Best Film Magazines, Film

Journals, and Trade Publications

Explore our updated comprehensive compilation of the top film
magazines, film journals, and filmmaking trade publications in 2023.
Maintaining awareness of the latest news, strategies, and trends in
the film and television industry is crucial for advancing your
filmmaking career.

These curated movie magazines and trades not only cater to

filmmakers but also offer valuable insights into different
entertainment departments. Stay well-informed about your craft and
remain current with the evolving landscape of the industry by delving
into the resources outlined below.

If you are aware of any additional film magazines or trade

publications that deserve a spot on our list, we invite you to contact
us. Your input ensures that our compilation remains thorough and
reflective of the diverse and dynamic realm of filmmaking.

The Best TV & Film Magazines, Film Journals,

and Trade Publications
Film Magazines, Journals, and Trades Index

Leading Film Trade Publications

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 Production Design Magazines
Costume Design Magazines
Hair + Makeup Magazines
Locations Magazines
Cinematography Magazines
Visual Effects + Animation Magazines
Post-Production Magazines
Documentary Magazines
Acting + Casting Magazines
Film Exhibition + Distribution Magazines
Film + Television Magazines
Film + Media Journals
Local Markets + International Film Trades
Fan + Genre Magazines

Film and Television Leading Trade Publications

Variety

Recognized and respected throughout the world of show

business, Variety is the premier source of entertainment news.
Since 1905, the most influential leaders in the industry have turned
to Variety for timely, credible and straightforward news and analysis
– information vital to their professions. Variety is one of the most
respected film magazines worldwide.

The Hollywood Reporter

The Hollywood Reporter is the definitive interpretive voice of the

entertainment industry. Informing, engaging and empowering
content is delivered across a multimedia platform: a weekly
magazine, bi-monthly special reports, quarterly glossies, a Website,
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trustworthy film magazines in the industry.

Screen International

Screen International is the leading film industry magazine resource

covering the international film markets, providing a whole-industry
perspective from some of the business’s most knowledgeable
writers and data analysts. Across print and online mediums, Screen
International delivers analysis, opinion and commentary on the
issues, people and products shaping the worldwide film industry.

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Production Design Magazines +

Selected Architecture, Art, Interior Design
Magazines

Perspective: The Journal of the Art Director’s Guild

Perspective is published by the Art Director’s Guild, featuring

articles about the guild and its members and the work they have
produced, in addition to technological advances in the industry and
issues pertaining to guild members.

Perspective is available for free online.

Scenografia & Costume

The Italian Production Designers, Costume Designers, and Set

Decorators Guild publish Scenografia & Costume. The magazine
publishes articles and interviews with its Italian members, including
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 images of their work in film, television, and the theatrical
arts. Scenografia & Costume has replaced their previous magazine,
the ASC.

The Scenographer

The Scenographer focuses on the entertainment industry,

showcasing production design, set decor and costume design for
film, theatre and television. A quality periodical with elegant
graphics, richly illustrated with colour photographs and original
artwork. Contents include exclusive interviews with designers plus
in-depth articles on the best in live and filmed entertainment.

Artforum International Magazine

Artforum is an international monthly magazine specializing in

contemporary art. The magazine is distinguished from other
magazines by its unique 10½ x 10½ inch square format, with each
cover often devoted to an artist’s work. The magazine features in-
depth articles and reviews of contemporary art, book reviews,
columns on cinema and popular culture, personal essays,
commissioned artworks and reports, and numerous full-page
advertisements from prominent galleries worldwide.

Architectural Digest

Architectural Digest‘s principal subject is interior design, not — as

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generally. Architectural Digest is aimed at an affluent and style-
conscious readership. It bills itself as the “International Magazine of
Interior Design”. Each issue is primarily devoted to critiquing and
analyzing trends and fashions in interior design.

Elle Decor

Elle Decor is the ultimate guide to decorating and design and the
indispensable go-to source for everyone who wants to create a more
beautiful life. Whether your taste is classic or contemporary—or an
eclectic mix of both—you’ll find ideas and inspiration, the latest
information and products, and tools to help you decorate, renovate,
and entertain stylishly.

Vogue Living

Vogue Living magazine has published the best in design, interiors,

travel, arts and entertainment since 1967. We endeavour to tell
stories that engage, fascinate and excite, weaving together myriad
influences that inspire our lives, be it cultural trends, arts and
architecture, a new secret find around the corner, a far-flung
destination, or a privileged glimpse into a private and compelling
world. Interiors, spaces and places, here or there, come vividly to life
through their inhabitants and the camera’s lens.

Wallpaper*

Since 1996, Wallpaper* has set the design agenda by constantly

pushing into new creative territories and ensuring its coverage of
everything from architecture to motoring, fashion to travel, interiors
to jewelry remains unrivalled. Truly international, consistently
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important design and style magazine.

Interior Design

Interior Design is the definitive resource for interior designers,

architects and other design pros, featuring groundbreaking projects,
innovative new products, real-time design industry news, exclusive
in-depth research and more. Offering print, digital and events,
Interior Design is the design authority in the B2B design market.

The World of Interiors

The World of Interiors is acknowledged as the most influential,

inspiring and lavishly produced design and decoration magazine
money can buy. The integrity of its editorial is matched by the quality
of its production and its ability to bring together the broadest
spectrum of houses, art features and product shoots. It is a unique
resource for affluent and intelligent individuals passionate about how
they live.

Metropolis

Metropolis is a national trade magazine for architects and designers

that attracts a wide audience. It examines contemporary life through
design—architecture, interior design, product design, graphic
design, social responsibility, planning, and preservation. Subjects
range from the sprawling urban environment to intimate living
spaces to the everyday objects we use.

House & Garden

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 House & Garden is a British interior design magazine from Condé
Nast. House & Garden aims to showcase the best in international
design and decoration. They intend to fill a genuine market gap by
delivering innovative, intelligent and inspirational writing in interiors,
food and travel punctuated with beautiful photography.

Dwell

With the tagline “At Home In the Modern World,” Dwell focuses on
modern residential interior design and architecture. Their mantra is
to show that contemporary architecture can be gorgeous,
comfortable, and welcoming.

Veranda

Veranda is a forum for the very best in living well. Always gracious
and never pretentious, we keep readers abreast of the finest in
design, decorating, luxury travel, and more, inspiring them with
beauty and elegance. Veranda is both an ideas showcase and an
intensely pleasurable escape, where homes feel as good as they
look.

The Magazine Antiques

The Magazine Antiques is the authority on fine and decorative art,

an unparalleled forum of integrity and excellence. Year after year,
savvy dealers rely on Antiques as the centrepiece of their strategies
to attract buyers. Antiques publishes six outstanding bi-monthly
issues in print and online, with articles written by distinguished
specialists, dealers, and noted writers in a refreshing light
accompanied by beautiful photography. The magazine creates an
engaging celebration of art from across the centuries and around the
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Costume Design Magazines

+ Selected Fashion Magazines

The Costume Designer

The Costume Designer is a magazine published by the Costume

Designer’s Guild, Local 892 of IATSE. With features like “Sketch to
Screen,” “Meet the Assistants,” and “A Look Back,” it’s an excellent
resource for members of the art department to learn more about the
intricacy of costume design. The Costume Designer is available for
free online.

Scenografia & Costume

The Italian Production Designers, Costume Designers, and Set

Decorators Guild publish Scenografia & Costume. The magazine
publishes articles and interviews with its Italian members, including
images of their work in film, television, and the theatrical
arts. Scenografia & Costume has replaced their previous magazine,
the ASC.

Vogue

With its first issue printed in 1892, Vogue is one of the longest-
running magazines, with 17 different editions
worldwide. Vogue displays cutting-edge fashion with gorgeous
photography – it’s no wonder it’s commonly heralded as the most
influential fashion magazine.
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 W Magazine

With an emphasis on fashion, beauty, culture, art and design, W

Magazine features fashion editorials, the latest trends from the
runway, entertainment and cultural affairs coverage, and house tours
showcasing innovative residential architecture.

Elle

Elle is a worldwide women’s magazine of French origin that offers a

mix of fashion and beauty content and culture, society and lifestyle.
The title means “she” or “her” in French. Elle is the world’s largest
fashion magazine, with 45 editions worldwide and 46 local websites.
It now counts 21 million readers with an audience of primarily
women.

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Hair + Makeup Magazines

The Artisan

The Artisan is the official quarterly publication of the Makeup Artists

& Hair Stylists Guild, IATSE Local 706. This exclusive craft
publication is not available on newsstands and is not for the general
public. 2,500 copies are printed each quarter and mailed directly to
every guild member, with bonus distribution to various entertainment
and beauty industry personnel.

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LMGI Compass Magazine

The LMGI Compass Magazine is published quarterly by the

Location Managers Guild International. The influence and community
of the Location Managers Guild has grown to such an extent that
they created the LMGI Compass magazine to keep everyone
informed. The consistent theme is to showcase the many talents of
our members.

Location International Magazine

Location International Magazine is a global publication focusing on

location filming worldwide. Location International is a stylish, full-
colour annual magazine targeted at the international film production
industry. The magazine is distributed to 15,000 movie professionals
worldwide and available at Locations Trade Show in LA; Cannes
Lions International Festival of Creativity; Berlinale; MIPTV and
MIPCOM; Sundance Film Festival, Utah; and at AFM in Los Angeles.

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Cinematography Magazines

ICG Magazine

ICG Magazine is published by The International Cinematographers

Guild, representing US camera professionals. The magazine covers
these technicians and artisans in their union who are the creators of
the visual images on the big screen, television, and our computer
screen. ICG Magazine is available to US residents only.
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 American Cinematographer

The film magazine of the American Society of Cinematographers.

American Cinematographer focuses on the art and craft of
cinematography, going behind the scenes on domestic and
international productions of all shapes and sizes. The magazine
features in-depth interviews with cinematographers, directors and
some of their key collaborators at every stage of production.

British Cinematographer

British Cinematographer – Europe’s No.1 cinematography

magazine, with a growing worldwide audience – reflects the
dynamism of the times. Encompassing the beauty of tradition and
the shock of the new, they focus on the art and craft of
cinematographers and the technologies they use during production
and post-production.

Canadian Cinematographer

The film magazine of the Canadian Society of

Cinematographers. Canadian Cinematographer covers the full
spectrum of cinematography – film, television, HD and digital
production techniques. Each issue contains feature articles,
interviews, industry news and the latest equipment updates.

Australian Cinematographer

Australian Cinematographer is Asia-Pacific’s leading

cinematography magazine. Australian Cinematographer
Magazine blazes a trail into film’s future without neglecting the
occasional glance in the rear vision mirror. A publication that ordains
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life in colour and captures what it means to be a cinematographer in
the modern world.

Camera Operator Magazine

Camera Operator magazine, published quarterly in a multimedia

format by the Society of Camera Operators, covers behind-the-
scenes experiences of the top television and feature film camera
operators and their relationship to others on the production team, as
well as on-set etiquette and advice, technical how-tos, profiles of
members, and reviews and discussion of tools and technologies.

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Visual Effects + Animation Magazines

VFX Magazine

VFX Magazine takes an in-depth look into the art and science of
visual effects in film and television. The magazine prides itself on the
freedom and access of information to all who need it to blossom in
their visual effects careers.

3D World

3D World delivers a mix of advice and inspiration for digital and

traditional artists, web designers, graphic designers, 3D and VFX
artists, illustrators, and more. We bring the very best creative work to
our audience and offer the insight that enables them to keep up to
date with the latest trends and developments in global design and to
create their best work.
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3dcreative is the magazine for CG artists around the globe, whether

you already work in 3D or are just getting started. Each issue is full of
techniques, tutorials, interviews, articles, project overviews and
galleries – providing the perfect platform to improve your 3D skills,
learn from the professionals and get inspiration for your next project.

Cinefex – Archive

Cinefex was an indispensable resource for anyone who loves the

process of creating movie magic. They were high-quality, long-
format and image-heavy. Whether you work in the visual effects or
animation industry, are a filmmaking or effects hobbyist, or love to
hear behind-the-scenes stories of some of the past decade’s most
visually significant and incredible films, the Cinefex magazine archive
will inform, awe, and fascinate you. It is out of print, but all previous
issues are available for download on the Apple store.

Animation Magazine

For over 35 years, Animation Magazine has been the No. 1 source
of information about the business, technology, VFX and art of
animation. This monthly publication offers informative, in-depth
articles about this influential art form worldwide. Content covers all
forms of animation, feature films, television, gaming, anime,
technology, events and trends in the animation industry. It is
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Post-Production Magazines

CineMontage Magazine

CineMontage Magazine has a lineage of almost 40 years as the

Journal of the Motion Picture Editors Guild, publishing stories about
its members working in the many crafts of the post-production
industry. CineMontage is mailed quarterly to over 10,000 members,
both active and retired, as well as to film schools and post-
production facilities in the entertainment industry.

Film Score Monthly

Film Score Monthly is an online film magazine (and former print

magazine) founded by editor-in-chief and executive producer Lukas
Kendall in June 1990 as The Soundtrack Correspondence List. It is
dedicated to the art of film and television scoring. In 2013,
backissues of the print edition of Film Score Monthly were put online
free of charge.

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Documentary Magazines

Documentary Magazine

Documentary Magazine is published by the International

Documentary Association and supported by a grant from the
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community. A subscription to Documentary is included in annual
membership dues. Otherwise, subscriptions are available to libraries
or institutions only. Content can however be viewed online.

POV Magazine

POV Magazine covers the art and business of documentary. Our

print magazine and website engage with all forms of documentary:
film, photography, interactive, podcasts, and more. We offer
informed and engaged commentary that connects documentaries
with the issues of today. This commentary takes the form of essays,
profiles of new films, filmmaker profiles, interviews, and columns on
current affairs and policy. We value truth and independence in news
media, and the long history of documentary in Canada for providing
a voice to filmmakers from communities across the nation.

Modern Times Review

Modern Times Review is the European documentary printed

magazine and web publication covering the world of non-fiction –
with critical independent articles. The magazine can be found at all
the primary European documentary festivals, on-site for audiences,
and in the delegate bags of professionals. Printed three times
annually and with regularly updated online content, their archive of
nearly 2000 reviews and articles cover political, ecological, big-tech
and existential documentary films – and some non-fiction books.

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Acting + Casting Magazines

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 SAG-AFTRA Magazine

SAG-AFTRA Magazine is a quarterly magazine and a benefit of

SAG-AFTRA membership. It circulates to approximately 160,000
readers throughout the United States and abroad. SAG-AFTRA is the
largest union for actors in the United States. It consists of over
160,000 actors and other performers, including broadcasters,
dancers and voice actors.

Backstage Magazine

Backstage Magazine is an American entertainment industry trade

publication. Founded by Allen Zwerdling and Ira Eaker in 1960, it
covers the film and performing arts industry from the perspective of
performers, unions, and casting, with an emphasis on topics such as
job opportunities and career advice.

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Film Exhibition + Distribution

Cinema Technology

For more than 30 years, Cinema Technology has been read and
referenced by the key decision makers and influencers throughout
the world of cinema exhibition. With news and feature articles that
draw on our commissioning team’s informed insight, Cinema
Technology focuses on the vital topics of the day, ensuring that the
title provides readers with content that is timely, objective and
relevant to readers looking for the latest on the cinema business.

Box Office Magazine

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of theatrical exhibition. Serving as the official publication of the
National Association of Theatre Owners, Boxoffice Pro includes
expert analysis of industry trends, executive profiles, and exclusive
financial forecasts in print and online. Following its 2018 merger with
Film Journal International, Boxoffice Pro is the only monthly
magazine exclusively focused on the interests of theatrical exhibition
worldwide.

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Film + Television Trade Magazines

Filmmaker: The Magazine of Independent Film

Filmmaker is a quarterly publication film magazine covering issues

relating to independent film. The magazine includes interviews, case
studies, financing and distribution information, festival reports,
technical and production updates, legal pointers, and filmmakers on
filmmaking in their own words.

SHOOT Magazine

SHOOT Magazine‘s unwavering mission for more than a half-

century has been to serve the news and information needs of
creative and production decision-makers. Doing this for ad agencies,
brands, executives and artisans in the production industry at
commercial and entertainment
production/post/editorial/music/sound, and VFX and animation
companies. Readers also include production and post decision-
makers at broadcast/cable/OTT Networks, movie studios and
independent filmmakers. SHOOT connects readers to the news, to
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Cinéaste Magazine

Cinéaste Magazine is an American quarterly film magazine that was

first established in 1967. Cineaste publishes reviews, in-depth
analyses and interviews with actors, filmmakers, and creatives. The
magazine is independently operated with no financial ties to any film
studios or academic institutions. Publication of the magazine is,
however, made possible, in part, with public funds from the New York
State Council on the Arts, a State Agency, and the National
Endowment for the Arts.

Artforum International Magazine

Artforum is an international monthly magazine specializing

in contemporary art. The magazine is distinguished from other
magazines by its unique 10½ x 10½ inch square format, with each
cover often devoted to the work of an artist. The magazine features
in-depth articles and reviews of contemporary art, as well as book
reviews, columns on cinema and popular culture, personal essays,
commissioned artworks and essays, and numerous full-page
advertisements from prominent galleries around the world.

MovieMaker Magazine

MovieMaker is a magazine focused on the art and business of

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article topics include moviemaking techniques and “how to,” trends,
technology and new product updates. Content is directed at the
audience as well as the artist through discussion of contemporary
independent and studio films and classic cinema.

Little White Lies Magazine

Little White Lies magazine was established in 2005 as a bi-monthly

print magazine committed to championing great movies and the
talented people who make them. Combining cutting-edge design,
illustration and journalism, we’ve been described as being “at the
vanguard of the independent publishing movement.” Our reviews
feature a unique tripartite ranking system that captures the different
aspects of the movie-going experience. We believe in Truth &
Movies.

Cinema Scope Magazine

Cinema Scope has been published since 1999 with articles on world
cinema. The magazine has compiled a list of the top 10 films of each
year. The magazine also features film reviews, criticism, news and
comments. Cinema Scope is one of the most respected publications
on film, uniting experienced critics with new writers.

Film Comment Magazine

Since 1962, Film Comment has been the home of independent film
journalism, publishing in-depth interviews, critical analysis, and
feature coverage of mainstream, art-house, and avant-garde
filmmaking from around the world. Published by Film at Lincoln
Center, Film Comment is a nonprofit publication that relies on the
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Sight and Sound

Sight and Sound magazine is a British monthly

film magazine published by the British Film Institute (BFI). It
conducts the well-known, once-a-decade Sight and Sound Poll of
the Greatest Films of All Time, ongoing since 1952. The Sight and
Sound accolade has come to be regarded as one of the most
important of the “greatest ever film” polls. The critic Roger
Ebert described it as “by far the most respected of the countless
polls of great movies—the only one most serious movie people take
seriously.”

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Film, Television + Media Journals

Film Quarterly

Film Quarterly publishes in-depth articles, reviews, and interviews

on all aspects of cinema, media, and society—from film classics to
emergent technologies, combining the best of scholarship and
journalism since 1959. Film Quarterly is committed to advancing
timely and intersectional approaches to the criticism and analysis of
visual culture through exploring new perspectives on issues of
diversity, race, gender, sexuality, and transnationalism.

Film International

Film International started in 1973 as Filmhäftet in Sweden and has

through the years recruited contributors among the most
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International covers film culture as part of the broader culture,
history and economy of society. We address topics of contemporary
relevance from historically informed perspectives. We wish to bridge
the gap between the academy and the outside world, and encourage
the participation of scholars from a variety of disciplines, as well as
journalists, freelance writers, activists and film-makers.

Framework: The Journal of Cinema & Media

Framework has no single ideology but rather seeks to publish work

from original thinkers in the forefront of new cultural and political
perspectives, and follows all aspects of film and media, in any genre
or type. Framework welcomes contributions from writers, scholars,
critics, and practitioners from around the world, and invites the
submission of articles, interviews, reviews, dossiers, art projects and
think pieces. Framework: The Journal of Cinema and Media is a
peer-reviewed, international journal published bi-annually by Wayne
State University Press.

Film Criticism Journal

Film Criticism is a peer-reviewed online publication whose aim is to

bring together scholarship in the field of cinema and media studies in
order to present the finest work in this area, foregrounding textual
criticism as a primary value. Our readership is academic, although we
strive to publish material that is accessible to undergraduates and
engaging to established scholars.

Afterimage: The Journal of Media Arts and Cultural Criticism

Afterimage: The Journal of Media Arts and Cultural

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 Criticism features unique, high-quality coverage of digital media,
film, games, photography, television, video, and visual arts, as well as
addresses current scholarship, issues, and debates within art history,
media studies, visual and cultural studies, and related fields. The
journal seeks to serve as a diverse, inclusive, and interdisciplinary
forum for visual culture and cultural criticism that extends across
theory, research, and practice.

Film-Philosophy Journal

Film-Philosophy is dedicated to the engagement between film

studies and philosophy, exploring the ways in which films develop
and contribute to philosophical discussion. The journal also provides
a forum for the thoughtful re-evaluation of key aspects of both film
studies and philosophy as academic disciplines.

Camera Obscura Journal

Camera Obscura provides a forum for scholarship and debate on

feminism, culture, and media studies. The journal encourages
contributions in areas such as the conjunctions of gender, race,
class, and sexuality with audiovisual culture; new histories and
theories of film, television, video, and digital media; and politically
engaged approaches to a range of media practices.

Film Journal

Film Journal is an open access, academic journal founded by

SERCIA. Issues are devoted to articles on a particular theme, and
individual articles and book reviews are welcomed. Film
Journal encourages articles and special issues that examine a wide
variety of themes and provide new perspectives on film history,
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Cinej Cinema Journal

CINEJ Cinema Journal is a peer-reviewed, semiannually published

international scholarly film studies journal based in USA. It is
published by the University Library System, University of Pittsburgh
and is cosponsored by the University of Pittsburgh Press. There are
no article processing or submission fees or other costs required of
authors to submit articles to this journal.

Image [&] Narrative Journal

Image [&] Narrative is a peer-reviewed journal on visual narratology

and word and image studies in the broadest sense of the term. It
does not focus on a narrowly defined corpus or theoretical
framework but questions the mutual shaping of literary and visual
cultures. Besides tackling theoretical issues, it is a platform for
reviews of real-life examples. Each issue features four parts: 1) a
thematic cluster, guest-edited by specialized scholars in the field; 2)
a selection of various articles; 3) a few “experiences” of research; 4)
reviews of recent publications. Image [&] Narrative is a bilingual
journal, which publishes contributions in either English or French,
and which fosters cross-cultural and interdisciplinary dialogue
between linguistic and scientific traditions.

Comparative Cinema Journal

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 Comparative Cinema is a biannual publication. Published by
the Center for Aesthetic Research on Audiovisual Media (CINEMA) of
Pompeu Fabra University (UPF), the journal specializes in the study
of comparative cinema and the ways in which cinema is received and
interpreted in different social and political contexts.

Television & New Media Journal

Television & New Media is an international journal showcasing key

intellectual developments in television and new media studies. TVNM
addresses questions of how power is expressed through media
politics, economics, and cultures. The journal focuses on critical and
cultural studies approaches to media and their application across
social science and humanities disciplines.

Millennium Film Journal

Millennium Film Journal has been published more or less

biannually since 1978. The longest-running publication devoted to
artists’ moving images. The MFJ consists of highly readable, image-
rich commentary about talented, innovative, and influential
contemporary analog and digital media artists. In an age of
specialization, our unique focus has garnered a committed global
following, including art, film and visual culture enthusiasts. Our single
commitment is to cinema as an art form.

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Local Markets + International Film Trade

Publications

Cahiers du Cinéma
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 Cahiers du Cinéma is the most prestigious and influential film
journal ever published. The title translates to ”Notebooks on Cinema”
in English. Cahiers du Cinéma was co-founded in France in 1951 by
André Bazin, Jacques Doniol-Valcroze, and Joseph-Marie Lo Duca.
Originally included amongst its writers: Jacques Rivette, Jean-Luc
Godard, Claude Chabrol, and François Truffaut, who went on to
become highly influential filmmakers. In February 2020, the
magazine was bought by several French entrepreneurs, including
Xavier Niel and Alain Weill. It is the oldest French-language film
magazine in publication.

The publication is only available in French, but Google Translate can

help.

Positif Magazine

Positif is one of the oldest monthly film magazines. Founded in Lyon,

France, in 1952, it is an entirely independent journal written on a
voluntary basis. This status gives it great freedom. Readers love the
quality of interviews and analyses, the richness of the iconography,
and the permanent archives from the past. The commentary on the
innovative works of the present makes Positif a reference magazine
for film lovers on an international scale. Positif Magazine was able to
give merit to Stanley Kubrick, Andreï Tarkovski, Pedro Almodóvar,
Wong Kar-wai, Maurice Pialat and Jacques Audiard from their very
first films.

Filmfare

Filmfare is an Indian English-language fortnightly magazine

published by Worldwide Media. Acknowledged as one of India’s most
popular entertainment magazines, it publishes pieces involving
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 news, interviews, videos, reviews, and events. The magazine also
gives out the Filmfare Awards annually. Other awards include the
Filmfare Awards South, the Filmfare Awards East, the Filmfare
Marathi Awards, the Filmfare Awards Punjabi, the Filmfare OTT
Awards, the Filmfare Short Film Awards and the Filmfare Style &
Glamour Awards.

Playback Magazine

Playback Magazine is Canada’s production, broadcasting and

interactive media destination, offering an intimate view of industry
events, trends, and innovations.

Séquences – La revue des cinémas pluriels

Since 1955, the primary objective of the independent magazine has

been to promote film culture among young people. It is in this spirit
that the mandate of Séquences – La revue des cinémas pluriels,
is characterized by a determination to support cinema above all as
an artistic medium. The journal in paper format lends itself only to
analyses, criticisms and in-depth reports.

24 Images

24 Images is a French-language film magazine published

in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Since its creation in 1979, 24 Images
has endeavoured to think about cinema from Quebec and elsewhere,
yesterday and today. Observing society through the prism of film,
witnessing its evolution, its diversity, and the relationships that
maintain it within society. 24 Images is primarily a magazine, which is
now published four times a year.
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Fan + Genre Film Magazines

Entertainment Weekly

Entertainment Weekly owns pop culture. They are the first to tell
you about the best and worst movies, TV shows, music, books and
more. With unparalleled access, they are the most trusted source in
entertainment and your direct line to Hollywood’s most compelling
artists. Their content lives everywhere you do. Entertainment Weekly
knows your time is precious and takes itself seriously as one of the
most popular film magazines out there.

Total Film

With a heritage going back to 1997, Total Film has spent decades
looking not only forward but backward. Total Film Magazine
celebrates the classics that inspire audiences and filmmakers. They
love revisiting favourite films with a new focus and reappraising
lauded and loathed movies from the past. Check out the secrets they
uncover and the vintage corkers that should be on your must-see
list.

Empire Magazine

Empire Magazine is the world’s biggest movie magazine – with the

very latest film news, decades of movie reviews, and topical
discussions of the biggest talking points in the world of cinema.
From genre-centric lists of the greatest films ever made to the very
latest Marvel/DC updates, Empire Online has everything. Read
Empire Magazine to keep up to date with the very latest goings-on in
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Rue Morgue Magazine

Launched in 1997 by Rodrigo Gudiño, Rue Morgue is the world’s

leading horror in culture and entertainment brand, spearheaded by
its multiple award-winning periodical, Rue Morgue Magazine. Rue
Morgue Magazine is issued bimonthly and distributed worldwide.

SFX Magazine

SFX Magazine is published every four weeks and was founded in

1995. The magazine covers topics in the genres of popular science
fiction, fantasy, and horror within the media of films, television, video
games, comics, and literature. According to the film magazines
website, the SF stands for “science fiction”, but the X doesn’t stand
for anything in particular. Given the magazine’s cinematic content,
SFX may stand for ‘Special Effects’.

Starburst Magazine

Starburst is a British science fiction magazine. Starburst contains

news, interviews, features, and reviews of genre material in various
media, including TV, film, soundtracks, multimedia, books, and
comics books. The magazine is published quarterly, with additional
news and reviews being published daily on the website.

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