Building Fronts

Ce colloque international, organisé dans le cadre du RFN Radical Film Network, aura lieu à Paris du 12 au 15 juin 2026.

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Ninety years after the victory of the Popular Fronts in Europe, when fascism and necropolitical imperialist projects (re)emerge in a world threatened by climate crisis, while international politico-juridical institutions risk collapse in the context of the ongoing genocides in Palestine and in other geopolitical zones, we extend an invitation to discuss the ability of cinema to document, question and transform reality — to build fronts. The 12th edition of RFN aims to incite a broad discussion on the history of militant, engaged and experimental cinema and its “state of the form,” focusing, among other aspects, on formal strategies, modes of production and distribution, pedagogical practices, and archival operations.

All proposals should be sent to rfnfrance2026gmail.com (rfnfrance2026[at]gmail[dot]com) by December 1, 2025. Selected individuals will be informed in January 2026.

Important dates 

• Deadline for submissions: December 1, 2025
• Notification of acceptance of proposals: January 2026
• Online registration opens: February 1, 2026
• Online registration closes: April 1, 2026
• Start date: June 12, 2026
• End date: June 15, 2026

For any questions about the proposals, travel grants or the submission process, please send us an email to rfnfrance2026gmail.com (rfnfrance2026[at]gmail[dot]com).

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Bibliography 

https://radicalfilmnetwork.com/reading-list/ 

Organising and scientific committee 

Isabel Castro (PRISM, Aix-Marseille University)
Teresa Castro (IRCAV, Sorbonne Nouvelle University)
Sonia Kerfa (ILCEA4, Grenoble Alpes University)
Beatriz Rodovalho (IRCAV, Sorbonne Nouvelle University)
Raquel Schefer (LIRA, Sorbonne Nouvelle University)

→ Plus d'information sur le site de RFN : https://radicalfilmnetwork.com/conference/paris/