FILM MATTERS Open Call for Papers

Film Matters is pleased to announce an open call for papers from current undergraduates, authors who have been invited to revise and resubmit previous submissions (including authors who did not make it past our prescreening for a previous call), and recently graduated undergraduates for consideration in issue 17.3 (2026).

The deadline is September 1, 2025. Learn more about submission requirements here.

Film Matters is an exciting film magazine, celebrating the work of undergraduate film scholars. Tim Palmer, Chair of the Film & Media Arts Department, is co-editor-in-chief. It is published three times a year, by students and for students, and each issue contains feature articles, as well as a healthy reviews section. In addition, with an undergraduate audience in mind, Film Matters includes occasional service-oriented pieces, such as profiles of film studies departments, articles that engage the undergraduate film studies community and prepare students for graduate study in this field, and resources and opportunities that undergraduate scholars can pursue.