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12 Days Of Christmas: For A Brilliant Black Autistic Girl 12 Days Of Christmas: For A Brilliant Black Autistic Girl [Davis, Ayanna PhenomenallyAutistic] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. 12 Days Of Christmas: For A Brilliant Black Autistic Girl

Just dropped: 12 Days of Christmas for a Brilliant Black Autistic Girl a joyful, sensory-friendly holiday book centering Black girl magic + neurodivergence. 💖📚
Representation matters especially at Christmas 🎄 ❤️
Ages 4–8 | For families, educators, & little ones who deserve to be seen

A screencap from the call for submissions posted on Bloodletter Magazine's website. The text reads: Issue Six Theme: Play Submission Deadline: November 1, 2025

I'd like to share the #callforsubmissions for Bloodletter, a literary horror magazine that welcomes female, nonbinary, and transgender writers. The theme of their upcoming issue is "Play," and they're actively seeking pitches for nonfiction essays. Shoutout to #FanStudies and video game writers!

Discovering You're Autistic Community Blog A blog for the community

If you'd like to know a bit more about this animation & its themes, former AMASE Chair @fergus.oolong.co.uk wrote a pair of blog posts about it.

This one's aimed at the community:
www.thrivingautistic.org/discovering-...

The other is aimed at professionals:
www.thrivingautistic.org/discovering-...

Headshots of directors Samuel Dore (left) and Luke Snellin (right).

Award-winning Deaf director Samuel Dore leads a masterclass for members on working with Deaf actors + portraying Deaf culture on screen.

Samuel will also be joined by Luke Snellin, director of "Reunion", to discuss how he worked with his Deaf cast. More:

directors.uk.com/career-devel...

Poster for THE OLD WOMAN WITH THE KNIFE

2nd film of @mayhemfilmfestival.bsky.social : THE OLD WONAN WITH THE KNIFE a melancholic action film. An aging assassin contemplates her mortality when her past catches up with her. Great central performances & surprising action setpieces.
#Koreanfilm
#Actionsky

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Social capital perpetuates the industry's inequalities.

Kathryn Bigelow

A Directors UK member

A Directors UK member

A Directors UK member

Kathryn Bigelow joined Directors UK members last night for a special screening of A House Of Dynamite, followed by an inspiring conversation with Peter Straughan on her fearless approach to directing.

Thanks to everyone who joined us for an explosive evening!

📸Christopher Andreou

The October issue of LeftLion is out now!

At 72 pages, the mag features paranormal stories from the National Justice Museum, Wolf Wytch Apothecary, Primary, and loads more. The cover comes courtesy of illustrator Isobelle Farrar.

Pick up your copy from all your favourite Nottingham haunts👻

Directors UK Says AI Will Never Replace Human Vision After Launch Of First Digital Auteur Directors UK, the body that boasts members including Paul Greengrass, has voiced skepticism after a producer unveiled the world's first AI director.

“Directors see things that other people – and AI programmes – don’t. Their vision is something that AI will never replace.”

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Socialism and the Black British Women’s Movement – Kelly-Ann Gordon Generally, researchers of Black British history have focused upon men, producing a version of history from which Black women have been largely excluded.[1] However, this is now changing. Natalie Th…

🖤 This #BlackHistoryMonth, we remember the Black British women who shaped socialist and feminist movements in post-war Britain. Their fight against racism, sexism & classism laid the groundwork for intersectional activism today. Read more: womenshistorynetwork.org/socialism-an... #BHM

Over a grayish-pink background, there’s the acronym IJCS in gray and the following text: Most read articles in the last 6 months. ‘I cringe at the slave portions’: How fans of Gone With The Wind negotiate anti-racist criticism. Marcel van den Haak (University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands), Liedeke Plate (Radboud University, The Netherlands), Selina Bick (Radboud University, The Netherlands). volume 23, issue 6, 2020

We are presenting the most read articles in the International Journal of Cultural Studies in the last 6 months. This week's article is “‘I cringe at the slave portions’: How fans of Gone with the Wind negotiate anti-racist criticism”, authored by Marcel van den Haak, Liedeke Plate, and Selina Bick.

Film International
Special Issue Calls for Papers: ‘Transnational Horror Culture in Cinema’

This themed issue of Film International will explore the complex relationship between horror culture per se and cinematic expression.

Deadline: 30 Nov 2025

👉ow.ly/XRiK50WZfAf

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🦇🎶It’s the most wonderful time of the year…

A flyer that reads "Do you own any fandom-related makeup or beauty products? If you are 18 or older, please consider answering a few questions about it by filling out this 10 min survey to support a research project on fan identities and embodiment" followed by a QR code.

Have you ever purchased makeup or beauty projects based on your fandom? If you are 18 years or older, please fill out this 10 minute survey for a research project on embodied fan identities. Share widely! Contact with any questions: suzanne.scott@utexas.edu. utexas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

The Mayhem Film Festival logo, done out in neon colours of yellow green and blue and looking like a kind of 1980s version of a computer future.

With just a month to go before our 21st edition takes place, we're excited to reveal this year’s full festival line-up!

www.mayhemfilmfestival.com/news/2025/09...

A very limited amount of Full Festival Passes are still available. Tickets for individual films are on sale from Fri 19 Sept at 12pm.

Premieres and Previews at Mayhem 2025 A story on Letterboxd.

We delve into all the Premieres and Previews at this year's Mayhem in a new post on our Letterboxd page:
letterboxd.com/mayhemfilmfe...

Huh. I guess we kind of knew this but now there's research to back it up.

#FanStudies anyone?

Promotional flier for the FSNNA annual conference. The title for this year is "Reputation: Influence, Power, Capital." At the bottom of the flier the dates of the conference are listed as October 23-26 2025.

📣 Calling all #FanStudies scholars & nerds!

We are officially entering our Registration Era for our 2025 FSNNA virtual conference "Reputation: Influence, Power, & Capital"‼️

Registration 🔗 www.tickettailor.com/events/fanstudiesnetworknorthamerica1/1758163

Call for papers: HORROR STUDIES NOW, May 28/29 2026, Northumbria University

tinyurl.com/2w2fuch6

#horrorNU

“In We See Things They’ll Never See: Love, Hope, and Neurodiversity, Chantelle Jessica Lewis and Jason Arday address the largely unquestioned discrimination against divergent neurotypes, such as Autism and ADHD.”

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GDI’s 2025 Children’s TV Report: Record Number of Female Leads in New Shows This annual report explores the state of representation in children’s television from 2018 to 2024.

❗GDI’s 2025 Children’s TV Report is here❗
We analyzed new and popular children’s programming to see what kids are seeing on TV, and where there is room for improvement. In new programming, female leads are on the rise, reaching a record high of 49%.

Great opportunity from the BFI and Film4, for early career directors ready to move on to bigger, bolder work.

You can apply now for funding between £60,000–£90,000 on a scripted live action or hybrid documentary short form work.

More info: www.bfi.org.uk/get-funding-...

Really looking forward to attending this year's @mayhemfilmfestival.bsky.social!
#filmsky
#horrorsky
#filmfestival
#shortfilm

Nadia on… the role of an MP Nadia Whittome, the MP for Nottingham East, writes about the role of MP and how its function has evolved over the years.

For my @leftlion.bsky.social column this month, I wrote about what it is that MPs actually do and how you can - and should - lobby us.

Hand holding chopsticks with a disco ball at its end. With the words “East Asian Pop Culture: 30 Years of Transformation”

The programme for the East Asian Pop Culture workshop, documenting 30 years of transformation is now out. It features @tbaudinette.bsky.social as the keynote speaker this coming Sept @ NUS, Singapore.
ari.nus.edu.sg/events/east-...

#EastAsianPopCulture #FanStudies #AsianStudies

The logo for Mayhem Film Festival - it has a retro 80s computer game look, in bright yellow, green and blue, with the letters of the name forming a kind of neon skyline.

📣📣 We're excited to bring you a second wave of announcements ahead of our 21st edition! You also only have a handful of days left to take advantage of our Early Bird Pass price which will expire on Sunday so don't miss out!