Established in 1934 by Himansu Rai and Devika Rani, The Bombay Talkies quickly became one of India’s most successful film studios during the early period of sound cinema in India. Creating a cosmopolitan workplace, the studio engaged employees from across India's communities, configuring one of India's first female film stars in Devika Rani and launching the careers of composer Saraswati Devi, sound engineer Savak Vacha, and actor Ashok Kumar, among ... Read more

To mark the thirtieth anniversary of the fall of Berlin Wall, the Square Chapel Arts Centre in Halifax is screening the 1927 classic of silent film, Berlin: Symphony of a Great City. The film shows us a day in the life of Berlin in the early 20th century, from early morning to late at night. The screening features a live score from The Harmonie Band – a three-piece ensemble featuring ... Read more

The GSSN is bringing together postgraduate researchers from around the UK and Germany for an exciting workshop that combines practical sessions and seminar discussions for the workshop Moving Image Research and the Transnational Archive. Over the course of three days, participants will explore questions of archival preservation, digitisation and remediation in a transnational context, as well as undertaking research trips to the BFI Reuben Library and the BFI Stephen Street. ... Read more