins, B. (2014). Mapping Nichols’ Modes in Documentary Film – Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry and Helvetica. IAFOR Journal of Media, Communication & Film, 2(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijmcf.2.1.07 Abstract Bill Nichols’ “modes” theory of classifying documentary films by describing …
Emotional Realism and Actuality: The Function of Prosumer Aesthetics in Film
Author: Celia Lam, The University of Notre Dame Australia, Australia Published: July 2014 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijmcf.2.1.06 Citation: Lam, C. (2014). Emotional Realism and Actuality: The Function of Prosumer Aesthetics in Film. IAFOR Journal of Media, Communication & Film, 2(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijmcf.2.1.06 Abstract Current trends in film and television production styles have favoured the use of aesthetics associated with …
Sandhya Suri’s I for India: Documenting Transnational Subjectivity
Author: Robert Cross, Doshisha University, Japan Published: July 2014 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijmcf.2.1.05 Citation: Cross, R. (2014). Sandhya Suri’s I for India: Documenting Transnational Subjectivity. IAFOR Journal of Media, Communication & Film, 2(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijmcf.2.1.05 Abstract Documentary filmmaker Sandhya Suri’s I for India (2005) is a compilation film that presents and interprets her father’s experience of migrating from India …
Reconfiguring India: Narrating the Nation through Great Men Biopics
Author: Preeti Kumar, St. Teresa’s College, India Published: July 2014 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijmcf.2.1.04 Citation: Kumar, P. (2014). Reconfiguring India: Narrating the Nation through Great Men Biopics. IAFOR Journal of Media, Communication & Film, 2(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijmcf.2.1.04 Abstract Cinema plays a pivotal role in the negotiation and construction of national identity, selectively appropriating history, attempting to forge a sense …
Documentary Film Rhetoric: Saving Face and the Public Sphere
Author: Vincent Piturro, Metropolitan State University of Denver, United States of America Published: July 2014 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijmcf.2.1.03 Citation: Piturro, V. (2014). Documentary Film Rhetoric: Saving Face and the Public Sphere. IAFOR Journal of Media, Communication & Film, 2(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijmcf.2.1.03 Abstract This paper will discuss the 2012 Academy Award-winning short documentary Saving Face and the social action …
Tamaash: Interview with Satyanshu and Devanshu Singh
Author: James Rowlins, Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore Published: July 2014 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijmcf.2.1.02 Citation: Rowlins, J. (2014). Tamaash: Interview with Satyanshu and Devanshu Singh. IAFOR Journal of Media, Communication & Film, 2(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijmcf.2.1.02 Abstract Satyanshu and Devanshu Singh’s film Tamaash was awarded first place in the IAFOR FilmAsia Open Film Competition 2013 in the …
The Man Who Fed His Shadow: Interview with Mario Garefo
Author: James Rowlins, Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore Published: July 2014 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijmcf.2.1.01 Citation: Rowlins, J. (2014). The Man Who Fed His Shadow: Interview with Mario Garefo. IAFOR Journal of Media, Communication & Film, 2(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijmcf.2.1.01 Abstract Mario Garefo’s film The Man Who Fed His Shadow was awarded first place in the IAFOR FilmAsia …
Social Media Empowerment: How Social Media Helps to Boost Women Entrepreneurship in Indonesian Urban Areas
Authors: Ezmieralda Melissa, Anis Hamidati & Muninggar Sri Hamidati, Swiss German University, Indonesia Published: August 2013 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijmcf.1.1.06 Citation: Melissa, E., Hamidati, A., & Hamidati, M. S. (2013). Social Media Empowerment: How Social Media Helps to Boost Women Entrepreneurship in Indonesian Urban Areas. IAFOR Journal of Media, Communication & Film, 1(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijmcf.1.1.06 Abstract In Indonesia, there …
Looking Back at Malaysia’s GE2008: An Internet Election and Its Democratic Aftermath
Authors: Sara Chinnasamy & Mary Griffiths, University of Adelaide, Australia Published: August 2013 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijmcf.1.1.05 Citation: Chinnasamy, S., & Griffiths, M. (2013). Looking Back at Malaysia’s GE2008: An Internet Election and Its Democratic Aftermath. IAFOR Journal of Media, Communication & Film, 1(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijmcf.1.1.05 Abstract Prior to 2008, alternative news sources were already established and exerted influence …
Interrupted Social Peace: Hate Speech in Turkish Media
Author: H. Esra Arcan, Istanbul University, Turkey Published: August 2013 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijmcf.1.1.04 Citation: Arcan, E. H. (2013). Interrupted Social Peace: Hate Speech in Turkish Media. IAFOR Journal of Media, Communication & Film, 1(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijmcf.1.1.04 Abstract Hate speech can play a key role in interrupting social peace. Recent studies have shown that the number of headlines and …
What’s Goin’ on in the Back Streets? Patriarchal and Authoritarian Mentality in Contemporary Turkish Cinema
Author: Murat İri, Istanbul University, Turkey Published: August 2013 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijmcf.1.1.03 Citation: İri, M. (2013). What’s Goin’ on in the Back Streets? Patriarchal and Authoritarian Mentality in Contemporary Turkish Cinema. IAFOR Journal of Media, Communication & Film, 1(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijmcf.1.1.03 Abstract This article analyses the popular contemporary Turkish films Çakal, Ejder Kapani, Kara Köpekler Havlarken and Bornova …
On What Was, and What Remains: Palestinian Cinema and the Film Archive
Author: Hend Alawadhi, University of Rochester, United States of America Published: August 2013 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijmcf.1.1.02 Citation: Alawadhi, H. (2013). On What Was, and What Remains: Palestinian Cinema and the Film Archive. IAFOR Journal of Media, Communication & Film, 1(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijmcf.1.1.02 Abstract Palestinian cinema is intricately tied to the memory of a pre-1948 Palestine and the desire …
Interview with Anshul Tiwari
Author: James Rowlins, Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore Published: August 2013 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijmcf.1.1.01 Citation: Rowlins, J. (2013). Interview with Anshul Tiwari. IAFOR Journal of Media, Communication & Film, 1(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijmcf.1.1.01 Abstract Anshul Tiwari’s film Rosario was awarded first prize in the IAFOR FilmAsia Open Film Competition 2012 in the under twenty minutes documentary category. …
IAFOR Journal of Media, Communication & Film: Volume 3 – Issue 1
IAFOR Journal of Media, Communication & Film: Volume 3 – Issue 1 Editor: Dr James Rowlins Published: June 2016 ISSN: 2187-0667 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijmcf.3.1 Articles Interview with Martin Wood: A Filmmaker’s Journey into Research James Rowlins, Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore Theorizing Subjectivity and Community Through Film Jakub Morawski, The University of Hong Kong, Hong …
IAFOR Journal of Media, Communication & Film: Volume 2 – Issue 1
IAFOR Journal of Media, Communication & Film: Volume 2 – Issue 1 Editor: Dr James Rowlins Published: July 2014 ISSN: 2187-0667 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijmcf.2.1 Articles The Man Who Fed His Shadow: Interview with Mario Garefo James Rowlins, Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore Tamaash: Interview with Satyanshu and Devanshu Singh James Rowlins, Singapore University of Technology …
IAFOR Journal of Media, Communication & Film: Volume 1 – Issue 1
IAFOR Journal of Media, Communication & Film: Volume 1 – Issue 1 Editor: Dr James Rowlins Published: August 2013 ISSN: 2187-0667 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijmcf.1.1 Articles Interview with Anshul Tiwari James Rowlins, Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore On What Was, and What Remains: Palestinian Cinema and the Film Archive Hend Alawadhi, University of Rochester, United States …
Publication Ethics
Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement The IAFOR Journal of Media, Communication & Film fully recognises that the publication of an article in a peer-reviewed journal is an essential building block in the development of a coherent and respected network of knowledge. The journal is committed to the high ethical standards set forth in the Code …
Manuscript Submission Form
Manuscript submissions to the IAFOR Journal of Media, Communication & Film are now CLOSED. Reminders Before preparing submission, please ensure that you are aware of the following: If a submission is out of scope, does not meet academic standards or does not follow the Author Guidelines, the editors will reject it. Plagiarism screening software is …
Editors
This journal ceased publication with its last issue published in September 2020. There is no editorial board at this time.
About the Journal
Aims & Scope The IAFOR Journal of Media, Communication & Film publishes scholarship exploring the relationship between society, film and media including new and digital media. IJMCF publishes articles adapted from presentations given at The Asian Conference on Media & Mass Communication and The Asian Conference on Film & Documentary, but articles from other sources …
IAFOR Journal of Media, Communication & Film
This journals on indefinite hiatus This journal ceased publication with its last issue published in September 2020. ISSN: 2187-0667 Contact: publications@iafor.org The IAFOR Journal of Media, Communication & Film is an internationally reviewed and editorially independent interdisciplinary journal associated with IAFOR’s international conferences on media, communication and film. Like all IAFOR publications, it is freely …