Weimar Film Network

Genius German-born American film director/producer/writer Ernst Lubitsch, from an Ashkenazi Jewish family, was BOTD in 1892 and died of heart attack in 1947 at the age of 55

Thrilled to share that I’ve signed a book contract for my monograph to appear with Camden House in their Screen Cultures: German Film and the Visual series! Disclaimer - this is what AI thinks the cover will look like. I’ve got to finish it before I can find out how close it is to the reality!

It’s that time of year again! Weimar 100 - tonight celebrating 100 years of Die freudlose Gasse!

Join us at the University of Warwick next week for a free screening of Die freudlose Gasse as part of Dr. Ian Roberts' Weimar 100 project! Registration here: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/EShTmXnxZF

Some exciting online seminars by Hannes Charen & Steven Howe on Weimar Film as part of the University of Lucerne's Imagining Justice: Law, Politics and Popular Visual Culture in Weimar Germany project - www.unilu.ch/en/faculties...

Join us on 20 November at 5pm (UK) for an online event with Dr. Paul Flaig (University of St. Andrews) to celebrate the release of his new book: Weimar Slapstick and Hollywood Comedy Transformed!
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📢🚨 ONLY 24 HOURS TO GO BEFORE THE DEADLINE FOR THE CFP CLOSES!!

Reminder: The deadline for 'Rethinking Weimar Cinema' conference (University of Oxford, 17-19 June 2026) is only one week away – 31 October 2025. We would be grateful if you could share the call with any students or colleagues who may be interested!

Weimar Slapstick and Hollywood Comedy Transformed From cabaret songs inspired by Buster Keaton to Mickey Mouse's diagnosis as a “melo-maniac,” Weimar Slapstick and Hollywood Comedy Transformed explores the extr…

Congratulations to our very own Paul Flaig on the publication of his book: Weimar Slapstick and Hollywood Comedy Transformed - out today with Bloomsbury, in the World Cinema series edited by Lúcia Nagib and Julian Ross

www.bloomsbury.com/uk/weimar-sl...

Weimar cinema panel at the @thegsa.bsky.social conference in Arlington!!

Dont forget to check out fall edition of WeimarCinema.org, featuring new essays and film dossiers as well as updates on recent publications and restorations!

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In praise of amateurs!

Delighted to have this revised and expanded version of my booklet essay @criterion.bsky.social posted as part of the fall '25 edition of WeimarCinema.org

#MenschenAmSonntag #PeopleOnSunday #FilmSky

cc: @weimarfilmnetwork.bsky.social

www.weimarcinema.org/essay/Isenberg

WEIMAR CFC WEIMAR CFC

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Hello there! Could I possibly ask you to share this CfC on Masculinities in Weimar Cinema? :)

With thanks to @g-s-s-n.bsky.social and @daad-uk-ireland.bsky.social for their support for this event!

Call for Papers: Rethinking Weimar Cinema (University of Oxford, 17 - 19 June 2026) Keynote Speakers: Dr Paul Dobryden (University of Virginia) Dr Sara F. Hall (University of Illinois Chicago) Dr Qinna Shen (Bryn Mawr College) Film Screenings: TBC, in collaboration with the Ultimate Picture Palace and Weimar 100 Organizers: Dr Lawrence Alexander (Ruskin School of Art, University of Oxford) and Dr Molly Harrabin (University of St. Andrews/University of Warwick). Deadline for submitting proposals: 31 October 2025

The centennial years of the Weimar Republic (1918-1933) have seen a rise in academic engagement with and public interest in this period of German film history. As one of the most dynamic and experimental periods in global cinema, Weimar film has long been recognized for its aesthetic innovations, sociopolitical commentary, and influence on subsequent film movements. Yet these anniversary commemorations have not only reaffirmed the significance of this era, they have also opened the door for new questions, perspectives, and critical paradigms. This conference seeks to build on this momentum by revisiting Weimar cinema through fresh critical lenses and innovative methodologies, inviting participants to reconsider its cultural, political, and aesthetic significance in light of new archival discoveries, theoretical frameworks, and interdisciplinary approaches. The conference will take stock of our current understanding of Weimar film to map where this field may be heading as well as offering new genealogies of those images, figures, and texts that have defined it thus far.

In addition to traditional conference papers, we welcome contributions from archivists, practice-based researchers, and works of videographic criticism. Please submit proposals of up to 300 words to lawrence.alexander@rsa.ox.ac.uk and mlh21@st-andrews.ac.uk by 31st October 2025. Notices of acceptance will be sent out in December. A limited number of bursaries are available to contribute to travel and accommodation costs for postgraduate and early-career speakers. This event is hosted by the Weimar Film Network and funded by the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) as part of a three-year Promoting German Studies networking grant awarded to the German Screen Studies Network, co-directed by Dr Paul Flaig and Dr Dora Osborne.

📢📢📢 Upcoming Conference: 'Rethinking Weimar Cinema' (University of Oxford, 17 - 19 June 2026)

Full Call for Papers: drive.google.com/file/d/1pxBI...

Deadline: 31 October 2025

Please share widely with anyone who may be interested in joining us in Oxford next year!

We may have been a little quiet recently, but that’s because one of our co-editors has been successful defending her thesis!

Delighted to announce that I have joined WeimarCinema.org as Associate Editor, working alongside Anton Kaes & Cynthia Walk! Followers may be interested to read the latest issue which includes a dossier on Pandora's Box by Shoshana Schwebel! www.weimarcinema.org/page/pandora...

A photo of myself (a middle-aged guy wearing glasses) presenting in the BFI library, with a screen in the background.

The library entrance, with my presentation visible on the screen inside.

The BFI programme for April, open at the page listing my event.

I really enjoyed presenting on MENSCHEN AM SONNTAG / PEOPLE ON SUNDAY at the British Film Institute Reuben Library last night, and celebrating the publication of my BFI Film Classics volume on the film. Thank you *very* much to everyone who came, and to those who bought copies of the book! 1/2

Great event at the BFI with @riderjon.bsky.social on Menschen am Sonntag! You can buy Jon’s book now - we recommend it!

Happening today! Hope to see some of you there!

Welcome to the German Screen Studies Network official Bluesky page! Here we will share information about interesting events, conference CfPs & news, job advertisements, as well as keep you up to date on our @daad-uk-ireland.bsky.social 'Promoting German Studies Networking Grant' activities!

Congratulations to our founder and co-editor Molly! Stay tuned for some more exciting Weimar Film Network news soon!

This is fantastic @ilinca.bsky.social perhaps these students could present their project at one of our events in the new year?

Of course!

Of course!

And finally one dedicated to German film specifically!

We also have one for silent film - if you would like to be added/removed from the list, let us know!

We have also created a starter pack on Weimar history & culture so that we can connect and learn from one another! If you would like to be added/removed from the list, please get in touch.

We have finally joined the place where the sky is blue! Please help us to reach as many people interested in Weimar Cinema as possible by following and sharing our posts!