Zoë Viney Burgess
@zoevb.bsky.social
Film Curator @ Wessex Film & Sound Archive | Research Women amateur filmmakers | Neighbours Fandom | 9.5mm film geek | Senior Research Fellow UWL | All views are my own | She/her
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BAFTSS 2026 is done, and what a fab 3 days! Two Amateur Cinema SIG panels and some hands-on with 9.5mm, a treat! @baftss.bsky.social #Baftss2026 #amateurfilm
This week on the podcast, @zoevb.bsky.social, Wessex #Film & Sound Archive Film Curator, tells us about her research on gender & class in the WFSA’s Amateur Film Collection from 1895 to 1950. Listen: creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/... Transcript: www.infinite-women.com/wp-content/u...
Dr Zoë Burgess on mid-century amateur filmmakers by Infinite Women
Dr Zoë Burgess, Senior Research Fellow at the University of West London’s London School of Film, Media and Design and Film Curator at Wessex Film & Sound Archive. She tells us about her research into ...
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I am delighted to share that my monograph ‘Women and Amateur Cinema: Redefining Authorship within the Archive’ is under contract to be published with Edinburgh University Press in 2027. 📚 #womenfilmmakers #amateurfilm
Two weeks since I had the pleasure of spending a fantastic few days at the Doing Women’s Film and Television History conference. Great to be able to talk more about the work of amateur cine club Crystal Productions, and amplifying the voices of its female members. #DWFTH7
Random things that end up on my desk: 1912 Pathé KoK 28mm projector; beautiful piece of domestic engineering 🎞️
Pleased to share a fantastic special issue of Open Screens on Hidden Screen Industries, including my article ‘Taken by my wife’ 📕🎞️ www.openscreensjournal.com/issue/1297/i...
Looking forward to screening the work of some #womenamateurfilmmakers in Feb, and talking all about my research findings. Join us online 3/2/25 www.hants.gov.uk/librariesand... #archive #screening #film #research
Where are the women?
Women amateur filmmakers in the collection of Wessex Film and Sound Archive (WFSA) - Online Screening
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A trip to BAFTA today, and a lift photo is the only evidence.
We are hiring 2 x Postdocs to work on our AHRC project 'Women's Screen Work in the Archives Made Visible' app by:20/01/25 Details below ⬇️ 1) PDRA-Archives jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr... #archivejobs #specialcollections #womenshistory #womeninfilm 1/2
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Today is a good post day ✉️🎞️ I’m not sure my penchant for rescuing 9.5mm amateur films is sustainable… #lovearchivefilm #amateurfilm #research
