The FMSAC-ACÉCM Annual Conference generally takes place during the last week or May or first week of June each year. The Congress theme is established by the Executive and planning committee but all panel and individual paper proposals are accepted.
Our 2026 annual conference is taking place at Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador (St. Johns Campus) from May 20th to 22nd.
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Martin Walsh Memorial Lecture
In 1978 the Martin Walsh Memorial Lecture was inaugurated to commemorate the life and work of a central figure within Canadian Film Studies during its earliest years as a discipline. Each year an internationally recognized film scholar is invited to the Annual Conference of FMSAC-ACÉCM to speak about their current research.
Peter Morris Prize
The Film and Media Studies Association of Canada/ Association canadienne d’études cinématographiques et médiatiques and the Canadian Journal of Film Studies/Revue canadienne d’études cinématographiques (CJFS/RCÉC) are pleased to announce the inauguration of the biennial Peter Morris Prize for the best essay published in the journal.
Sylvia D. Hamilton Dialogues
At the request of Sylvia D. Hamilton, slated to deliver the Walsh Lecture in 2020 which was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 FMSAC Conference featured the inaugural Sylvia D. Hamilton Dialogues, an event that highlighted the critical, scholarly, and creative work of a panel of emerging Black filmmakers, curators, critics, and scholars. The event included an introduction by Sylvia D. Hamilton and a moderated Q&A. The association now presents such a panel at each annual conference and expanded the scope to include BIPOC figures within the academy and the arts in conversation with both their peers and representatives of FMSAC.