Film Studies Amsterdam

📢 𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥! The 𝗔𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗻𝗶 𝗖𝗶𝗿𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲 (UvA) warmly invites all (former) graduates, students and staff to come together for the upcoming 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻! Have you lose touch with your former classmates and lecturers? Then this is the opportunity to 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁! ✨

This 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟭𝟳, from 𝟲:𝟯𝟬-𝟭𝟬:𝟬𝟬𝗽𝗺, the 𝗔𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗻𝗶 𝗖𝗶𝗿𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 is hosting a special (and free!) night for 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗻𝗶, 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗳𝗳 at the department’s creative space 𝗕𝘂𝘇𝘇𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 🐝 in Oudemanhuispoort (E-building). After a walk-in hour, the program kicks off at 𝟳:𝟯𝟬𝗽𝗺 with two inspiring 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶-𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 by (former) Media Studies staff members 𝗗𝗮𝗻 𝗛𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗿-𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 and 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗱. Afterwards, we’ll raise a glass and catch up over drinks and bites (🍺🍷 on us!), what we call 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴. In short: this is an event you really don't want to miss. Be sure to register in advance, as capacity is limited to 80 attendees.

The 𝗔𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗻𝗶 𝗖𝗶𝗿𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 (UvA), consisting of 𝗣𝗮𝘂𝗹 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗸 (chair), 𝗠𝗮𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗸 (secretary, leaving!), 𝗘𝗺𝗶𝗲𝗹 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀 (treasurer), 𝗠𝗮𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗹𝘁𝘇 (leaving!), 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗻𝗮 𝗥𝗮𝘂𝗰 (new!), 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗮 𝗔𝘄𝗶𝗻 (new!) and 𝗦𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗮 𝗕𝗮𝗮𝗶𝗷-𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗵𝗼𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 (new!), hopes to see you all the 𝟭𝟳𝘁𝗵 at 𝗕𝘂𝘇𝘇𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 (in the comments you can find how to locate BuzzHouse once you are inside the OMHP)!

👉 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻: www.buzzhouse.co/agenda/media-studies-alumni-reunion-2026

𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗻𝗶 𝗖𝗶𝗿𝗰𝗹𝗲 / 𝗔𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗻𝗶𝗸𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 of the University of Amsterdam warmly invites all Media Studies alumni to come together for a reunion! Have you lose touch with your former classmates? Then this is the perfect opportunity to reconnect! ✨

On 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟭𝟳, from 𝟲:𝟯𝟬-𝟭𝟬:𝟬𝟬𝗽𝗺, we’re hosting a special (and free!) 𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗻𝗶 at the department’s creative space 𝗕𝘂𝘇𝘇𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 🐝 in 𝗢𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗵𝘂𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗼𝗿𝘁 (E-building). After a walk-in hour, the program kicks off at 𝟳:𝟯𝟬𝗽𝗺 with two inspiring 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶-𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 by (former) Media Studies staff members 𝗗𝗮𝗻 𝗛𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗿-𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗱. Afterwards, we’ll raise a glass (or two) and catch up over drinks and bites which we usually call networking (🍺🍷 on us!).

In short: this is an 𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗻𝗶 𝗿𝗲𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 you don't want to miss! Be sure to register in advance, as capacity is limited to 80 attendees. See you the 𝟭𝟳𝘁𝗵 at 𝗕𝘂𝘇𝘇𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲!

The 𝗔𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗻𝗶 𝗖𝗶𝗿𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 (𝗨𝘃𝗔),
consisting of 𝗣𝗮𝘂𝗹 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗸, 𝗠𝗮𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗸, 𝗘𝗺𝗶𝗲𝗹 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀, 𝗠𝗮𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗹𝘁𝘇 (leaving) 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗻𝗮 𝗥𝗮𝘂𝗰𝗵 (new!), 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗮 𝗔𝘄𝗶𝗻 (new!) and 𝗦𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗮 𝗕𝗮𝗮𝗶𝗷-𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗵𝗼𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 (new!).

More info & registration: www.buzzhouse.co/agenda/media-studies-alumni-reunion-2026

On behalf of the interinstitutional Research Group 'Moving Images: Preservation, Curation, Exhibition’ (UU/ICON, UvA/ASCA, Eye Filmmuseum), we would like to invite you for the presentation:
Agente Fílmico — An LLM-Powered Interface for Curating Independent Archives by Pablo Núñez, PhD candidate at the University of Amsterdam.

Friday, April 17, 2:30-5:00 PM CEST.
Location: Eye Filmmuseum Collection Centre, Asterweg 26
Entrance = free; RSVP: [email protected]
See below for further information about the presentation and the speaker as well as suggested reading.

We hope to see you on the 17th of April!

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PRESENTATION: AGENTE FILMICO — An LLM-Powered Interface for Curating Independent Archives

How might generative AI transform access to independent archives and small audiovisual collections? In this session, Pablo Núñez introduces Agente Fílmico, an open-source prototype of a conversational interface that curates and retrieves short films from the MAFI collection—a Chilean documentary archive spanning over a decade of private and public events that constitute a human landscape of Chilean society seen through the eyes of a collective of filmmakers, with the 2019 Estallido Social as a pivotal moment in Chile's recent history.

As the MAFI collective concludes its operations, this project explores whether LLM-based tools can offer new pathways into audiovisual archives while also serving as the foundation for a media artwork reflecting on collective memory in the age of AI.
The presentation unfolds in two parts. First, Núñez will introduce the MAFI collective, its motivations and trajectory. Second, a live demonstration of Agente 1.5 opens space for discussion and feedback, exploring how LLM-powered interfaces might serve archival and cultural institutions (technical feedback will be secondary). The research centres on innovating presentation and curation methods—how we encounter collections—rather than on archival science methodology, making it particularly relevant for smaller, independent archives.
Project website: https://agente.mafi.tv/

Suggested Readings
Trautenberg, E. (2022). A Cinematographic Atlas: Portraits of a Diverse Chile in Mapa Fílmico de un País. Hispanic Studies Review, 6(1). https://hispanicstudiesreview.cofc.edu/article/32677
This text introduces the MAFI collective, its collection and core concepts, contextualised within other historiographic projects in Chile's history.
Ortúzar Madrid, P. (2026). Carnival and Revolt: The Political Ambivalence of the 2019 Chilean Estallido. Bulletin of Latin American Research, 45(1). https://doi.org/10.1111/blar.70056
A brief, well-informed introduction to Chile’s political context and historical period captured by the MAFI collective, offered from a critical perspective aligned with Chile’s right.

Speaker Bio
Pablo Núñez is a Chilean-Dutch researcher working at the intersection of digital heritage and emerging technologies. He is a PhD candidate at the University of Amsterdam's School for Heritage, Memory and Material Culture (AHM) and research fellow at the AI Greenhouse project at the Amsterdam University of the Arts (AHK). An alumnus of the UvA Artistic Research and Netherlands Film Academy master's programmes, his current work investigates how generative AI can mediate access to audiovisual archives.

Agente Fílmico Agente Fílmico es un asistente cinematográfico en español impulsado por IA.