Ongoing research
The following section details some of the research advances presented in various formats (draft). These are not intended to be conclusive or definitive, but rather as materials that can inspire or trigger other projects or collaborations among researchers over the course of these four years.
COLLABORATING RESEARCHERS / FILMMAKERS
As with any international anthropological research project, Filming Lab is made up of a network of researchers and collaborating filmmakers who advise and contribute to the whole ethnographic process.
Adolfo Estalella
Permanent Tenured Lecturer in Social Anthropology
Complutense University of Madrid (Spain)
Alejandro Alvarado
Permanent Tenured Lecturer in Audiovisual Communication and Filmmaker
University of Malaga (Spain)
Andrea García
Permanent Tenured Lecturer in Social Anthropology
University of Granada (Spain)
Arnd Schneider
Professor of Social Anthropology
University of Oslo (Norway)
Elisenda Ardèvol
Professor in Arts and Humanities Studies
Open University of Catalonia (Spain)
Eva Leira y Yolanda Serrano
Casting Directors
Spain
Eva Valiño
Filmmaker. Sound Technician/Designer.
Spain
Iciar Bollain
Film Director.
Spain, UK
Isa Sánchez
Screenwriter.
Spain
Lidia Bocanegra
Permanent Tenured Lecturer in Contemporary History.
University of Granada (Spain)
Lidia Peralta
Senior Lecturer in Film Studies
University of Granada (Spain)
Lotte Hoek
Professor in Cultural Anthropology
University of Edinburgh (UK)
María Higueras
Permanent Tenured Lecturer in Film Studies
University of Malaga (Spain)
Mariana Liz
Assistant Professor in Film Studies.
University of Lisbon (Portugal)
Rocio Mesa
Film Director.
Spain
Vania Baldi
Associate professor in Communication and Culture.
University Institute of Lisbon, Lisbon (ISCTE)
EMERGING RESEARCH GROUP (Anthropology of cinema)
Anna Fonoll Tassier
Assistant Professor in Communication Studies and Social Anthropology
Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona (Spain)
Amanda Gutiérrez del Castillo
PhD student in Social Anthropology and Filmmaker
University of Granada (Spain)
Carla Bravo Rojas
Pre-doctoral researcher in visual anthropology and gender studies
University of Granada (Spain)
Mariam Chakri
Pre-doctoral researcher in anthropology, cinema and intangible heritage.
University of Sevilla (Spain)
RESEARCH STAYS (INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL)
ISCTE- University Institute of Lisbon
Summer 2025
Adolfo Estalella
Permanent Tenured Lecturer in Social Anthropology
Complutense University of Madrid (Spain)
Alejandro Alvarado
Permanent Tenured Lecturer in Audiovisual Communication and Filmmaker
University of Malaga (Spain)
Andrea García
Permanent Tenured Lecturer in Social Anthropology
University of Granada (Spain)
Arnd Schneider
Professor of Social Anthropology
University of Oslo (Norway)
Elisenda Ardèvol
Professor in Arts and Humanities Studies
Open University of Catalonia (Spain)
Eva Leira y Yolanda Serrano
Casting Directors
Spain
Eva Valiño
Filmmaker. Sound Technician/Designer.
Spain
Iciar Bollain
Film Director.
Spain, UK
Isa Sánchez
Screenwriter.
Spain
Lidia Bocanegra
Permanent Tenured Lecturer in Contemporary History.
University of Granada (Spain)
Lidia Peralta
Senior Lecturer in Film Studies
University of Granada (Spain)
Lotte Hoek
Professor in Cultural Anthropology
University of Edinburgh (UK)
María Higueras
Permanent Tenured Lecturer in Film Studies
University of Malaga (Spain)
Mariana Liz
Assistant Professor in Film Studies.
University of Lisbon (Portugal)
Rocio Mesa
Film Director.
Spain
Vania Baldi
Associate professor in Communication and Culture.
University Institute of Lisbon, Lisbon (ISCTE)
Amanda Gutiérrez del Castillo
PhD student in Social Anthropology and Filmmaker
University of Granada (Spain)
Anna Fonoll Tassier
Assistant Professor in Communication Studies and Social Anthropology
Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona (Spain)
Mariam Chakri
Pre-doctoral researcher in anthropology, cinema and intangible heritage.
University of Sevilla (Spain)
