Albertine Fox
@albertinefox.bsky.social
Researches French and Francophone cinema at Bristol University. Author of Godard and Sound (I.B.Tauris, 2017) and other things. Lover of animals and walks. Profile: https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/en/persons/albertine-fox
Congrats to Leonie for publishing her short film 🎥 Such a great achievement 🎉
Congratulations to our recent PhD graduate Leonie Gschwendtberger whose fascinating short film has just been published in the practice-as-research journal Screenworks. Here is the link to the issue:
www.screenworks.org.uk/archive/volu...
www.screenworks.org.uk/archive/volu...
Volume 15.1
Vol. 15.1 ISSN 2514-3123 https://doi.org/10.37186/swrks/15.1
www.screenworks.org.uk
July 16, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Congrats to Leonie for publishing her short film 🎥 Such a great achievement 🎉
The latest French Studies Bulletin mentions recent PhD success in @frenchatbristol.bsky.social and Film & TV @bristoluni.bsky.social, with thesis abstracts of recent doctorates 🎉
🆕 French Studies Bulletin 46.3 explores menstruation in medieval French biblical poetry, cinematic ageing & Beauvoir, Ernaux’s global reach, 19C ‘DomiNation’, & prize-winning research.
Read more ➡️ bit.ly/FSB-46-3
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@menegalle.bsky.social
@centre2beauvoir.bsky.social
Read more ➡️ bit.ly/FSB-46-3
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@menegalle.bsky.social
@centre2beauvoir.bsky.social
July 3, 2025 at 2:35 PM
The latest French Studies Bulletin mentions recent PhD success in @frenchatbristol.bsky.social and Film & TV @bristoluni.bsky.social, with thesis abstracts of recent doctorates 🎉
Really enjoyable to attend and take part in the sunny Society for French Studies annual conference this year! Great array of papers, panels and keynotes #SFSBristol
July 2, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Really enjoyable to attend and take part in the sunny Society for French Studies annual conference this year! Great array of papers, panels and keynotes #SFSBristol
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Jane Gilbert delivers the Simon Gaunt Memorial Lecture on ‘blindness as form’ in medieval French literature, closing our annual conference in Bristol and three fantastic days of intellectual exchange #SFSBristol
July 2, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Jane Gilbert delivers the Simon Gaunt Memorial Lecture on ‘blindness as form’ in medieval French literature, closing our annual conference in Bristol and three fantastic days of intellectual exchange #SFSBristol
It was lovely to be a part of this and hear everyone's thoughts on the film afterwards. Wonderful programme organised by The Garden Cinema. Still running, check it out here... ❤️🎥
Our colleague Dr Albertine Fox is taking part in the Festival 'New Lebanese Cinema: Reclaiming Storytelling' at The Garden Cinema in Covent Garden. She'll introduce the film Caramel by Nadine Labaki next Wednesday evening. The season runs until July 11th.
www.thegardencinema.co.uk/season/new-l...
www.thegardencinema.co.uk/season/new-l...
New Lebanese Cinema: Reclaiming Storytelling / The Garden Cinema
www.thegardencinema.co.uk
June 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
It was lovely to be a part of this and hear everyone's thoughts on the film afterwards. Wonderful programme organised by The Garden Cinema. Still running, check it out here... ❤️🎥
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It was wonderful to welcome so many prospective students to the German stand at today’s Open Day in the School of Modern Languages at the University of Bristol! It’s always so inspiring to hear all about your passion for studying German at university! #German #ModernLanguages #ShoutOutForGerman
June 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
It was wonderful to welcome so many prospective students to the German stand at today’s Open Day in the School of Modern Languages at the University of Bristol! It’s always so inspiring to hear all about your passion for studying German at university! #German #ModernLanguages #ShoutOutForGerman
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Cinema Rediscovered returns to Bristol with an 80+ event line-up of global film gems…
Last chance to pick up an early bird pass!
www.watershed.co.uk/news/cinema-...
Last chance to pick up an early bird pass!
www.watershed.co.uk/news/cinema-...
Cinema Rediscovered returns with an 80+ event line-up of global film gems
Cinema Rediscovered returns to venues in and around Bristol UNESCO City of Film from Wed 23 - Sun 27 July 2025.
www.watershed.co.uk
May 29, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Cinema Rediscovered returns to Bristol with an 80+ event line-up of global film gems…
Last chance to pick up an early bird pass!
www.watershed.co.uk/news/cinema-...
Last chance to pick up an early bird pass!
www.watershed.co.uk/news/cinema-...
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We are pleased to announce that Susan Harrow, Professor of French at the University of Bristol, is the new General Editor of Legenda. Legenda is the MHRA’s book imprint for new research in the Humanities with titles ranging from medieval texts to contemporary cinema. www.mhra.org.uk/news/2025/05...
Susan Harrow becomes General Editor of Legenda
Susan Harrow, Professor of French at the University of Bristol, succeeds Jonathan Long as the new General Editor of Legenda.
www.mhra.org.uk
May 29, 2025 at 8:11 AM
We are pleased to announce that Susan Harrow, Professor of French at the University of Bristol, is the new General Editor of Legenda. Legenda is the MHRA’s book imprint for new research in the Humanities with titles ranging from medieval texts to contemporary cinema. www.mhra.org.uk/news/2025/05...
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The Iranian director Jafar Panahi’s new movie, “It Was Just an Accident,” won the Palme d’Or at Cannes. The film set the tone for a festival defined by dramas of political resistance, @justincchang.bsky.social writes.
Jafar Panahi’s Cannes Triumph Sends a Warning to Authoritarians Everywhere
The Iranian director’s Palme d’Or-winning thriller, “It Was Just an Accident,” set the tone for a festival defined by dramas of political resistance.
www.newyorker.com
May 28, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The Iranian director Jafar Panahi’s new movie, “It Was Just an Accident,” won the Palme d’Or at Cannes. The film set the tone for a festival defined by dramas of political resistance, @justincchang.bsky.social writes.
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Last weekend, our Head of Subject Professor @susanharrow.bsky.social Ashley Watkins Chair of French gave a public lecture entitled ‘Solitude in a Social Century’. It was part of a weekend adult education course run by the Royal Academy, London devoted to c19th visual cultures.
May 20, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Last weekend, our Head of Subject Professor @susanharrow.bsky.social Ashley Watkins Chair of French gave a public lecture entitled ‘Solitude in a Social Century’. It was part of a weekend adult education course run by the Royal Academy, London devoted to c19th visual cultures.
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1/3 The annual awards for practice for the @baftss.bsky.social have just been posted (www.baftss.org/winners-prac...) and the most deserved winners of the Videographic Criticism prize are @veronikahanakova.bsky.social, Martin Tremčinský & @jirianger.bsky.social! 👏👏👏
April 5, 2025 at 8:17 AM
1/3 The annual awards for practice for the @baftss.bsky.social have just been posted (www.baftss.org/winners-prac...) and the most deserved winners of the Videographic Criticism prize are @veronikahanakova.bsky.social, Martin Tremčinský & @jirianger.bsky.social! 👏👏👏
Such a great community space (and dog-friendly cafe!). Really hope it stays open for everyone ☀️
St Anne's House is an inspiring community project and Bricks a brilliant organisation, if you're based in Bristol please consider donating www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/lovesah/ba...
Keep St Anne's House Open - For Everyone! - Supporters
Keep St Anne's House open as a thriving creative & community hub and support resilience for artists, social enterprise and community.
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April 9, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Such a great community space (and dog-friendly cafe!). Really hope it stays open for everyone ☀️
It was so moving to see such big audiences at the screenings of D'Est and even the lesser-known Dis-moi at Watershed's Chantal Akerman retrospective last month! Great timing for our students too who have been studying her work this term 🎞️
In an era where streaming platforms have made every type of film ubiquitous, Bristol's @wshed.bsky.social has not only survived but thrived, emerging stronger from the pandemic with innovative programming strategies and a focus on the theatrical experience.
The Revival of Arthouse Cinema: How Bristol's Watershed Is Leading the Way
by Patrick von Sychowski
www.cinemanext.com
April 6, 2025 at 12:45 PM
It was so moving to see such big audiences at the screenings of D'Est and even the lesser-known Dis-moi at Watershed's Chantal Akerman retrospective last month! Great timing for our students too who have been studying her work this term 🎞️
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Live Theatre Performance (in French)
Thursday 20 March, doors open at 5pm; curtain up at 5.15pm in LT3 (Arts Complex, School of Modern Languages, 17 Woodland Road). Free of charge!
Thursday 20 March, doors open at 5pm; curtain up at 5.15pm in LT3 (Arts Complex, School of Modern Languages, 17 Woodland Road). Free of charge!
March 14, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Live Theatre Performance (in French)
Thursday 20 March, doors open at 5pm; curtain up at 5.15pm in LT3 (Arts Complex, School of Modern Languages, 17 Woodland Road). Free of charge!
Thursday 20 March, doors open at 5pm; curtain up at 5.15pm in LT3 (Arts Complex, School of Modern Languages, 17 Woodland Road). Free of charge!
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📺 Watch Dr Charlotte Faucher (@frenchatbristol.bsky.social) discuss Churchill's extraordinary, last-ditch proposal in 1940 to unite Britain & France as one country in the fight against Nazi Germany
The new documentary, Churchill's Bid to Abolish Britain, airs on U&Yesterday next Friday 5pm
The new documentary, Churchill's Bid to Abolish Britain, airs on U&Yesterday next Friday 5pm
February 14, 2025 at 1:53 PM
📺 Watch Dr Charlotte Faucher (@frenchatbristol.bsky.social) discuss Churchill's extraordinary, last-ditch proposal in 1940 to unite Britain & France as one country in the fight against Nazi Germany
The new documentary, Churchill's Bid to Abolish Britain, airs on U&Yesterday next Friday 5pm
The new documentary, Churchill's Bid to Abolish Britain, airs on U&Yesterday next Friday 5pm