Transnational European Cinema

Huw D. Jones is a Lecturer in Film Studies at the University of Southampton, UK. He previously worked on ‘Mediating Cultural Encounters through European Screens’ (MeCETES), a collaborative project on the transnational production, distribution and reception of European film and television drama, funded by Humanities in the European Research Area (HERA).

• 1. Introduction: European film consumption, representation, and identity.- 2. The transnational viewership of European film: markets, audiences, and policies.- 3. Euro-million mainstream films: large audiences, limited diversity or insights.- 4. Euro-million arthouse films: diverse and insightful stories, niche audiences.- 5. Euro-million middlebrow films: insightful stories, varied audiences, limited diversity. 6. The transnational impact of European film: perceptions, identity, and other effects.- 7. Conclusion: limited unity and diversity.- Index.