Contemporary Balkan Cinema

Rezensionen / Stimmen

An original contribution that pushes the envelope while remaining in dialogue with its antecedents. [...] It is a timely addition to steadily growing scholarship on emergent film cultures in Eastern Europe and the European South where the many exciting possibilities transnationalism can afford for both filmmaking and film scholarship materialize. -- Philip E. Phillis, Po College * EuropeNow * [...] a well-detailed book that covers all the important issues that are inextricably linked to the Balkan cinema of today. [...] The editors and the authors of the volume provide thus an indispensable and updated record on the Balkan cinema that functions both as a scholarly study and a reference book. -- Dimitris Kerkinos, Festival Programmer, Head of Tributes & Balkan Survey * FILMICON: Journal of Greek Film Studies, Issue 7 * Contemporary Balkan Cinema is a truly collaborative contribution to transnational screen studies in general and to the study of Balkan cinemas in particular, pointing out in detail their common shared production and aesthetic components. The collection provides a very clear picture of what constitutes the diverse narratives that define cinemas of the Balkans. -- Murat Akser, Ulster University * New Review of Film and Television Studies * The 13 studies are of crucial importance for understanding the cinema's evolution in the Balkan countries in recent decades. -- Marian Tutui * Studies and Research on Art History * Contemporary Balkan Cinema: Transnational Exchanges and Global Circuits proves a much needed contribution to the field. [...] a valuable contribution to both scholars and viewers interested in cinematic output from the region. -- Maya Nedyalkova, Oxford Brookes University * Studies in Eastern European Cinema * This book provides a balanced and multifaceted view of Balkan cinema as a dynamic entity that deserves more attention from film critics and film scholars alike. -- Antonina Anisimovich * Studies in Eastern European Cinema * As an interesting, insightful and well nuanced reading of Balkan cinema, the book allows us to feel the pulse of the film production across the region that is, in the words of Dina Iordanova, 'hard to pin down' as it 'poses a variety of narrative challenges'. Rising to these challenges, Contemporary Balkan Cinema: Transnational Exchanges and Global Circuits is instrumental in driving the scholarship forward. -- Vesna Lukic, Middlesex University * Transnational Screens, 12:3 * This comprehensive and outstandingly-organized collection studies a dynamic segment of the European cinema and inspires its rethinking in a global context. It insightfully regards the year 2008 as a game-changer in the filmmaking practices of the region and stands out for its ambition to trace cross-border cultural fertilizations and highlight transnational cooperation. -- Constantin Parvulescu, Babe?-Bolyai University This is an exceptionally timely book that both updates and innovates the notion of Balkan cinema. Taking the financial crisis of 2008 as its starting point - rather than postcommunism, which has lost its significance - this collection offers new interpretation of the cinema of the Balkans and forms new constellations within these fast growing, intertwined cinema industries. There is a gap in current research on Balkan cinema, which has splintered into various national cinemas, and this volume patently fills this gap by insisting on inclusiveness in accounting for the region's cinema production. This book will undoubtedly be a key resource for the study of Balkan cinema in the future. -- Lars Kristensen, University of Skoevde, Sweden Offering an imaginative and convincing reconceptualisation of Balkan cinema, this volume brings to life the rich results of efforts by talented filmmakers and committed film industry professionals in thirteen countries. Capacious in scope, the book examines films, but also, crucially, the forging, since 2008, of productive, collaborative links across the Balkan region. An uplifting and inspiring read, Contemporary Balkan Cinema shows us how thoughtful and resilient practitioners have sought to overcome multiple challenges including small nationhood and political impasse, and achieve the means for meaningful, sustainable filmmaking. -- Mette Hjort, Hong Kong Baptist University