Short Film Studies (Journal)

ISSN 20427824 , ONLINE ISSN 20427832

Short Film Studies is a peer-reviewed journal designed to encourage research by new and established scholars and critics that reflects both the historical importance and the increasing prominence and diversity of short films in today’s media landscape.

This title is indexed with Scopus and the Web of Science’s Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI).

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Category: Animation, Film Studies


Editor

Cynthia Felando
University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
cfelando@filmandmedia.ucsb.edu

Founding Editor

Richard Raskin
Aarhus University, Denmark
shortfilmstudies@raskin.dk

Notes for Contributors Download


Aims & Scope

The primary purposes and scope of SFS include the following:

  • to provide a useful resource that enables short film appreciation and study for instructors, scholars, critics, students and filmmakers;
  • each issue includes a focus on a theme or topic of relevance to short film and media studies;
  • each issue showcases a selected short film, with a shot-by-shot breakdown and filmmaker’s interview;
  • an open Call for Papers is observed in order to encourage submissions from short film and media scholars that reflect their own research interests.

A principal focus is on short fiction films, with additional attention to non-fiction, commercial and non-commercial, and other narrative shorts, as well as to short form filmmakers, genres, festivals and curation. The aim is to reflect the inclusivity of short form media and shorts filmmakers, and the variety of scholarly and critical approaches that are relevant to the form.

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Peer Review Policy

All articles undergo initial editorial screening either by the journal's Editorial Team and/or incumbent Guest Editors. Articles then undergo a rigorous anonymous peer review by two referees, following the guidance in Intellect's 'Peer review instructions'. Based on this feedback, the Editors will communicate a decision and revision suggestions to authors. To appeal an editorial decision, please contact the main Editor who will consider your case.

Ethical Guidelines

The journal follows the principles set out by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Read our Ethical Guidelines for more on the journal's standards.

Editor

Cynthia Felando
University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
cfelando@filmandmedia.ucsb.edu

Founding Editor

Richard Raskin
Aarhus University, Denmark
shortfilmstudies@raskin.dk

Editor

Cynthia Felando
University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
cfelando@filmandmedia.ucsb.edu

Founding Editor

Richard Raskin
Aarhus University, Denmark
shortfilmstudies@raskin.dk

Editor

Cynthia Felando
University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
cfelando@filmandmedia.ucsb.edu

Founding Editor

Richard Raskin
Aarhus University, Denmark
shortfilmstudies@raskin.dk


Call for Papers: Issue 15.2

Deadline for manuscripts: 15 May 2025

Length requirements: 1500 to 4000 words, double-spaced

Short Film Studies is a humanities-oriented, peer-reviewed journal, published twice a year. In the contexts of the increasing visibility of shorts in our current media landscape and their importance to film history, the journal aims to encourage critical attention and research that centers short films and media. Especially welcome are contributions that focus on short films and media as shorts – as a form with its own history and conventions – and in relation to relevant scholarship. Articles may consider historical or contemporary narrative shorts, both fiction and non-fiction – live-action and/or animated titles – and may address thematic issues and/or close readings of single titles (those with running times of 40 minutes or less are preferred).

The Special Focus for Issue 15.2 is Auteur Shorts, which MUBI tags as ‘Short Films Big Names’. Papers are invited that consider the shorts made by filmmakers who are also well-known for their feature-length films, such as Andrea Arnold, Marco Bellocchio, Janicza Bravo, Julie Dash, Barry Jenkins, Radu Jude, Yorgos Lanthimos, Ruben Östlund, Ousmane Sembene, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Charlotte Wells – to name just a few.

In addition, Short Film Studies observes a constant open Call for Papers and welcomes submissions from short film/media scholars that reflect their own critical and scholarly interests. Potential topics include, and are not limited to, the following:

  • short film theory and specificity
  • short film canon
  • representations of marginalized and underrepresented communities
  • genre shorts
  • LGBTQ+ themes and representation
  • narrative music videos
  • short film exhibition
  • short film series and anthologies
  • shorts from emerging national cinemas
  • fashion shorts

Send a brief 50 to 75 word abstract and 25 to 50 word biographical statement to the editor, Cynthia Felando (cfelando@filmandmedia.ucsb.edu). Upon approval of the abstract, full essays should be sent through Pubkit (which you can find on the webpage, via the ‘Submit’ button): https://submission.pubkit.co/publisher/29/journal/429/. Papers should follow the Harvard citation style. Please consult the Submission Guidelines for citation, images and other formatting points, and include a separate cover sheet with author details and affiliation information. The journal’s Editorial Board will referee all submissions. Please direct any further queries to the editor.

Resources

Editor

Cynthia Felando
University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
cfelando@filmandmedia.ucsb.edu

Founding Editor

Richard Raskin
Aarhus University, Denmark
shortfilmstudies@raskin.dk

Editorial Board

Lavinia Brydon
University of Kent, UK

Vicki Callahan
University of Southern California, USA

Navid Darvishzadeh
Georgia State University, USA

Ryan Prout
Cardiff University, UK

Paula Quigley
Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

Michele Meek
Bridgewater State University, USA

Martin Rossouw
University of the Free State, South Africa

Rosalind Sibielski
Rhode Island College, USA

Andrew Stubbs
Staffordshire University, UK

Laurel Westrup
University of California, Los Angeles, USA

Muriel Tinel-Temple
University of Roehampton, UK

Advisory Board

Charles Acland
Concordia University, Canada

Ken Dancyger
New York University, USA

Per Fikse
Minimalen International Short Film Festival, Norway

Lars Henrik Gass
International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, Germany

Niclas Gillberg
Uppsala International Short Film Festival, Sweden

Heinz Hermanns
International Short Film Festival, Germany

Bronwyn Kidd
Flickerfest: International Short Film Festival, Australia

Matt Lloyd
Glasgow Short Film Festival, UK

Catherine Russell
Concordia University, Canada

John Smith
University of East London, UK

Maria Roberta Novielli
Università Ca’ Foscari, Italy

Richard Raskin
Aarhus University, Denmark

Editor

Cynthia Felando
University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
cfelando@filmandmedia.ucsb.edu

Founding Editor

Richard Raskin
Aarhus University, Denmark
shortfilmstudies@raskin.dk

 
Abstracts of Music Literature (RILM)
 
British Humanities Index (BHI)
 
China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI)
 
Danish Bibliometric Research Indicator (BFI)
 
EBSCO
 
EBSCO: Film and Television Literature Index
 
EBSCO: Film and Television Literature Index (with FT)
 
European Reference Index for the Humanities (ERIH)
 
International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF)
 
International Index to Film Periodicals
 
International Index to the Performing Arts (IIPA)
 
Modern Language Association International Bibliography (MLA)
 
Scopus
 
Ulrich's Periodicals Directory
 
Web of Science: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)

Contents

  • Volume (14): Issue (1)
  • Cover date: 2024


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  • Volume (14): Issue (2)
  • Cover date: 2024


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  • Volume (13): Issue (1)
  • Cover date: 2023


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  • Volume (13): Issue (2)
  • Cover date: 2023


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  • Volume (12): Issue (1)
  • Cover date: 2022


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  • Volume (12): Issue (2)
  • Cover date: 2022


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  • Volume (11): Issue (1)
  • Cover date: 2021


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  • Volume (11): Issue (2)
  • Cover date: 2021


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  • Volume (10): Issue (1)
  • Cover date: 2020


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  • Volume (10): Issue (2)
  • Cover date: 2020


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  • Volume (9): Issue (1)
  • Cover date: 2019


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  • Volume (9): Issue (2)
  • Cover date: 2019


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  • Volume (8): Issue (1)
  • Cover date: 2018


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  • Volume (8): Issue (2)
  • Cover date: 2018


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  • Volume (7): Issue (1)
  • Cover date: 2017


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  • Volume (7): Issue (2)
  • Cover date: 2017


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  • Volume (6): Issue (1)
  • Cover date: 2016


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  • Volume (6): Issue (2)
  • Cover date: 2016


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  • Volume (5): Issue (1)
  • Cover date: 2015


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  • Volume (5): Issue (2)
  • Cover date: 2015


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  • Volume (4): Issue (1)
  • Cover date: 2014


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  • Volume (4): Issue (2)
  • Cover date: 2014


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  • Volume (3): Issue (1)
  • Cover date: 2012


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  • Volume (3): Issue (2)
  • Cover date: 2012


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  • Volume (2): Issue (1)
  • Cover date: 2012


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  • Volume (2): Issue (2)
  • Cover date: 2012


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  • Volume (1): Issue (1)
  • Cover date: 2010


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  • Volume (1): Issue (2)
  • Cover date: 2010


Editor

Cynthia Felando
University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
cfelando@filmandmedia.ucsb.edu

Founding Editor

Richard Raskin
Aarhus University, Denmark
shortfilmstudies@raskin.dk

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