Dr. Cecilia Sayad, Senior Lecturer in Film, was the winner of the Best Journal Article Award annually given by the British Association of Film, Television and Screen Studies (BAFTSS).

The article, titled ‘Found-Footage Horror and the Frame’s Undoing’, appeared in Cinema Journal 55.2. The panel commented: ‘A comprehensive and persuasive analysis of the found footage horror subgenre: the article skilfully balances the particular and general in a way that is appealing to a broad readership. Its discussion of the frame as a figurative and stylistic device is rich and ambitious. Overall, this is an important contribution that casts new light on the wider significance of documentary style, narrative space and the screen’s borders. Sayad’s analysis of the Paranormal Activity films equally considers optical and aural dimensions arguing for a flexible and porous interpretation of the filmic frame.’