Reel Borders studies how borders are imagined through film





October 13, 2022

Book launch at Film Fest Gent





On 13 October ‘22, Reel Borders coordinator Kevin Smets presented his book during a ‘Talkie’ at Film Fest Gent, Belgium’s largest international film festival. The panel was moderated by Patrick Duynslaegher. Two filmmakers joined Kevin during the presentation to share their views on film history: Nina de Vroome and Academy Award-nominee Stijn Coninx. The book offers a broad and inclusive overview of film history, written in Dutch, and also contains references to the Reel Borders case studies. More information about the book can be found here.






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Funded by the European Research Council.
Starting Grant #948278

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