Under the overarching theme of The Colour Fantastic Revisited: Across Global Histories, Theories, Aesthetics, and Archives, also the theme of this year's Eye International Conference, scholars and film professionals worldwide present and discuss remarkable archival practices and initiatives around the topic of colour in film.

Film, talks & discussion

The six sessions display a wide array of research and practices from across the globe concerned with the study of colour in film. Together with guests, we explore topics like colour grading and film restoration, Treasured Colours from 1960s and 1970s Iran, The Colours of Small Gauge Cinema.

Tickets and Programme

This is Film #1 - Global Film Colour
Guests: Joshua Yumibe & Sarah Street
5 March - 15:30

This is Film #2 - The Colours of Small Gauge Cinema
Guest: Karl Wratchko
19 March - 15:30

This is Film #3 - Women’s Labour in the History of Film Colour
Guest: Jessica Niebel
2 April - 15:30

This is Film #4 - Treasured Colours from 1960s and 1970s Iran
Guest: Kaveh Askari
16 April - 15:30

This is Film #5 - Catwalk Cinema
Guests: Elif Rongen Kaynakci & Annike Kross
30 April - 15:30

This is Film #6 - Politics of Film Colour in Brazil
Guest: Rafael de Luna Freire
14 May - 15:30

You can also look back at all the recordings of the This is Film programme from 2024. All recordings can be found online on the Eye Filmmuseum youtube channel.

If you have questions please email us at eyeacademic@eyefilm.nl 

Eye Filmmuseum, IJpromenade 1, Amsterdam, For more information visit www.eyefilm.nl