CALL FOR PAPERS 2024

International Congress on Fantastic Genre, Audiovisuals and New Technologies is an activity of scientific and academic dissemination that is part of Elche International Fantastic Film Festival – FANTAELX, with the collaboration of Miguel Hernández University, the Arts Research Center (CíA) and the Massiva research group.

Its mission is to disseminate research studies within the different thematic lines and discourses of the Fantastic Genre, covering all its possible variants and platforms: cinema, television, theatre, literature, comics, video games, virtual reality, plastic arts, etc.

MODALITIES OF PARTICIPATION

OPTION 1:

In this modality, the proposals of the Communications will follow the main thematic line of the new edition of the Congress and the Festival: Folk Horror.

Within its broad spectrum, abstracts submitted for this main thematic line may contain variations such as the following:

1) Research and theoretical reflection on folklore, mythology and popular narration (tales, legends, songs, etc.) connected with the fantastic or with the fictions of Folk Horror in its various forms of expression: studies, currents, movements, works and outstanding authors.

2) The concept and derivations of folklore and Folk Horror, and their link with the various models of audiovisual culture and new technologies: their interweaving in cinema, television series, comics, video games, virtual reality, theatre, plastic arts, etc.

3) The research and theoretical reflection on the development and evolution of folklore and Folk Horror in the different cultural and technological models, and from the perspective of the study of currents (works, outstanding authors, etc.) and variants on which to establish this relationship.

4) Folklore and Folk Horror as a tool for communication, reflection or social and political analysis through audiovisual fiction and the fantastic.

OPTION 2:

In this modality, the abstracts will follow the generic thematic line of the Congress: The Fantastic Genre and its possible interconnection with the different platforms of culture, audiovisual and new technologies.

Within its broad spectrum, the abstracts submitted for this generic thematic line may follow variations such as the following:

1) The research and theoretical reflection on the Fantastic Genre in its various modes of expression: studies, currents, movements, works and prominent authors.

2) The Fantastic Genre and its interconnection with the various models of audiovisual culture and new technologies: the hybrid nature of the fantastic together with cinema, comics, video games, virtual reality, plastic arts, etc.

3) Possible methodologies and tools for communication and/or teaching through platforms related to the Fantastic Genre.

4) The fantastic in the political context: approaches and studies where the fantastic establishes a discourse connected to social debate, collectivity and political action.

OPTION 3:

In this modality, abstracts submitted will follow the following thematic line: Art, Cinematography and Digital Post-production.

Within its broad spectrum, the abstracts submitted for this thematic line may follow variations such as the following:

1) Experimentation between the proposals of art, cinematography and digital post-production: background, current creations, studies, techniques, movements and outstanding authors.
2) Hybridisations between art, cinematography and digital post-production in audiovisual culture and new technologies: connections between genres, media, platforms, sciences, etc. Cases of intertextuality, pastiche, self-reference, and other phenomena of modern and postmodern creation.
3) Digital post-production as a message in contemporary audiovisuals: background on and off the screen, artistic, social and technological trends, its development in the context of the Internet and social networks, its evolution in the Artificial Intelligence (AI) scenario, etc.
4) Possible methodologies and tools for communication and/or teaching through platforms related to art, cinematography and digital post-production.

SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS

The deadline for submission of abstracts is 13 October 2024 (inclusive).

The oral Communications and their abstracts may be submitted in English, French, Spanish or Valencian; and their reading during the Congress must not exceed 15 minutes.

The oral Communication at the Congress is not compulsory. In the event of not attending the event as a speaker, either in person or online, the chapter will also appear in the corresponding book edition.

If you wish to participate simultaneously in more than one modality, you must send each Communication proposal independently through different emails to: congreso@festivalcinefantaelx.com

PARTICIPATION FEES

The period for payment of the registration fee is from 21 to 27 October 2024 (included).

OPTION 1:

Once the Communication has been accepted, participants must pay a registration fee of 170€ per author, following the instructions that will be sent to them by e-mail. The fee includes:

1) Presentation of the paper at the Congress (online or in person).
2) Certificate of Communication and Attendance.
3) Proceedings book with ISBN.
4) Academic publication in Tirant Lo Blanch publishing house (1st in the absolute General Index of SPI) with book chapter in Spanish and on paper with ISBN and delivery of the book on paper.

OPTION 2:

Once the Communication has been accepted, participants must pay a registration fee of 120€ per author, following the instructions that will be sent to them by e-mail. The fee includes:

1) Presentation of the paper at the Congress (online or in person).
2) Certificate of Communication and Attendance.
3) Proceedings book with ISBN.
4) Academic publication in Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca (first quartile in the absolute General Index of SPI) with digital book chapter in English with ISBN.

OPTION 3:

Once the Communication has been accepted, participants must pay a registration fee of 190€ per author, following the instructions that will be sent to them by e-mail. The fee includes:

1) Presentation of the paper at the Congress (online or in person).
2) Certificate of Communication and Attendance.
3) Proceedings book with ISBN.
4) Academic publication in Peter Lang publishing house (7th in the absolute General Index of SPI in Foreign Publishers) with book chapter in English and on paper with ISBN and delivery of the book on paper.

GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS

The deadline for submission of abstracts is 13 October 2024 (included).
The reading of each Communication during the Congress must not exceed 15 minutes, and may be given in Englis, French Spanish or Valencian.
The criteria for the selection of Communications will be based on their adaptation to the thematic lines proposed, their innovative nature, clarity of writing, ethical and scientific rigour, as well as their adaptation to these rules.
Only oral Communications may be presented. Posters will not be accepted.
The date of acceptance of Communications will be 21 October 2024, with each presenter being notified individually of the outcome of their application (or applications).
The registration fee payment period will be from 21 to 27 October 2024 (included).
The deadline for sending the materials to be screened at the Congress in person mode (slides, images, videos, etc., for the reading of the 15-minute Communication) is 17 November 2024 (included).
The Scientific Committee, assisted by peer review, will propose the selection of approved Communications for the Congress, as well as the texts selected for their corresponding publications.
The deadline for submitting the selected texts for evaluation and publication as book chapters is 13 January 2025 (included).
Selected texts must be original and unpublished, and not awaiting acceptance by other means.
Any proposal that does not meet these requirements will not be considered for assessment in the scientific programme.

All submissions must be sent to: congreso@festivalcinefantaelx.com

RULES FOR SUBMISSION

The mode of submission of Communications proposals must follow the following scheme, in which two text files must be sent:

A first Word file, available at this link, without converting it to PDF or other formats, which must be filled in with the required details of the Communicant. If more than one Communicant participates, the same information must be included. This first file will be titled:

A_METADATA_OPTION_1_Title, A_METADATA_OPTION_2_Title or A_METADATA_OPTION_3_Title

The word “Title” should not be written literally, but three words of the title of the Communication separated by underscores. For example:

A_METADATA_OPTION_1_English_film_folklore
A_METADATA_OPTION_2_History_archetypes_fantasy
A_METADATA_OPTION_3_Background_digital_postproduction

A second Word file, available at this link, without converting it to PDF or other formats, which will contain an Abstract of the Communication of a maximum of 600 words. This document must not contain personal data of the Communicant, for peer review by the Scientific Committee. This second file will be titled:

B_ABSTRACT_OPTION_1_Title, B_ABSTRACT_OPTION_2_Title o B_ABSTRACT_OPTION_3_Title, following the same system as the first downloaded document.

WRITING RULES FOR ISBN PUBLICATIONS

In any of the participation options, chapters must not exceed 4.000 words (including footnotes and final bibliographical references).
For the writing of the chapters of the books derived from the Congress, the corresponding Word template provided below must be strictly used. Each template contains details of the typographical standards, citation system, bibliographical references, figures, etc. of each publisher:
- For the writing of the chapter in Option 1 (Tirant Lo Blanch), the Word template available at this link must be used.
- Fof the chapter in Option 2 (Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca), the Word template available at this link must be used.
- Fof the chapter in Option 3 (Peter Lang), the Word template available at this link must be used.
Chapters that do not conform to the templates will be rejected. These must be submitted in Word or OpenOffice format.

Please note that the chapter for Option 1 (Tirant Lo Blanch) must be written in Spanish.
Please note that the chapter for Option 2 (Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca) must be written in English. It is recommended and preferable not to use automatic translation software into English, as it distorts the content and form of the text. In the event that this type of translation is detected, the Editorial Committee may return the text for correction to the authors, prior to peer review and evaluation.
The chapter for Option 3 (Peter Lang) may be written in Spanish or English, although the final publication in the book will be in English. In the case of submitting the text in Spanish, the translation will be the responsibility of the Congress Editorial Committee, which will make the linguistic and stylistic decisions regarding the translation of the text.

FINAL CONSIDERATIONS

Authors whose texts appear in academic publications will accept the following terms:

Authors will retain their copyright.
Authors will assign distribution rights to the publishers, which will be managed by the publishers.
Authors, as well as the Congress Organising Committee, will be exempt from receiving economic compensations derived from the publications.

KEY DATES

Deadline for submission of abstracts: 13 October 2024 (included).
Date of acceptance of abstracts: 21 October 2024.
Deadline for payment of registration fee: 21-27 October 2024 (included).
Deadline for the submission of materials to be screened during the lectures (only in person sessions): 17 November 2024 (included).
Date of the Congress, framed within the Festival: 27, 28 and 29 November 2024 (more details in Presentation).
Deadline for submitting selected texts for evaluation and publication as book chapters with ISBN: 13 January 2025 (included).