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Congratulations to our ECF Jacopo Francesco Mascoli, who was selected to present a paper titled 'Zavattini reloaded: participatory documentary practices in the Mediterranean migration emergency' at the 34th International Screen Studies Conference, organised by the journal Screen and held at the University of Glasgow from Friday 26 June to Sunday 28 June 2026.

The paper addresses the influences of the Italian Neorealism mastermind Cesare Zavattini on contemporary film collectives that engage in participatory modes of filmmaking with migrants. Jacopo's paper explores how involving migrants directly in the filmmaking process challenges traditional notions of authorship and creates alternative distribution networks. Ultimately, the paper demonstrates how these participatory screen practices connect local activism to wider Mediterranean networks, shifting the political stakes of contemporary screen culture from mere representation to active, collective mediation.

Here is more information on the conference