FILM STUDIES ASSOCIATION OF CANADA * * * ASSOCIATION CANADIENNE D’ÉTUDES CINÉMATOGRAPHIQUES * * * Colloque annuel / Annual Conference Congrès des sciences humaines Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences Congress Theme Connected Understanding / Le savoir branché June 1 – 4 juin 2010 Université Concordia University Montréal, Québec Executive 2009-10 President Marc Furstenau (Carleton University) Vice-President David Douglas (Concordia University) Secretary Ernest Mathijs (University of British Columbia) Treasurer Liz Czach (University of Alberta) Members-at-Large Paul Moore (Ryerson University) Zuzana Pick (Carleton University) Aaron Taylor (University of Lethbridge) Shana McGuire (Dalhousie University) Graduate Student Representative Aimée Mitchell (York University) FSAC 2010 Organiser: Marc Furstenau Local Organiser: David Douglas (Concordia University) Special Thanks: Prof. Martin Lefebvre (Concordia University) and ARTHEMIS – www.arthemis-cinema.ca/ Webmasters: Michael Baker and Adam Rosadiuk * * * * * * All abstracts of presentations are posted at www.filmstudies.ca * * * * * * PLEASE SEE THE ADS FROM OUR SPONSORS AT THE END OF THE PROGRAM * * * * * * HIGHLIGHTS AND SPECIAL EVENTS TUESDAY JUNE 1 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Meeting Place / Rendez-vous Hurley’s Pub (2nd fl.), 1225 Crescent (between St. Catherine and René Levesque) Join us if you’d like to meet fellow FSAC members before things get underway. * * * Special Congress Event 7:30 p.m. Congress Film Festival: Montreal on Screen Location: de Sève Cinema, LB Building Curated by Concordia Research Chair: Professor Thomas Waugh Montreal Main (Frank Vitale, 1974, 88 min.) Fannie dans le temps (Miriam Ginestier, 2005, 10 min.) Comédie (Nelson Henricks, 1994, 7 min.) WEDNESDAY JUNE 2 9:00 – 10:45 a.m. Annual Gerald Pratley Graduate Student Award Lecture Bruno Cornellier Communication Studies, Concordia University, Montréal “The Burden of Education: Pedagogies of Difference and the Indian Thing at the National Film Board of Canada” Location: EV 1-605 * * * 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. Atelier / Workshop: Le rôle et la place de l’ACÉC au Québec / The role and place of FSAC in Quebec Location: EV 11-119 * * * 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. FSAC-CCA Reception Location: Gray Nuns Garden (GN) * * * Special Congress Event 7:00 pm Understanding the Image Mill™ Location: D.B. Clarke Theatre, Hall Bldg. THURSDAY JUNE 3 12:15 – 1:30 p.m. Professional Development Workshop: Grant Writing Convener: Haidee Wasson (Concordia University) Location: MB S2-115 * * * 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. PLENARY ROUNDTABLE Canadian 3-D: The Future, Then And Now Convener and Chair: Seth Feldman (York University) Participants: Steve Low – Independent Filmmaker Roman Kroitor – Independent Filmmaker Graeme Ferguson – Independent Filmmaker, IMAX Munro Ferguson – National Film Board of Canada Location: MB S2-210 * * * 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Reception and Annual FSAC Book Launch Location: EV 11-725 * * * Special Congress Event 7:30 p.m. Congress Film Festival: Montreal on Screen Curated by Concordia Research Chair: Professor Thomas Waugh Rhapsody in Two languages (Gordon Sparling, 1934, 10 min.) The Devil’s Toy (Claude Jutra, 1966, 15 min.) Le confort et l’indifférence (Denys Arcand, 1991, 89 min.) Location: de Sève Cinema, LB Building FRIDAY JUNE 4 8:30 – 10:45 a.m. FSAC Annual General Meeting Location: MB 3-270 * * * 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. The History of Canadian Moving Image Ephemera Screening: Pizza and Movies Location: MB S2-455 * * * 1:30 – 3:00 p.m. 2nd Annual Scholars’ Screening Series Convener: Anthony Cristiano (Ryerson University) Location: MB S2-455 * * * 1:30 – 3:00 p.m. Location: MB 3-270 Roundtable: History of Canadian Film Studies FSAC / ARTHEMIS Joint Event Organised and Moderated by: Mike Zryd (York University) and Haidee Wasson (Concordia University) Participants: Kay Armatage (University of Toronto) Maurice Yacowar (University of Calgary) Peter Morris (York University) André Gaudreault (Université de Montréal) John Locke (Concordia University) Location: MB 3-270 * * * 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. Annual Martin Walsh Memorial Lecture FSAC / ARTHEMIS Joint Event Prof. André Gaudreault Université de Montréal Home cinema et agora-télé: deux oxymores de notre modernité médiatique (with simultaneous translation) Location: MB 1-210 * * * 7:30 – 9:00 p.m. FSAC 2010 Closing Reception Location: EV 11-725 Main FSAC events held in: EV, MB and GN EV and MB buildings connected via underground tunnel, with access also to Montreal Metro station Guy-Concordia (Green Line) SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE Tues. June 1 Wed. June 2 Thurs. June 3 Fri. June 4 9:30-10:45 9:00-10:30 8:30-10:45 Bruno Cornellier Session B1 FSAC Annual General Annual Gerald Pratley Panels B1.1-B1.5 Meeting Lecture Location: MB 3-270 Location: EV 1-605 Break Break Break 11:00-12:30 10:45-12:15 11:00-12:30 Session A1 Session B2 Session C1 Panels A1.1-A1.5 Panels B2.1-B2.5 Panels C1.1-C1.5 12:30-1:30 12:15-1:30 12:30-1:30 Atelier/Workshop Student Workshop Screening (+Pizza) FSAC in Quebec Grant Writing Canadian Moving ACÉC au Québec Location: MB S2-115 Image Ephemera Location: EV 11-119 Location:MB S2-455 1:30-3:00 1:30-3:00 1:30-3:00 Session A2 Session B3 Session C2 Panels A2.1-A2.5 Panels B3.1-B3.5 Panels C2.1-C2.5 Break Break Break 3:30-5:00 3:30-5:00 3:30-5:00 Session A3 Session B4 Session C3 Panels A3.1-A3.5 Panels B4.1-B4.5 Panels C3.1-C3.4 5:00-7:00 5:30-7:30 5:30-7:00 6:00-7:30 Rendez-vous FSAC/CCA Reception Plenary Roundtable André Gaudreault Meeting Place Gray Nuns Garden NFB 3-D Annual Martin Walsh Hurley’s Pub (GN) Location: MB S2-210 Lecture 1225 Crescent Location: MB 1-210 7:00 Congress Event 7:00-9:00 7:30-9:00 Understanding the FSAC Book Launch Closing Reception Image Mill™ and Reception Location: EV 11-725 D.B. Clarke Theatre, Location: EV 11-725 Hall Bldg. 7:30 7:30 Congress Event Congress Event “Montreal on Screen” “Montreal on Screen” De Sève Cinema De Sève Cinema LB Building LB Building EVENT AND PANEL LOCATOR WEDNESDAY June 2 THURSDAY June 3 FRIDAY June 4 9:00-9:30 9:00-10:30 8:30-10:45 Breakfast Buffet B1.1 MB 3-430 Breakfast Buffet 9:30-10:45 B1.2 MB 3-435 FSAC AGM Pratley Lecture B1.3 MB S2-455 MB 3-270 EV 1-605 B1.4 MB S2-401 B1.5 MB 3-270 11:00-12:30 10:45-12:15 11:00-12:30 A1.1 EV 1-605 B2.1 MB S2-455 C1.1 MB 3-430 A1.2 EV 2-184 B2.2 MB 3-270 C1.2 MB S2-455 A1.3 EV 6-809 B2.3 MB 3-435 C1.3 MB S2-401 A1.4 EV 6-735 B2.4 MB 3-430 C1.4 MB 3-270 A1.5 EV 2-776 B2.5 MB S2-401 C1.5 MB 3-435 12:30-1:30 12:15-1:30 12:30-1:30 Atelier/Workshop Professional Ephemera Screeening ACÉC au Québec Development Workshop MB S2-455 EV 11-119 MB S2-115 1:30-3:00 1:30-3:00 1:30-3:00 A2.1 EV 6-809 B3.1 MB 3-270 C2.1 MB 3-435 A2.2 EV 1-605 B3.2 MB 3-435 C2.2 MB 3-430 A2.3 EV 2-776 B3.3 MB S2-401 C2.3 MB S2-401 A2.4 EV 6-735 B3.4 MB S2-455 C2.4 MB S2-455 A2.5 EV 2-184 B3.5 MB 3-430 C2.5 MB 3-270 3:30-5:00 3:30-5:00 3:30-5:00 A3.1 EV 2-184 B4.1 MB 3-435 C3.1 MB 3-430 A3.2 EV 6-735 B4.2 MB 3-270 C3.2 MB S2-455 A3.3 EV 2-776 B4.3 MB 3-430 C3.3 MB S2-401 A3.4 EV 6-809 B4.4 MB S2-455 C3.4 MB 3-435 A3.5 EV 1-605 B4.5 MB S2-401 5:30-7:00 5:30-7:00 6:00-7:30 FSAC/CCA Reception Roundtable Martin Walsh Lecture Gray Nuns Garden NFB 3-D André Gaudreault (GN) MB S2-210 MB 1-210 7:00-9:00 7:30-9:00 Reception and Book Closing Reception Launch EV 11-725 EV 11-725 TUESDAY JUNE 1 * * * Meeting Place / Rendez-vous – 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Hurley’s Pub 1225 Crescent – 2nd Floor (between St. Catherine and René Levesque) Join us if you’d like to meet fellow FSAC members before things get underway. * * * Special Congress Event Congress Film Festival: Montreal on Screen 7:30 p.m. de Sève Cinema, LB Building Curated by Concordia Research Chair in the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema, Professor Thomas Waugh with MA Film Studies student Marcin Wisniewski See concordia.ca/congress2010/onscreen.php for further info Montreal Main (Frank Vitale, 1974, 88 min.) Fannie dans le temps (Miriam Ginestier, 2005, 10 min.) Comédie (Nelson Henricks, 1994, 7 min.) * * * WEDNESDAY JUNE 2 Annual Gerald Pratley Graduate Student Award Lecture 9:00 – 9:30 Breakfast Buffet (Coffee, Tea, Juice, Fruit and Pastries) 9:30 – 10:45 Location: EV 1-605 Bruno Cornellier, PhD Candidate Communication Studies, Concordia University, Montréal “The Burden of Education: Pedagogies of Difference and the Indian Thing at the National Film Board of Canada” 10:45 – 11:00 Break 11:00 – 12:30 SESSION A1 A1.1: Location: EV 1-605 Poetics, Politics and Arab Cinema – Lebanon, Israel, Palestine Panel Convener and Chair: Tim Schwab (Concordia University) Laura U.