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Book SynopsisWith chapters on under-explored cinemas as well as traditional centres, Independent Filmmaking around the Globe explores how contemporary independent filmmaking increasingly defines the global cinema of our time.
Trade Review'It is not only one of my favourite film studies readings for the year 2015, but a very helpful and fundamental anthology to assist teaching courses of related topics.' -- Luis Rocha Antunes Limina: A Journal of Historical & Cultural Studies vol 21:02:2016 'Independent Filmmaking is an indispensable resource, and it would also be an excellent text for a survey of new international cinema... Highly recommended.' -- W. W. Dixon Choice Magazine vol 53:01:2015
Table of ContentsForeword. Producing Independently in a Global Industry (David Hamilton) Introduction Chapter 1. The Meaning of Independence: Concepts, Contexts and Interpretations Doris Baltruschat and Mary P. Erickson Part I: Independent Film vis a vis the Local and Global Mainstream Chapter 2. An Increasingly Global Presence: Contemporary American Independent Cinema Outside the US Yannis Tzioumakis Chapter 3. European Union Initiatives for Independent Filmmakers Across Europe Teresa Hoefert de Turegano Chapter 4. Dependency and Independence in British Independent Film Erik Knudsen Chapter 5. From Aussiewood Movies to Guerilla Filmmaking: Independent Filmmaking and Contemporary Australian Cinema Mark Ryan Chapter 6. Independent Filmmaking in the Peruvian Context: Seeking Meaning Gabriela Martinez Part II: The Meaning of Independence in Regions of Conflict and Change Chapter 7. In the Shadow of the Studios, the State and the Multiplexes: Independent Filmmaking in Greece Lydia Papadimitriou Chapter 8. Turkish Independent Cinema: Between Bourgeois Auteurism and Political Radicalism Murat Akser Chapter 9. Filmmaking in Iraq: A Rebirth Mary P. Erickson Chapter 10. The Grassroots Perspective: Sixth Generation Cinema and Independent Filmmaking in China Hongwei Lu Chapter 11. Independent Filmmaking in Africa: New Voices and Challenges Martin Mhando Part III: Digital Media and the Independent Voice Chapter 12. Syiok Sendiri?: Independent Filmmaking in Malaysia Gaik Cheng Khoo Chapter 13. Independent Filmmaking in the Canadian Arctic Doris Baltruschat Chapter 14. Digital Video Films as "Independent" African Cinema Sheila Petty Glossary Filmography List of Contributors Bibliography
