Eleanor Halsall
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Eleanor Halsall
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Film historian, celebrating and enjoying decades of film art from German silents and early Indian talkies to Korean dramas and Hindi epics. :)
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Our STUDIOTEC book on European film studios from 1930-60, a BFI imprint, is getting closer to publication. It's now listed on Bloomsbury's website:

www.bloomsbury.com/uk/search/?q...
Search Results: Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) - Bloomsbury
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July 18, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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STUDIOTEC’s results in brief article just published in 6 languages!

cordis.europa.eu/article/id/4...
Beyond Hollywood: inside Europe’s golden age film studios
Discover how European film studios evolved from 1930-1960 and why their legacy matters in today’s film industry.,,,European Commission
cordis.europa.eu
July 7, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Just back from the Bombay Filmcolour Symposium. Two glorious days of stimulating talks and conversations with academics and filmmakers. Thank you to the speakers and organisers!
June 24, 2025 at 6:07 PM
De Uitkijk is Amsterdam's oldest cinema and has been in constant use since 1912. Run by students, it's a fabulous place offering some great rep films. Check it out here: uitkijk.nl
June 9, 2025 at 8:03 PM
If you'd like to know more about European film studios between 1930-1960, the STUDIOTEC book will be available from Bloomsbury early next year.

www.bloomsbury.com/uk/film-stud...
Film Studios in Britain, France, Germany and Italy
www.bloomsbury.com
May 9, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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STUDIOTEC project book Film Studios now in production with Bloomsbury!

www.bloomsbury.com/uk/film-stud...
Film Studios in Britain, France, Germany and Italy
www.bloomsbury.com
May 9, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Andres Veiel's documentary follows years of research into Leni Riefenstahl's extensive archive. The result is a grounded and objective documentary into the complicated and troubling history of one of Germany's most significant filmmakers.
May 8, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Looking forward to the online book launch of Bregt Lameris’ ‘Feeling Colour’ in discussion with Lucy Fife Donaldson (St Andrews) and Joshua Yumibe (Michigan State) @openbookpublish.bsky.social
3:00-4:15pm (London) Friday 23 May 2025
Further details & registration colourandfilm.com/cfps/
May 1, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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My latest article arising from the STUDIOTEC project on the dangers of working in film studios. It's Open Access so read for free!
doi.org/10.1080/0143...
This Studio is Dangerous! Hazards of Working in British Film Studios in the 1930s and 1940s
This article examines the high number of fires in British film studios which occurred in the 1930s and 1940s. The reasons for studios’ vulnerability to fires, and other workplace accidents, are exa...
doi.org
April 4, 2025 at 1:08 PM
April 2, 2025 at 3:16 PM