Kudos to Glasgow City Heritage Trust for creating this map resource and very readable report. Raises key questions about how we look after our buildings in accessible and informative manner. x.com/GlasgowHeritag…

At #NECS2018 Denis Condon @denis.bsky.social presenting the extraordinary story of the Film Co. of Ireland (active at time of Easter Rising & independence struggle)

James Burns discussing early cinema entrepreneurs in the Caribbean (esp. Jamaica but also Trinidad, Guiana) - strategy was cornering distribution and pursuing higher-income audience, so fewer cinemas in those territories. #HoMER2018 #NECS2018

"There is a train station in Europe": Özde Çeliktemel-Thomen quoting from accounts of early cinemagoing in Turkey #HoMER2018 #NECS2018

Interesting pattern of proliferation of seasonal cinemas in Istanbul around 1920. Local competition and international film trade highlighted by Özde Çeliktemel-Thomen #HoMER2018 #NECS2018

#HoMER2018 #NECS2018 panel on early exhibition - @JuliaBohlmann presenting new findings about municipal cinemas in Scotland. Writing Kirkintilloch and Clydebank into cinema history! Our website get a mention earlycinema.gla.ac.uk

#NECS2018 #HoMER2018 @JuliaBohlmann explaining how different philosophies and political contexts of municipalisation relate to trajectories of local exhibition. eg unique institution of Common Good fund as advocated by Keir Hardie spiritofrevolt.info/the-common-goo…

#NECS2018 #HoMER2018 Marty Norden (U. Mass) starting his presentation with mention of his forthcoming book on Lois Weber - researching about her lead to new findings about today's subject, Paul Leni.

#NECS2018 #HoMER2018 Marty Norden: Elaborate stage prologues thematically connected to features are an underresearched practice and crucial to Paul Leni's career before film directing. NB For a fascinating study of British prologue practices see pure.royalholloway.ac.uk/portal/en/publ…

Stephen McBurney details the previously little remembered Scottish film company Walker & Co. #HoMER2018 #NECS2018

The splendid Compton Cinema Organ will come to life and Summerlee Museum will #MakeSomeNoise at 12noon on 21 July 2018 for Go Industrial Day 2018! #GoIndustrial ScottishCinemas.org CinemaFilmStudies Close-Up Cinema Early Cinema in Scotland Cinema History Blog VintageMobileCinema NorthLan Heritage

Twelve years ago we were campaigning against plans to demolish Govanhill Picture House for some rather naff flats. Hope this one-off film showing is the start of something more positive! cc Pauline McLean facebook.com/scottishcinema… glasgowlive.co.uk/whats-on/film-…

Huge thanks to @cinetopiashow Scalarama Edinburgh for putting on screening of wonderful docu 'Saving Brinton' about the always fascinating stories of early film showmanship and the people who keep it alive. Interested in the Scottish story? Please visit earlycinema.gla.ac.uk

How did early film censorship test the autonomy of Scottish burghs? Why did some cinema owners campaign for stronger censorship? Find out in @JuliaBohlmann's enlightening article in the Journal of British Cinema & TV Edinburgh University Press doi.org/10.3366/jbctv.…

Early Cinema in Scotland edited by John Caughie, Trevor Griffiths & María A. Vélez-Serna (@outwither) and published by Edinburgh University Press is on the SALTIRE SOCIETY Scottish Research Book of the Year Award shortlist : thebookseller.com/news/welsh-rob…

We didn't win, but were proud to be nominated. Congratulations to winner @ProfTomMole!

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This documentary feature about cinema pioneer Alice Guy Blaché will be screening at GFT over the weekend - glasgowfilm.org/shows/be-natur…

Finally got my hands on a copy of Early Cinema in Scotland's book and looking forward to getting stuck in.

Congratulations to Dr Andy Dougan whose thesis on Glasgow audiences of early cinema will be of interest to many here (and I bet it will be a joy to read when published!) x.com/andydougan/sta…