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Amsterdam School for Cultural Analysis ASCA

Forum for Film Education

Coordinated by Thijs Witty and Blandine Joret

Coordinators: dr. Blandine Joret & dr. Thijs Witty

The Forum for Film Education brings together scholars, educators, curators, and practitioners to explore the intersections of film, media, and education. The Forum stimulates interdisciplinary dialogue and collaboration across educational, social, and research contexts. By bringing together a wide range of perspectives, we create space for knowledge exchange and future collaborations on both local and international levels. The Forum for Film Education is organized at ASCA in collaboration with Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society and the Netherlands Institute for Cultural Analysis (NICA).

Activities:

We meet once a year for a 2-day conference on the last Thursday & Friday of November. Throughout the year, the Forum promotes film education initiatives through guest lectures, film screenings, artistic and research collaborations. Our network includes societal partners from film and media education, enabling exchanges between universities, schools, film archives, museums, and community organizations.

Upcoming events:

The 2nd Forum for Film Education will take place on 26 – 27 November 2026 at the University of Amsterdam. An open call for contributions will be distributed shortly!

Past events:

The inaugural Forum for Film Education was held on 27 - 28 November 2025. The two-day programme featured two roundtable discussions, three panel sessions, various side events (including a VR installation and a toddler film screening), and a keynote lecture. Together, these activities explored film literacy, pedagogy, archival practices, and curatorial approaches from a wide range of perspectives. You can find the program here.

Keynote lecture: Jan Masschelein (KU Leuven). Presentations by: Sheila J. Nayar (University of Utah), Chaorong Hua (Yale University), Nancy Vansieleghem (LUCA School of arts), Christian Olesen (University of Amsterdam), Mary-Joy van der Deure (University of Amsterdam), Colin Williamson (University of Oregon), Wanda Strauven (Columbia University), Alexandra Schneider (University of Mainz), Mattijs van de Port (University of Amsterdam), Fabian Claes (Fabuch social cinema), Floor Hofman (Documentary maker, educator). Roundtable discussions with: Floor Mulder & Remke Oosterhuis (Taartrovers), Pia Bechtle (Eye filmmuseum), Bastiaan van Werven (Netwerk Filmeducatie) & Stefan Schoorl (independent film educator)