CMCS Wall of Fame Film Festival

CMCS Wall of Fame Film Festival The Wall of Fame Film Festival is sponsored by the Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies (CMCS) www.cmc-centre.com IG

The Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies (CMCS) is a research and production centre that facilitate media commentaries on fame.

Thrilled to invite film artists & writers for a live chat over our upcoming book launch & film screenings on Saturday, J...
05/30/2025

Thrilled to invite film artists & writers for a live chat over our upcoming book launch & film screenings on Saturday, June 7! Access login info, schedule, and additional news in our 95th newsletter https://mailchi.mp/c2eed609ffab/edition-95?e=9b4b89800a. Have a great start to June and see you next Saturday!

We are thrilled to invite you to a special screening night, in association with the Portuguese Cinema association Club B...
04/18/2025

We are thrilled to invite you to a special screening night, in association with the Portuguese Cinema association Club Benaras & CMCS Media, in sala Woolf at Fábrica Braço de Prata (R. Fábrica de Material de Guerra 1, 1950-128) on Friday, April 18! Join us with friends and colleagues to meet & celebrate the works of selected filmmakers at this prestigious space in Lisbon, Portugal.

Where:
Fábrica Braço de Prata (sala Woolf)
R. Fábrica de Material de Guerra 1, 1950-128

When:
Meet-and-Greet: 6:30 pm
Screening: 7-8 pm
Film Directors Q/A 8-8:30 pm

We look forward to seeing you at this special Filmmaking Lisboa event at
Fábrica Braço de Prata on April 18, where we will celebrate the excellence of filmmaking in Portuguese and English in Lisbon. Special thanks to Charlie Chaves, organizer of the film association Club Benares, for supporting the fine curation of independent cinema. This month’s selections are recommended by the Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies (CMCS) film festival community.

About:

Club Benares is a film community in Portugal that brings together professionals, students, and enthusiasts. We create spaces for connection through our Night Lounge networking events and the Battle Royale film festival, fostering collaboration and opportunities in the audiovisual field.

IG: https://www.instagram.com/thebenaresclub

CMCS

Launched in 2013 in Toronto, the Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies (CMCS) sponsors the Wall of Fame Film Festival - an international film festival community that started in Lisbon and helps filmmakers celebrate and screen unique moving images often overlooked in the tabloid politics of fame. In doing so, the CMCS Wall of Fame film festival bridges gaps between film stars and independent filmmakers, supporting personal, inspirational, and socially significant stories for ethics.

IG: www.instagram.com/cmcs_media
Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/14df7cb58c94/edition-94-centre-for-media-and-celebrity-studies-cmcs?e=2bd91f4978

Happy Saturday! How is the New Year going so far?This month, my team and I are celebrating the 2025 short "Butterfly" (D...
01/18/2025

Happy Saturday! How is the New Year going so far?

This month, my team and I are celebrating the 2025 short "Butterfly" (Dir. Krstof Keshav) https://youtu.be/EHmRGZbdD7E?si=mSxDwJdgaYhYyLE4

Also co-creating with Ken Holmes at Rain & Neon Productions + supporting his feature film "I Love You Maria" at Zoom Shorts

Super excited about both our features and would love you all to be a part of this journey of love & passion.

Who's in?

Share the call or apply to info@cmc-centre.com. All ethnicities welcome to submit. Only selected candidates will be cont...
01/01/2025

Share the call or apply to [email protected]. All ethnicities welcome to submit. Only selected candidates will be contacted
More: cmc-centre.com/media/ IG
Special thanks: Ken Holmes | Follow: Ken Holmes


Are you in  ? Join this special   meetup 6:30 pm this Monday, December 16 & connect with your soulful   in person - not ...
12/14/2024

Are you in ? Join this special meetup 6:30 pm this Monday, December 16 & connect with your soulful in person - not to be missed!

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On behalf of the Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies (www.cmc-centre.com), proud to feature international filmmakers ...
11/16/2024

On behalf of the Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies (www.cmc-centre.com
), proud to feature international filmmakers Saara Lamberg https://lnkd.in/d9GR7UVT
and Anastasia Antonakaki, PhD (ABD) this Sunday - share and join!

Access the live broadcast link at 7 am (New York) / noon (London) / 11 pm (Melbourne) on our https://lnkd.in/dF2tQv9b
- introduce yourself and bring questions in the chat section.

Special thanks to CMCS award-winning filmmaker & artist Aurélie Garon and all guests joining this exclusive conversation.

I am looking forward to sharing unique words & screenings within and beyond studies & media practices in celebrity culture. The chat will be insightful for all in higher education and in the film industry, examining, producing, and curating representations that successfully bridge gaps in tabloid fame - not to be missed

Saturday, October 26 - 12 pm BSTFilm Studies Panel - BookTalk & Screenings Login Link: youtube.com/  ​Featuring:Incomple...
10/22/2024

Saturday, October 26 - 12 pm BST
Film Studies Panel - BookTalk & Screenings
Login Link: youtube.com/  ​

Featuring:

Incomplete: The Feminist Possibilities of the Unfinished Film
By Alix Beeston & Stefan Soloman (Editors)

“This field-defining collection establishes unfinished —abandoned, interrupted, lost, or open-ended—as rich and underappreciated resources for and . In deeply researched and creatively conceived chapters, join with in approaching the unfinished film as an ideal site for revealing the lived experiences, practical conditions, and institutional realities of women's across historical periods and national borders. Incomplete recovers projects and practices marginalized in and alike, while also showing how have cultivated incompletion as an aesthetic strategy. Objects of loss and of possibility, incomplete films raise profound historiographical and ethical questions about the always unfinished project of , film , and film studies.”

About the Authors:

Alix Beeston is Senior Lecturer in English at Cardiff University and author of In and Out of Sight: Modernist Writing and the Photographic Unseen.

Stefan Solomon is Senior Lecturer in Media Studies at Macquarie University and author of William Faulkner in Hollywood: Screenwriting for the Studios.

Screenings:
The Critic (Opening Scene) – Dir. Samita Nandy http://samitanandy.com/​
Project Reve (Trailer) – Dir. Ian Dixon https://dr.ntu.edu.sg/

Panelists: Alix Beeston, Ian Dixon, Helen Dewberry

Proud of  ,  , Centre for Media and   editorial board member &   Finalist Dr Kiera Obbard for receiving her   on   Augus...
08/28/2024

Proud of , , Centre for Media and editorial board member & Finalist Dr Kiera Obbard for receiving her on August 27, 2024
May her and continue to inspire all ethical writers, researchers, and artists worldwide
Join us in congratulating on achieving this extraordinary milestone! ✨
Her defense was outstanding
More coming soon on the 11th anniversary of
Till then keep celebrating 🍾
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Had outstanding, heartfelt 2024 award nominations & screenings for world-class filmmakers & actors last Saturday! View a...
08/03/2024

Had outstanding, heartfelt 2024 award nominations & screenings for world-class filmmakers & actors last Saturday! View and share all photos here. Heartfelt thanks to Gastão Travado, Ana Albuquerque and Sandra Correira for the memorable photos - view & share!

SUPER proud of award-winning   ,     and   studies professor  Dr Ian Dixon  for his opening night &   of  " at Revelatio...
07/05/2024

SUPER proud of award-winning , and studies professor Dr Ian Dixon for his opening night & of " at Revelation Perth International Film Festival tonight Friday & Monday at in , Australia! 🇦🇺
This is taking place after the successful screening at St. Kilda International Film Festival in Melbourne
Do you remember how memorable & meaningful some of his words have been for our Semi-Finslists and community members?
Let's keep celebrating the immense success of community! ❤
Counting down for the festival screening of 2024 Finalists on July 27
Special thanks to Fabiano Cafure &















2024  program now on our site www.cmc-centre.com/nominees Coming up 6-9 pm WEST on Saturday July 27th  in Estrella, Lisb...
06/15/2024

2024 program now on our site www.cmc-centre.com/nominees
Coming up 6-9 pm WEST on Saturday July 27th in Estrella, Lisbon - join us in person for nominations & live screening + interactive Q&A after our Happy Hour Mixer

At the moment, taking a moment to thank our special guests, who supported our memorable screenings, panels & stories of our Semi-Finalists. Special acknowledgements go to:


tsouris



Bethany Usher
We will always recommend our Semi-Finalists for future screenings after our
Top 5 Finalists + special Lisbon community screening on Saturday, July 27 (6-9 pm WEST) features :
barragan
monica.parreira
pt

creative.chaos
Join us with friends to celebrate in person!
Online co-host .l
Co-Judge Louis Massey
Huge thanks to for supporting

Counting down!
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