Archives, Cinema, and Collective Healing – Preserving Memory Through Film Hybrid Academic Conference

Name: Archives, Cinema, and Collective Healing – Preserving Memory Through Film Hybrid Academic Conference
Start: 2025-04-04T09:30:00+03:00
End: 2025-04-04T17:30:00+03:00
Location: CINETic UNATC

Schedule

Fri Apr 04 2025 at 09:30 am to 05:30 pm

UTC+03:00

Location

CINETic UNATC | Bucharest, BU

To register for the conference, please fill out the submission form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScPQ84QgjGxGJcuNkd9tRQZQkEx26GLeeBphpgzosxKaYfgzw/viewform
Creatrix Fama and UNATC Bucharest proudly present this dynamic academic conference exploring the powerful intersection of cinema, archives, and collective healing. This hybrid event invites scholars, filmmakers, and archivists to discuss how film, archival practices, and innovative cinematic techniques serve as tools for understanding, processing, and preserving collective memory.
Keynote Speakers
• Maria Komninou, professor, expert in film restoration, and president of the Hellenic Film Archive.
• Kuba Mikurda, filmmaker and scholar, renowned for his psychoanalytic approach to archival filmmaking.

Conference Overview
The conference, Archives, Cinema and Collective Healing: Preserving Memory Through Film, delves into how film, in its diverse forms, can serve as a powerful medium for healing. Presentations will explore the intersection of personal and societal histories, with a focus on how cinematic storytelling—through experimental and archival works—addresses the complexities of trauma and collective identity.
Sessions will examine the relationship between film and memory, reflecting on the ways cinematic techniques and archival materials preserve historical memory while fostering healing. Discussions will also explore how various genres, such as family films and documentaries, can challenge or reinforce collective beliefs, offering audiences reflective and restorative ways to engage with the past.
Other Highlights
• Film Screening: Solaris Mon Amour, directed by Kuba Mikurda
• Special Presentation: MEGFEST EG
This conference is a unique opportunity to engage with international experts and groundbreaking ideas surrounding memory, trauma, and film as tools of cultural preservation and healing.
Don’t miss this in-depth exploration of the role of film in collective memory preservation and healing.
About the Film O’Clock International Festival
The conference is part of the fifth edition of the Film O’Clock International Festival, organized by Creatrix Fama, in partnership with UNATC Bucharest, and co-financed by The Administration of the National Cultural Fund in Romania (AFCN). The festival has become a significant cultural bridge between Europe and Africa, growing from five countries in 2021 to include 11 nations. It now offers simultaneous screenings, live Q&A sessions, online conferences, and masterclasses, creating a unique cross-cultural space for filmmakers and audiences.
This year’s edition is organized under the aegis of Solidarity on Screen - Polish Presidency Film Review, supported by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute as part of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2025.