Film Festivals and Ecological Sustainability in the Age of the Anthropocene

Over the past two decades, film scholars have offered new theoretical frameworks that define and strengthen ecocinema studies.  In this regard, sensitive environments (Parikka 2015) are the film festivals that scholars mainly refer to as sites for promoting the consumption of ecocinema (Monani 2013)...

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Main Author: Laura Cesaro
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Language:English
Published: University of Bologna 2022-12-01
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Online Access:https://cinergie.unibo.it/article/view/15632
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description Over the past two decades, film scholars have offered new theoretical frameworks that define and strengthen ecocinema studies.  In this regard, sensitive environments (Parikka 2015) are the film festivals that scholars mainly refer to as sites for promoting the consumption of ecocinema (Monani 2013). This contribution attempts to highlight what have become established practices aimed at educating an audience aware of the issue of environmental sustainability (Cubitt 2005). After a historical excursus, the author proposes an analysis of the Italian case: AFIC constitutes a space of discursive elaboration that has developed guidelines and parameters.
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spelling doaj.art-296bab1e92084fe6b8d4a7ba5c50cca72022-12-23T11:18:38ZengUniversity of BolognaCinergie2280-94812022-12-0122839610.6092/issn.2280-9481/1563213975Film Festivals and Ecological Sustainability in the Age of the AnthropoceneLaura Cesaro0University of UdineOver the past two decades, film scholars have offered new theoretical frameworks that define and strengthen ecocinema studies.  In this regard, sensitive environments (Parikka 2015) are the film festivals that scholars mainly refer to as sites for promoting the consumption of ecocinema (Monani 2013). This contribution attempts to highlight what have become established practices aimed at educating an audience aware of the issue of environmental sustainability (Cubitt 2005). After a historical excursus, the author proposes an analysis of the Italian case: AFIC constitutes a space of discursive elaboration that has developed guidelines and parameters.https://cinergie.unibo.it/article/view/15632film festivalssustainabilitypracticesaficaudience
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Film Festivals and Ecological Sustainability in the Age of the Anthropocene
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film festivals
sustainability
practices
afic
audience
title Film Festivals and Ecological Sustainability in the Age of the Anthropocene
title_full Film Festivals and Ecological Sustainability in the Age of the Anthropocene
title_fullStr Film Festivals and Ecological Sustainability in the Age of the Anthropocene
title_full_unstemmed Film Festivals and Ecological Sustainability in the Age of the Anthropocene
title_short Film Festivals and Ecological Sustainability in the Age of the Anthropocene
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topic film festivals
sustainability
practices
afic
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url https://cinergie.unibo.it/article/view/15632
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