Research

RESEARCH
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AGE-C conducts research on ageing and gender in European cinema.

#1



Male stars are getting older in Hollywood.

In an Observer article, published on May 28, 2023, Wendy Ide discusses why (male) film stars are getting older in Hollywood.



#2



American viewers over 50 would like to see more authentic portrayals of ageing on screen.

The majority of American viewers above 50 are not satisfied with the ways in which U.S. films and TV shows portray their age group.



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A CNC study explains why older audiences are not back yet in cinemas.

Due to the COVID crisis, French movie theaters have remained closed for a record of over 300 days between 2020 and 2021



Film

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PROGRAMS
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AGE-C fosters public discourse on aging and gender in European cinema by curating festival programs for different famous international venues.

Film

Programs

AGE-C aims to foster a public discourse on aging and gender in European cinema by curating festival programs for different famous international venues.

PROGRAMS
& EVENTS

Discussions

AGE-C highlights cultural representation and film as forces of social participation, inclusion and empowerment.

DISCUSSIONS
& LECTURES

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WORKING &
POLICY PAPERS

AGE-C will contribute towards a better understanding of how the demographic shift toward a “greying continent” poses a challenge for cultural policy as well as social, economic and health policy.

Working &
Policy Papers

Working

WORKING &
POLICY PAPERS

& Policy Papers

AGE-C contributes towards a better understanding of how the demographic shift toward a “greying continent” poses a challenge for cultural policy as well as social, economic and health policy.

 

Latest News

AGE-C participates in the 4th International Congress of Interdisciplinary Studies on Comic Books at the University of Zaragoza

AGE-C member Luis Freijo represented the research group at the IV International Congress of Interdisciplinary Studies on Comic Books at the University of Zaragoza, which took place on the 10th-11th of April 2024. The theme of this edition of the Congress was the relation between cinema and comics, and it featured four panels on the topic plus three keynote addresses...

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A Movie Night in Budapest: Some Birds

Probably the best remedy to a rainy Budapest can be offered by a cosy, cinephile art cinema, one that gives warmth – in any literal or metaphorical sense for that matter – such as Puskin Mozi. What particularly stood out upon arriving to see Hungarian film director Dániel Hevér’s 2023 feature debut, Some Birds – which takes place mostly at...

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The labour of age: the AGE-C team at BAFTSS Conference 2024

Last week, Gloria Dagnino, Boglárka Angéla Farkas and I attended the 12th BAFTSS Conference that took place at the University of Sussex between the 3rd and the 5th of April; the AGE-C team had put together a panel entitled The Labour of Age in European Film Representations and Productions, chaired by our very own Belén Vidal. Our interventions were designed...

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