Born in Bulgaria, Dina Iordanova studied philosophy and German at the University of Sofia and obtained her PhD in in Aesthetics and Cultural History in1986. She taught at the universities of Ottawa, Toronto, Austin, and Chicago, and was lecturer in Film Studies at the University of Leicester 1998-2004. In the same year, she was appointed to the first Chair in Film Studies at the University of St. Andrews (Scotland). Currently she serves as Director of Research for the School of Philosophical, Anthropological and Film Studies. She is especially interested in world cinema and transnational film dynamics. Her publications include Cinema of Flames: Balkan Film, Culture and Media (2001); Emir Kusturica (2002), Cinema of the Other Europe: The Industry and Artistry of East Central European Film (2003); and others.
Philosopher and film scholar
Country of origin
Scotland
Current issues
"Defiant" by director Visa Koiso-Kanttila wins the Prize of the Church Media Foundation in Finland at the International Chidren's and Youth Festival in Oulu 2025.
The Hof Film Festival is now in its 58th year and has become a hallmark of the city, which is why Hof likes to call itself the “Home of Films,” a phrase that is said to have originated with Wim Wenders. In the late 1960s and 1970s, the Munich film scene came to Hof (...). As a nostalgic reminder, this year there was a 35mm screening of Fassbinder's early work “Gods of the Plague”. Peter Paul Huth reports about the festival.
Events
16.02.2025
Haus der EKD, Charlottenstraße 53/54, 10117 Berlin
11.10.2023
Café of the Propsteikirche Leipzig, Nonnenmühlgasse 2