What remains when images vanish? And what forms of resistance are articulated by archival absences, cinematic fragments, and afterimages? The international conference Moving Image Remains: On the Refusal to Disappear explores how material and immaterial remnants of film and media challenge dominant narratives and temporalities. 

Configurations of Film’s final conference wants to draw attention to what is often dismissed and marginalized. 

Engaging with ghosted histories, unfinished projects, and marginal perspectives, the event invites contributions from scholars, artists, curators, and activists. Together, we will examine the politics of remaining across archival, cinematic, and aesthetic practices. Hosted by the DFG Research Training Group Configurations of Film in collaboration with partner institutions.

Date and location:

January 29–31, 2026
Goethe University Frankfurt (Campus Westend)
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
 Organized by the DFG Research Training Group 2279 „Configurations of Film“

Call for Papers open until July 27, 2025. Further information is available on the Website.