Screening European Heritage

Weetwood Hall

Some initial Questions– What role does European, National and Regional policy play in the production of heritage

film? How have production companies in a variety of countries across Europe negotiated the film funding landscape and how has this impacted upon the projects chosen for development?

– How do heritage films extend, or delimit, the possibilities of historical representation? How

do filmmakers perceive national ‘heritage’ on screens across Europe and how does this reflect the changing politics of national identity formation?

– How are European heritage films consumed across and beyond Europe? Who are their

audience and what are the mechanisms of their consumption? In particular this question explores the role of digital transmission and consumption of heritage films. Along with traditional audience analysis, it will look at the ways in which films are consumed via digital social media, from Youtube mashups to interactive fan sites, a form of reception that often feeds back into the broader media response to such work.

– How do heritage films interact with the wider heritage industry? How do the imperatives of the tourist industry impact upon the aesthetics of these films and how has the film industry actively worked with regional, national and transnational tourist boards to enhance ‘film-induced tourism’?

Shape of the Day11-12 Key issues in contemporary heritage film studies

Andrew Higson

12-1 Negotiating the funding landscapeIb Bondebjerg and Nick Wild

1-2 Lunch

2-3 Representing History on screensRob Stone and Will Massa

3-4 Heritage film and the heritage industryAmparo Martinez Herranz and David Wilson

4-4.30 Coffee Break

4.30-5.30 Digital heritage audiencesEckart Voigts and Bill Lawrence

5.30-6 Next steps