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Presenters
CILECT Congress 2026
27-31 October 2026








Almir Almas & Team
Immersive Audiovisual Technologies in Film and Media Education: Classroom Experiences with VR, AI, and the Metaverse. Presented by Almir Almas,
Antonio Borduque, Athene Reiss, Deisy Fernanda Feitosa, Eduardo Acquarone, Eric B. White, Ines Maciel & Marcelo Müller.

Anat Schwartz
The Courage Not to Look Away: Film Education between Trauma and Creative Process
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André Lourenço & Filipe Roque do Vale
Between the Classroom and the Crew: Generative AI, Institutional Friction, and the Remaking of Film Education
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Arto Koskinen
AI Feedback in Autobiographical Screenwriting: A Mixed-Methods Study of Student Attitudes, Learning, and Pedagogical Implications
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Bruna Lo Biundo
Teaching through the Past: Audiovisual Production Contexts as Learning Resources
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Chaitanya Chinchlikar
Building a Comprehensive AI Doctrine for Film Education: An Institutional 360° Framework at Whistling Woods International
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Charis Coke & Chris Auty
Rigour in Two Keys: Where Filmmaking Practice and Academic Discourse Intersect
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Daiga Livčāne & Team
Remastering Capstone Filmmaking: Lessons from Nordic–Baltic Student Co-productions. Presented by Daiga Livčāne, Ragna Lindboe, Veiko Vaatmann & Steven Meyers.
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Damien Byrne & Zoltan Batho
Early Insights from the AVENUE Centre of Vocational Excellence on Emerging Skills in the Creative Visual Industries
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Érica Faleiro Rodrigues & Marc Van De Valle
A Living Pedagogical Ecosystem for Film and Media Arts: The Samsara Pond Model
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Hunter Vaughan & David Balfour
Just Training in a Digital World: Workshopping the Teaching of Environmental and Social
Sustainability in 21st-century Screen Education
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Ingrida Jasonienė & Team
International Collaboration in Artistic Research: Building Research Communities through the FilmEU Alliance. Presented by Ingrida Jasonienė, Lies Van de Vijver & Manuel José Damásio.



Manuel Flurin Hendry
cineMINDS: A Global Interactive Archive of Film Practitioners' Craft Knowledge
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Michelle Gillie
From Fear to Framework: Teaching Screenwriters to Use AI Without Losing Their Voice
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Nico Meissner
Regional Reels: Cultivating Co-Production Mindsets Through Cross-Cultural Learning and Mentorship
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Noelle Thomas & Kerry Bradley
Hybrid Production Design: Integrating Physical Sets and Virtual Worlds in Film Education
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Omri Levy
The Aesthetics of Absence: Philosophical Traditions and Video Therapy as Tools for Ethical Film Education
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Shauni de Gussem
When Films Don’t Work: Teaching Through Failure and Collapse in Film Education
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Temara Prem
Pain Travels, Joy Stays Home: Struggle Narratives and the Idea of Exportable Cinema
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