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#IFM2023

Conference Program

Free Admission

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Dear Attendees,��A warm welcome to the #IFM2023 Annual Conference! We are thrilled to host a space where the themes of Care, Collaboration, and Craft will guide our journey toward in-depth exploration and meaningful dialogue on interactive film and media. As always, we are taking a dialogic approach by emphasizing lively discussions and debates rather than live presentations.�

To help you understand how our sessions will work, we have put together a comprehensive guidelines outlining the structure of each session type, be it dialogue, panel or workshop.

We strongly encourage you to familiarize yourself with these guidelines to make the most of the conference experience.�

#IFM2023

Conference Program

All our presentations have been previously recorded and are readily available on our YouTube channel playlist. Simply click on the titles of the papers to access them individually to watch their videos with abstracts. This way, you can delve into the rich content at your own pace and come prepared for engaging exchanges. In any case, during the live panels, presenters will provide a succinct recap of their respective topics.

We are proud to make this conference free admission, inviting all who are interested in these fascinating themes to join us. However, to access the conference via Zoom, you must register on our Eventbrite page. This step is crucial to securing your virtual conference seat and getting the Zoom link.

�Thank you for your interest and participation. We are eager to embark on this Care, Collaboration, and Craft journey with all of you. Get ready to engage, learn, and inspire!��Best Regards,�The #IFM2023 Annual Conference Team

Introduction

7–9 June 2023

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Panel I

(Duration: 90’)

7:00-8:30 AM (LA)

9:00-10:30 AM (Dallas)

10:00-11:30 AM (Toronto)

3:00-4:30 PM (UK)

12:15-1:15 PM (LA)

2:15-3:15 PM (Dallas)

3:15-4:15 PM (Toronto)

8:15-9:15 PM (UK)

11:30 AM-12:15 PM (LA)

1:30-2:15 PM (Dallas)

2:30-3:15 PM (Toronto)

7:30-8:15 PM (UK)

10:00-11:30 AM (LA)

12:00-1:30 PM (Dallas)

1:00-2:30 PM (Toronto)

6:00-7:30 PM (UK)

8:30-10:00 AM (LA)

10:30 AM-12:00 PM (Dallas)

11:30 AM-1:00 PM (Toronto)

4:30-6:00 PM (UK)

7:00-8:30 AM (LA)

9:00-10:30 AM (Dallas)

10:00-11:30 AM (Toronto)

3:00-4:30 PM (UK)

6:00-7:00 AM (LA)

8:00-9:00 AM (Dallas)

9:00-10:00 AM (Toronto)

2:00-3:00 PM (UK)

Opening Session

(Duration 60’)

Panel I

(Duration: 90’)

Keynote Talk

(Duration: 90’)

Panel II

(Duration: 90’)

Research-Creation

Workshop I

(Duration: 45’)

First Day Closing Session (Duration: 60’)

Andrew Utterson

Ithaca College, NY, USA

Decolonizing Documentary Spaces: Enacting care-full methods within Educational Frameworks and Fissures

Michelle Smith,

McGill University, Canada

Pasha Partridge

Mélina Quittich-Niquay

Kester Dyer,

Carleton University, Canada

Elizabeth Miller, Concordia University, Canada

Judith Aston

University of the West of England, UK

Florian Mundhenke University of Alberta, Canada

Facilitator & University

Title, Speaker & University

Submitted (Video & Paper)

Panel Facilitator & University

Research-Creation Title, Creator & University

Paper Title, Speaker & University

Interactive Dialogue Sessions

Organizers Opening

Remarks

Stefano Odorico

Interactive Dialogue on

Care

Moderators:

Patty Zimmermann and Heidi Rae Cooley

Sharon Daniel

Filmmaker and Associate Professor, University of California, Santa Cruz, USA

Heidi Rae Cooley

University of Texas at Dallas, USA

Co-Creation in Community-Based Storytelling

Augustus Segar,

Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus, Malaysia

Day 1: Wednesday, June 7

Reflections on Corridor (2023): A Game-Like Experience

Cansu Nur Simsek, University of Texas at Dallas, USA

A Convergence of Theatre, Cinema, Amusement Park and Video Game Design to Explore Parallel Interactive Narratives in Cinematic Virtual Reality

Delwyn Remedios and Deepak Mathew,

Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, India

Max Schleser,

Swinburne University of Technology, Australia

Andrew Utterson

Ithaca College, NY, USA

Panel I

(Duration: 90’)

7:00-8:30 AM (LA)

9:00-10:30 AM (Dallas)

10:00-11:30 AM (Toronto)

3:00-4:30 PM (UK)

Florian Mundhenke University of Alberta, Canada

Takeaways on

Care

Moderators:

Patty Zimmermann and Heidi Rae Cooley

Sessions Guidelines and Expectations

Click on the links for more info!

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12:30-1:30 PM (LA)

2:30-3:30 PM (Dallas)

3:30-4:30 PM (Toronto)

8:30-9:30 PM (UK)

11:30 AM-12:30 PM (LA)

1:30-2:30 PM (Dallas)

2:30-3:30 PM (Toronto)

7:30-8:30 PM (UK)

Co-creating Transmedia Learning: A Hierarchical Shared Universe Approach

Pratama Atmaja and Andreas Sihananto, University of Pembangunan Nasional “Veteran” Jawa Timur, Indonesia

The Radical Restorative Justice of The People’s CDC

Leah Shafer,

Hobart and William Smith Colleges, USA

‘Conversations with Men’: A Participatory Video Case Study in Southern Africa

Julia Cain and Booker Mwenzva, University of Cape Town, South Africa

Reece Auguiste

University of Colorado, Boulder, USA

Polina Zioga

Interactive Filmmaking Lab, UK

Dale Hudson

NYU Abu-Dhabi

Energy Literacies

Max Schleser,

Justin Leontini and

Melissa Wheeler,

Swinburne University of Technology, Australia

Interactive Dialogue on

Craft

Moderators:

Patty Zimmermann and Heidi Rae Cooley

Amir Husak

New School, New York, USA

Tech for Collaboration: How PGIS Can Mobilize Indigenous NRM

Shahreen Shehwar, York University, Canada

Making a Riot in the Gaming Space: Complicating the Successes of Riot Games

Angelene Vo, University of Texas at Dallas, USA

Day 2: Thursday, June 8

Facilitator & University

Title, Speaker & University

Submitted (Video & Paper)

Panel Facilitator & University

Research-Creation Title, Creator & University

Paper Title, Speaker & University

Interactive Dialogue Sessions

7:00-8:30 AM (LA)

9:00-10:30 AM (Dallas)

10:00-11:30 AM (Toronto)

3:00-4:30 PM (UK)

10:00-11:30 AM (LA)

12:00-1:30 PM (Dallas)

1:00-2:30 PM (Toronto)

6:00-7:30 PM (UK)

8:30-10:00 AM (LA)

10:30 AM-12:00 PM (Dallas)

11:30 AM-1:00 PM (Toronto)

4:30-6:00 PM (UK)

7:00-8:30 AM (LA)

9:00-10:30 AM (Dallas)

10:00-11:30 AM (Toronto)

3:00-4:30 PM (UK)

6:00-7:00 AM (LA)

8:00-9:00 AM (Dallas)

9:00-10:00 AM (Toronto)

2:00-3:00 PM (UK)

7:00-8:30 AM (LA)

9:00-10:30 AM (Dallas)

10:00-11:30 AM (Toronto)

3:00-4:30 PM (UK)

Takeaways on

Craft

Moderators:

Patty Zimmermann and Heidi Rae Cooley

Panel I

(Duration: 90’)

Opening Session Second Day

(Duration 60’)

Panel I

(Duration: 90’)

Research-Creation

Workshop II

(Duration 90’)

Panel IV

(Duration 90’)

Panel V

(Duration: 60’)

Second Day Closing Session

(Duration: 60’)

Panel III

(Duration: 90’)

Sessions Guidelines and Expectations

Click on the links for more info!

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Facilitator & University

Title, Speaker & University

Submitted (Video & Paper)

Panel Facilitator & University

Research-Creation Title, Creator & University

Paper Title, Speaker & University

Interactive Dialogue Sessions

12:00-1:00 PM (LA)

2:00-3:00 PM (Dallas)

3:00-4:00 PM (Toronto)

8:00-9:00 PM (UK)

11:00 AM-12:00 PM (LA)

1:00-2:00 PM (Dallas)

2:00-3:00 PM (Toronto)

7:00-8:00 PM (UK)

Anna Wiehl

University of Bayreuth, Germany

Digital Craft: Establishing a Relational Vocabulary

Logan Acton,

University of Texas at Dallas, USA

Collaboratively Re-imagining Spaces through Socially-Engaged Creative Practices

Sonali Sharma,

Jamia Millia Islamia University, India

Leah Shafer

Hobart and William Smith Colleges, USA

Brenda Longfellow

York University, Canada

Interactive Dialogue on

Collaboration

Moderators:

Patty Zimmermann and Heidi Rae Cooley

Ersan Ocak

TED University Ankara, Turkey

Crafting attention in Immersive and Interactive practices

Reşat Fuat Çam and

Melis Behlil,

Kadir Has University, Turkey

Polyphonic Documentary: Interactive Practices

Stefano Odorico,

Technological University of the Shannon, Ireland and Leeds Trinity University, UK

Judith Aston,

University of the West of England, UK

Day 3: Friday, June 9

7:00-8:30 AM (LA)

9:00-10:30 AM (Dallas)

10:00-11:30 AM (Toronto)

3:00-4:30 PM (UK)

10:00-11:00 AM (LA)

12:00-1:00 PM (Dallas)

1:00-2:00 PM (Toronto)

6:00-7:00 PM (UK)

8:30-10:00 AM (LA)

10:30 AM-12:00 PM (Dallas)

11:30 AM-1:00 PM (Toronto)

4:30-6:00 PM (UK)

7:00-8:30 AM (LA)

9:00-10:30 AM (Dallas)

10:00-11:30 AM (Toronto)

3:00-4:30 PM (UK)

6:00-7:00 AM (LA)

8:00-9:00 AM (Dallas)

9:00-10:00 AM (Toronto)

2:00-3:00 PM (UK)

7:00-8:30 AM (LA)

9:00-10:30 AM (Dallas)

10:00-11:30 AM (Toronto)

3:00-4:30 PM (UK)

Panel I

(Duration: 90’)

Opening Session Final Day (Duration 60’)

Panel I

(Duration: 90’)

Research-Creation

Workshop III

(Duration: 90’)

Panel VII

(Duration: 60’)

Panel VIII

(Duration: 60’)

Conference Closing Session (Duration: 60’)

Panel VI

(Duration: 90’)

Takeaways on

Collaboration

Moderators:

Patty Zimmermann and Heidi Rae Cooley

Organizers Closing Remarks

Stefano Odorico

Sessions Guidelines and Expectations

Click on the links for more info!

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ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Hudson MOURA, Chair �(Toronto Metropolitan University, recently renamed, Canada)

Heidi Rae COOLEY �(The University of Texas at Dallas, USA)

Stefano ODORICO �(Technological University of the Shannon, Ireland and Leeds Trinity University, UK)

Patricia ZIMMERMANN�(Ithaca College, New York, USA)

VOLUNTEERS COORDINATOR

Kawshani FERNANDO

DESIGNERS

Darius SHAH

Anika NOEHRE

#IFM2023 CONFERENCE TEAM

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Abdul LODHI

Agalyaa SIVARAM

Aliya BATOOL

Diana ALEXANDROVA

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#IFM2023

Conference Program

Volunteers

7–9 June 2023

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Gowtham SELVARAJAH

Gurjot RIAT

Holina PIRZAS

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